What do these three things have in common? Chef Jonathan Kaldas says you have to come to his LIME on October 9, 2010 to find out. But we can give you a clue!

Chef Kaldas is very proud of his 90% local ingredient menu that he plans to serve you limers. Rumor has it that he plans on catching the fish the morning of the LIME for his fish entree. Which by the way will be a tribute to his Egyptian mother. As he plans on preparing it Alexandrian style.

The majority if not all of his courses will be done via molecular gastronomy.  Molecular gastronomy is a discipline practiced by both scientists and food professionals that studies the physical and chemical processes that occur while cooking. Molecular gastronomy seeks to investigate and explain the chemical reasons behind the transformation of ingredients, as well as the social, artistic and technical components of culinary and gastronomic phenomena in general. Other names for the style of cuisine practiced by these chefs have included "New Cuisine", "Progressive Cuisine", "Nueva Cocina", "Culinary Constructivism", "Modern Cuisine", "Avant-Garde Cuisine", "Experimental Cuisine", “Techno-Emotional Cuisine”, “Molecular Cuisine” and “Molecular Cooking”

So what does that mean to the Average Joe? Well, it means you can make grits by using dried corn, butter, marscapone cheese, shrimp consomme and LIQUID NITROGEN...or at least that's the way James Beard winner and molecular gastronomist Chef Sean Brock prepares his grits.

Not only is Chef Kaldas preparing a locally inspired progressive cuisine, but Five Time Barcardi Mojito Champion John Aquino is also utilizing this technique to prepare each courses accompanying beverages. John Aquino, best known for his work at The Coast and Wild Olive behind the bar, is very happy to show off his first drink for the night: Prosecco with Homemade Orangecello Pearls. He says think "Lava Lamp"!!

So where does Tesla fit into all this? Nikola Tesla is famous for electromagnetism, wireless energy transfer, wireless communication, and remote control, to name but a few of his influences. Because of his radical views and persistence, he was considered by many in his time, to be a Mad Scientist. His true genius wasn't fully appreciated till long after his death in 1943.

LIME has a different theme for each event. The first was a "Masked Affair". The upcoming LIME pays homage to all the Progressive Mad Science out there. Whether it's with Tesla Coils, Scallops cooked sous vide or Orangello Pearls, October 9, 2010 promises to be an evening you will not soon forget!