Blumenthal Schmumenthal

Down a cobbled-stone street in north London, lives ice cream magic. Chin-Chin Laboratorists, behind a haze of white gas, servers sporting lab coats and science-class goggles whip egg custard instantaneously into dense ice cream courtesy of liquid nitrogen. Scaffolding links and color-coded boxes seal the laboratory-deal for this, Europe’s first ‘nitrogen ice-cream parlour’.

First, you get to choose the flavor of your choice, from Madagascan vanilla bean to basil to lemon curd. Post-transformation, the steaming creamy concoction is then finished off with a range of flask-filled toppings, like macadamia brittle or violet marshmallows. Heads up Blumenthal; there’s a new mad scientist on the block.

Chin-Chin Laboratorists
49-50 Camden Lock Place