| MUSEUM
CURATOR:
Deborah Henson-Conant is the curator of (and founder and
primary contributor to) the Burnt Food Museum. The Museum
is a private exhibit, rarely open to the public.
NEXT PUBLIC EXHIBITION:
August 13 - 23 at the Central Square Theater - Cambridge, MA.
For more information, email info@HipHarp.com.
MUSEUM HISTORY:
The museum was founded in the late 1980's one night when Deborah
put on a small pot of Hot Apple Cider to heat, then received
an unexpected . . . fascinating . . . and very long phone
call. By the time Deborah returned to the kitchen, the Cider
had become a "Cinder" and thus the first, and perhaps
still the most impressive, exhibit: "Free Standing Hot
Apple Cider" was born.
SINCE THEN, countless other works have entered
the museum, such as "Thrice Baked Potato," "Why
Sure, You Can Bake Quiche in the Microwave," the indestructible
"Mmmm……Soy Pups," and the lovely matching
set of Pizza Toast.
DOCUMENTATION: The museum, its curator and it's
educational display "Before and After: Toast" were
the cover story for the Jan/Feb 1992 "Journal of Irreproducible
Results;" the Museum has been toured by the hosts of
NPR's Weekend Edition, Morning Edition, and featured on NPR's
"The Splendid Table." In 2002, a televised tour
of the museum featured on the Food Network's "Unwrapped"
Please remember the Museum's Motto: "To
Cook the Museum Way -- always leave the flame on low . . .
and then take a long nap."
HOT TIP: Never scrimp on fire extinguishers
and smoke alarms. They are decorative, colorful and lend a
cozy, warm atmosphere to any kitchen . .
START YOUR OWN M.B.F. FRANCHISE!!!
How many times have you 'ruined' a batch of chocolate chip
cookies or a romantic dinner for two?
Turn those culinary 'failures' (that, if 'succesful'
would have been gone forever after a single meal) into LIFELONG
TREASURES for you and your famiy to enjoy!
That's right - you, too, could have a wing
of the Museum of Burnt Food in your very own home! Set aside
a special shelf in your own kitchen for those surprising and
wonderful objects of art that YOU created without even trying!
Surprise & delight your friends! Coming Soon: "Museum
Of Burnt Food Field Research Team" aprons - and other
items for the discriminating chef! Email
the curator for details!
And for girl scouts and boy scouts. . . join our efforts to
lobby the Scout Council to include a "Burnt Beyond Perfection"
badge!
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