Orphic Summer Camp Commences the Last Two Weeks of August

If you are interested, you are invited.

Activities may include:
Dejeuner sur L'Aire
Treehouse Dining
Gastronomical Cubism
Open House

Things will come up, and we will do them.

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We are working hard on our book, Orphic Fodder.

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Old News. . .

We were featured in the New York Times Magazine Style & Entertainment section in an article called "Feed Your Head" - April 27, 2001.

Amanda Hesser writes:

"If only it were easy to define exactly what they do. They are cooks, hosts and artists. They are sculptors. They build things. They compose paintings with food. They create edible installations. They prepare lavish feasts based on puns. Their events are as much performance art as they are meals. And they are always done with a sense of humor bordering on silliness.

As their guest, you may find yourself catching in your mouth an amuse-bouche floated from the ceiling with a napkin parachute. Or choosing an hors d¹oeuvre hung on string and having it lowered into your mouth by a waiter. Or eating an artichoke puree that¹s bright blue.

Their events often feel like meals from another era. They have the whimsy and opulence of a Louis XIV dinner at Versailles, and the excess of a Roman banquet. Sometimes the grotesqueness, too. . .

It was a thrilling way to eat, and an amusing one. But it was also a little uncomfortable. We have become so accustomed to knowing what we will eat - commanding it, in fact - that the idea of not knowing can be unsettling, frightening almost.

As the meal progressed, though, that uncertainty changed into something deeply desirable. The element of surprise was addictive. And it made me look at dining differently. What I didn¹t realize at the time was that this was exactly what Oka and Fitch were after."

Click here for a transcript of the article (which, unfortunately, needs to be paid for).

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Our "Taste of Money" event was mentioned in the New York Times Diary of the World Economic Forum - February 2, 2002.

Click here for a transcript of the article (which, also unfortunately, also needs to be paid for).