England: London: Where to Eat: Quick Break: Chin Chin Laboratories

Chin Chin Laboratories

Europe’s first ‘liquid nitrogen’ ice cream parlor has just opened in Camden, north London. The Chin Chin Laboratories are an ice cream parlour and candy shop. Instead of freezers, there’s a 180-liter tank of nitrogen and staff wearing leather gloves and safety helmets. They’re working on such concoctions as glow-in-the-dark ice cream and ice cream noodles. Started by a former city broker and marketing consultant, Chin Chin takes its inspiration from such top chefs as Ferran Adrià and Heston Blumenthal. The couple have been researching ‘nitro’ ice cream for almost two years before opening this cutting-edge new shop.