Winning season two of the CNBC competition “Restaurant Startup” in March gave creative Denver chef Ian Kleinman the extra incentive he needed to open his first restaurant. On Halloween, The Inventing Room, an imaginative confectioner, opens at 2020 Lawrence.
The space will be open from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday with free nitro kettle corn all day. Even though winning the “Shark Tank”-like competition on “Restaurant Startup” gave Kleinman the opportunity for celebrity chef and restaurant operator Tim Love to invest in The Inventing Room, Kleinman opted to eschew the financial backing and go it alone.
Kleinman, who is best known for molecular gastronomy – a way of chemically altering the texture of food primarily with liquid nitrogen – has been perfecting his craft and wowing crowds through his catering company.
The sweet shop will feature composed confections such as a compressed mango and strawberry kabob with salted carmel and chocolate, a carrot cake cookie ice cream sandwich with toasted marshmallow and cream cheese ice cream dipped in liquid nitrogen and a robot that will make chocolate truffles.
“I have always opened places for other people,” he said. “This is something I’ve dreamed about for a while so I will have as much fun as I possibly can.”
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