Week 13

Culinary Utopia is a futuristic food market. It takes place in the year 3,000 where humans and aliens from all over the galaxy come to eat and shop. The main thing humans and aliens have in common is the love and need for food, so Culinary Utopia is the main planet dedicated to bringing everyone in the galaxy together. The Chairman, a galactically renowned chef, founded the market for the purpose of bringing peace to the galaxies. Rather than war, the Chairman conducts cooking competitions where the top chefs from each planet compete for the honor of being awarded the galactic chef. The galactic chef is awarded the coveted title and given the opportunity to open a restaurant on Culinary Utopia, the most visited and prestigious culinary center in the galaxy. There are many different races, cultures, and aliens represented and celebrated on Culinary Utopia so everyone feels welcome.

            Upon entering the park, everyone is treated as a visiting alien looking to eat and shop. Park hours are from 12pm-2am with food and entertainment lasting all hours. Admission upon entering the park is only $10 for a base entrance fee and guests can choose to spend as much as they wish at each food area, making it affordable for anyone to enjoy. There will be a variety of food and entertainment options ranging from free to expensive. There will be free cooking demos and shows from chefs with plenty of tasty samples from venders throughout the park. For the wealthy, there is wine tasting as well as molecular gastronomy restaurants featuring liquid nitrogen cocktails and whimsical dishes. Guests can also sign up for cooking classes ranging from moderately priced to expensive depending on the dish and chef teaching the class. Culinary Utopia is meant to unite the galaxies through food so all cultures, genders, and races are welcomed. Although English is the main language spoken at the park, there are many park staff who are bilingual to help translate for guests if needed. Guests are also welcome to dress up in alien attire if they wish.    

Park crew and security will be dressed as futuristic aliens and humans. They will remain in character to really immerse guests in the world of Culinary Utopia. Crew may ask guests what planet they are from and how they are enjoying their experience on Culinary Utopia. The park has a few rules to make sure guests have a safe and enjoyable visit. Guests must have a bag check before entering the park and receive a wrist band. The wrist band tracks the amount of drinks each guest orders since each guest is limited to 5 drinks per every 3 hours. Security monitors the park to make sure guests are sober and being respectful of other guests. If a guest is intoxicated, security will provide them with a taxi back home or a safe area where they can sober up.   

To enter the park, guests park in an open parking lot, then are shuttled over to the park. The shuttle has screens instead of windows that display an immersive film of an alien explaining the history of the origins and purpose of Culinary Utopia. The screens then display a hyper jump into space and then a safe landing on Culinary Utopia. When exiting the park, the shuttle will display a hyper drive into space and back to the parking lot.

Overall there will be 8 different areas that guests can visit. The first area is a daycare center. The park is geared towards people and aliens of drinking age, so the daycare will be a fun area where parents can drop off their kids. The second main area guests can visit is the Galactic Buffet. The buffet is a large indoor buffet that features food from across the galaxy. Guests can take a tray and fill up on a vast array of foods inspired from around the world new takes on modern food. For example, there will be a freeze dried dessert station where guests can order any dessert available and have it freeze dried. It also gives guests an opportunity to sample new foods before they may wish to buy them in the market place.  

The third area guests can visit is the concert arena. The concert arena is an open dome where guests can enjoy music outside on the open lawn. Music will range from jazzy to romantic songs and classical tunes. The dome will also feature culinary competitions where guests can watch top chefs from across the galaxy compete for the title of Iron Galactic Chef. The third area of interest is the greenhouse. Guests can tour the greenhouse and learn how modern technology is used to grow fruits and vegetables. Plants from around the galaxy will feature hybrid fruits and vegetables such as grapples, which is half grape and half apple. Guests can also pay for a wine tour, where they are taken to an old style trail of grape orchards and get to sample different wine.

Another favorite part of the park is the Galactic Market. The market will feature food stands from all over the galaxy. For example, there will be food stands inspired by Thailand where guests can choose from a variety of fresh meats and produce. Then when they are finished a chef will cook their food for them with any spices and sauces they wish. There will also be a lot of foods inspired by other planets and galaxies as well. For example, there will be molecular mixologists who specialize in creating cocktails by using techniques in molecular gastronomy. The Galactic Market will be an open market place under a large tent. The tent allows for plenty of sunlight, but is strong enough to provide protection to guests from rainy weather. The planet has a dry, dessert climate, similar to California. This makes Culinary Utopia a pleasant place to visit all year round.

Culinary Utopia will also feature fancy restaurants such as the High Eatery. The High Eatery is a molecular gastronomy restaurant at the top of a tall, rotating tower that overlooks the park. The restaurant rotates very slowly 360 degrees every hour, giving guests a new view every time they look out the window. The High End menu changes each day with only one option for the 5 course meal. The restaurant is a galactically renowned five-star restaurant and each course is prepared by an Iron Galactic Chef. The final main attraction in the park is the education center. Guests can take a variety of cooking classes from chefs from across the galaxy. The education center features multiple kitchens and styles of cooking classes for beginner to expert level. Guests can learn to cook and then sample a variety of dishes including gourmet s’mores to elegant cake piping.

All around the park there will be street venders selling merchandise such as t-shirts and mugs as well as tasty snacks such as galactic smoothies and popcorn. Street performers such as magicians, dancers, and musicians will be scattered around the park for entertainment as well. Guests will always leave with a broader knowledge and most likely appreciation for food. Since Culinary Utopia has so much for guests to learn and see, it will leave guests wanting to come back again and again to experience all that the park has to offer.          

Week 12

1. When I first started reading I was a bit confused. The beginning was a vague description of the future when death had been cured. The planet is apparently crawling with people since there is no death. I find it fascinating that people can now choose when they die. I don't know what I would do in this situation since your life is now not limited by time. There is so much more that one could accomplish, but I wonder what the world would look like and if we would actually get wiser over time.

2. I connected with Dan in the story about wanting to end well. Not in the sense of death, but in the sense of graduation from college. When Dan wants to end his life, but can't go through with it because he doesn't want to die a nobody. He wants to leave with a bang, as a hero. I relate to this because when I graduate, I want to graduate having accomplished as much as possible and have set goals for the future. I am currently nervous for graduation because I do not have a set job lined up yet. However, once I have a set job I will be excited to start the next chapter of my life, leaving a legacy behind at Ringling and starting a new journey. Much like Dan, I want to leave with a bang.

3. I would have the story take place on a traveling space ship. Since death is no longer an issue, once people are bored living on earth they can go explore other planets and galaxies. People would not have no be confined by the ways of this world, but can be free and keep their mind curious and active. 

Week 11

Culinary Utopia

            Culinary Utopia is a futuristic food market. It takes place in the year 3,000 where humans and aliens from all over the galaxies come to eat and shop. The main thing humans and aliens have in common is the love and need for food, so Culinary Utopia is the main planet dedicated to bringing everyone in the galaxy together. The Chairman, a galactically renowned chef, founded the market for the purpose of bringing peace to the galaxies. The Chairman is from planet earth and facilitates cooking competitions and is in charge of overseeing the park. There are many different races, cultures, and aliens represented and celebrated on Culinary Utopia where chefs from all galaxies come together to cook and educate guests about different foods.

            Upon entering the park, everyone is treated as a visiting alien looking to eat and shop. The park is geared towards people and aliens of drinking age, so there will be a daycare where parents can drop off their kids. Park hours are from 12pm-2am with food and entertainment lasting all hours. Culinary Utopia is meant to unite the galaxies through food so all cultures, genders, and races are welcomed. Although English is the main language spoken at the park, there are many park staff who are bilingual to help translate for guests if needed. Guests are also welcome to dress up in alien attire if they wish.      

            The market will include inspiration from all over the world. There will be food stands inspired by Thailand where guests can choose from a variety of fresh meats and produce. Then when they are finished a chef will cook their food for them with any spices and sauces they wish. There will also be a lot of foods inspired by other planets and galaxies. For example, there will be molecular mixologists who specialize in creating cocktails by using techniques in molecular gastronomy.

            Culinary Utopia will have free admission and guests will have a variety of food and entertainment options ranging from free to expensive. There will be free cooking demos and shows from chefs and plenty of samples from venders throughout the park. For the wealthy, there is wine tasting as well as molecular gastronomy restaurants featuring liquid nitrogen cocktails and whimsical dishes. Guests can also sign up for cooking classes ranging from moderately priced to expensive depending on the dish and chef teaching.

            Park crew and security will be dressed as futuristic aliens and humans. They will remain in character to really immerse guests in the world of Culinary Utopia. Crew may ask guests what planet they are from and how they are enjoying their experience on Culinary Utopia. The park has a few rules to make sure guests have a safe and enjoyable visit. Guests must have a bag check before entering the park and receive a wrist band. The wrist band tracks the amount of drinks each guest orders since each guest is limited to 5 drinks per every 3 hours. Security monitors the park to make sure guests are sober and being respectful of other guests. If a guest is intoxicated, security will provide them with a taxi back home or a safe area where they can sober up.   

             

Week 10

The Art of Food Theme Park

        The theme park will be all about the art of food! There will be food tutorials from professional chefs and bakers. Chocolate sculptors will be doing demonstrations for guests as well as piping artists decorating cakes. There will be taste tests at every station so guests will never leave hungry. There will also be fun food sculptures and fun facts about food that will make great photo opportunities. There will be live cooking competitions and meet and greets with famous chefs. All different countries will be represented with foods from around the world. There will be many areas where you can purchase food, including a Thailand inspired marketplace where guests can pick out their own fresh foods such as vegetables and meats and a chef will cook it for them.      

Week 9

The corals only need minimal architectural protection because they live in an underground cave that has a regulated climate. However, they do have large rooms with light for worship to their Crystal god. It is made completely out of crystal and the lanterns and luminescent light reflect the crystals to reveal the beauty of the structure. The corals go there to reflect and thank the crystal god for protection from the harsh wrath of the cold above. The cave is always around sixty degrees, but the corals are thick skinned and are used to the cooler temperature. The Coral’s cave is a wide, open space with a large crystal at the top that reaches to the roof of the cave. The cave has some small hills made of smooth stone that the Corals can climb. At the top of the tallest hill in the cave lies the crystal shrine. The corals climb up the dry side of the hill to worship at the shrine. On their way back, the corals enjoy sliding down the slippery, smooth side of the hill where the water trickles down out of the shrine. They slide down and land in the pool at the bottom where they can bathe.

The corals have parks and gardens where the creatures of the cave and corals can play, eat and rest. It consists of large, open spaces with lots of botanical plants that gain their life through the crystals.

Since everything among the Coral’s is shared, there are no typical homes. Instead the Corals sleep in holes inside the cave walls. The holes are warm and dry, which makes them a comfortable place to sleep.

Kitchens are large communal spaces where the corals who are chefs cook for the rest of the corals. Certain corals are gardeners while others are in charge of live stock, so in a way all the corals contributed to gathering and producing food.

Bathrooms consist of digging a hole and then burying it. It provides fertilization for more crops to grow.

For leisure many corals enjoy taking long baths in the pools or playing water sports. They enjoy crystal diving since some of the pools are very deep. The corals enjoy having contests of who can collect the most crystals while diving and holding their breath.