Ferran Adria, stay away?  The Italian government passes a law
against “molecular cuisine”, barring use of liquid nitrogen and
chemical additives in restaurant kitchens. It expires in less
than a year, though. [Caput Mundi Cibus via Tyler Cowen]  One
Comment    • In a way what is really funny about this is that,
although the intention was to ban the use of liquid nitrogen,
the authors of the law were too stupid to accomplish this. The
law actually bans “sostanze in forma gassosa” and therefore does
not apply to liquid nitrogen which, not surprisingly, is a
liquid, not a gas. Furthermore, the law excepts from this
prohibition food additives already permitted and regulated. It
turns out that nitrogen is defined as a permissible food
additive in European Union regulations.