Homaro Cantu
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• (September 23, 1976 – April 14, 2015) was an American chef and inventor known for his use of molecular gastronomy
• As a child, Cantu was fascinated with science and engineering
• While working in a fast food restaurant, he discovered the similarities between science and cooking and decided to become a chef
• In 1999, he was hired by his idol, Chicago chef Charlie Trotter
• In 2003, Cantu became the first chef of Moto, which he later purchased
• Through Moto, Cantu explored his unusual ideas about cooking including edible menus, carbonated fruit, and food cooked with a laser
• Initially seen as a novelty only, Moto eventually earned critical praise and, in 2012, a Michelin star
• Cantu's second restaurant, iNG, and his coffee house, Berrista, focused on the use of "miracle berries" to make sour food taste sweet
• He was working on opening a brewery called Crooked Fork at the time of his suicide in 2015
• In addition to being a chef, Cantu was a media personality, appearing regularly on TV shows, and an inventor