In the the
Lincoln Park of the ‘Windy City’ Chicago, Illinois, there’s a very unusual
restaurant called Alinea. Known for their peculiar dishes, one of the latest
inventions is the Green Apple Helium balloon. The balloon as shown in the video below, is 100% edible – even the string it’s attached to is made from dehydrated apple. It’s made from sugar and green apple and then filled with helium. It’s then the customers’ choice is he wants to inhale the helium and have a serious conversation, or simply poke it and let the helium escape. We, of course, prefer option 1.
The Balloon
is part of the restaurant’s 23-course ‘Tour menu’ and is listed under the dessert
section. Should you choose to dine at Alinea, don’t forget to bring your wallet;
the 23-course menu sets you back $225 per person. There´s also the 12-course ‘Tasting
menu’ for around $150.
Alinea is
not the sort of restaurant you just walk into for a quick snack. First of all,
there’s a waiting list of about 3 months and second of all, the average sitting
takes about four and a half hours. Having a meal here is an experience and lets
the customer taste a variety of delightful surprises, the Balloon being one of
them. This is what makes Alinea number 6 on the Restaurant Magazines World’s 50
Best Restaurants list – making it the very best restaurant of North America.
Want to know
more about Alinea? Check out their website: http://www.alinea-restaurant.com/
Check out
how the balloon is made in this video:
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