Now down to the duo of Ian Ballamy and Thomas Strønen, Food looks to be more active than ever. Molecular Gastronomy was recorded by Jeremy Cox over a period of two years and mixed by Ashley Slater, who also contributes on three tracks. Maria Kannegaard plays Fender Rhodes on five tracks. Strønen was always an important writer in Food and it´s fair to say that a good amount of their earlier output was written as opposed to improvised. “Molecular Gastronomy”, however, is mostly improvised, much in the same way as the music of Strønen´s other duo Humcrush.

"As usual with Rune Grammofon's meticulously done releases, a beautiful minimalist sleeve of Kim Hiorthøy matches this beautiful music"

"Food's work is always a fine balance of north European lyrical understatement, contemporary acoustic jazz and fierce abstraction. The tonal blend of Ballamy's wintry softness in this setting and Arve Henriksen's startlingly unbrasslike trumpet sound is one of the most striking aspects of a constantly refreshing band.

"I have always craved melody, rich harmony in music. Now I've found the right people to play very free and improvised music with, adding these elements - it's exciting and powerful". - Iain Ballamy, April 2000

The new album from Norway’s Keep of Kalessin, Reptilian, is a compelling example of melodic black metal at its finest, and it easily surpasses their previous effort, Kolussus.