''The Recipe Project'' is a CD-book combo that is the result of collaboration by both chefs and musicians to examine the previously unexplored correlation between music and food. Presented by

Black Balloon Publishing Black Balloon Publishing is an independent book publisher headquartered in New York City. The company was founded in 2010 by Elizabeth Koch, co-founder of Literary Death Match, and Leigh Newman, deputy editor of Oprah.com. Black Balloon publ ...

, The Recipe Project includes a CD of the recipes of famous chefs put to music, as well as a book in which those recipes are written down (not unlike lyrics) plus interviews with the chefs themselves, and the thoughts of top culinary writers. The project began when co-founders of the band

One Ring Zero One Ring Zero is a modern music group led by Joshua Camp and Michael Hearst that melds many genres and sounds to create a unique type of music. Instruments Hearst plays the theremin and guitar, and Camp plays the accordion and piano. They both pl ...

Michael Hearst Michael Marcus Hearst (born December 27, 1972) is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, writer, and producer. He is best known for his solo albums ''Songs For Ice Cream Trucks'', ''Songs For Unusual Creatures'', ''Songs For Fearful Flyers'', ''Songs ...

and Joshua Camp decided to take the recipe for Brains and Eggs by American chef

Chris Cosentino Chris Cosentino is an American celebrity chef and reality television personality known as the winner of ''Top Chef Masters'', a competitor on ''The Next Iron Chef'' and for his appearances on ''Iron Chef America''. He is known for his haute cuisin ...

and use it, word for word, as song lyrics, and as an added bonus collaborated with the chef by asking him what kind of genre of music he would prefer his recipe be sung as. Their little idea soon snowballed into a huge project that brought together world class chefs like

Mario Batali Mario Francesco Batali (born September 19, 1960) is an American chef, writer, and restaurateur. Batali co-owned restaurants in New York City; Las Vegas; Los Angeles; and Newport Beach, California; Boston; Singapore; Westport, Connecticut; and Ne ...

Isa Chandra Moskowitz Isa Chandra Moskowitz is an American vegan chef, cookbook author, former host of the vegan community access cooking show '' Post Punk Kitchen'', and restaurateur. Early life and education Raised in Brooklyn, New York, and having dropped out of ...

Tom Colicchio Thomas Patrick Colicchio (; born August 15, 1962) is an American celebrity chef. He co-founded the Gramercy Tavern in New York City, and formerly served as a co-owner and as the executive chef. He is also the founder of Crafted Hospitality, whic ...

, musicians, writers and foodies alike, and went on to ask some interesting questions about the nature of the relationship between food and music. For instance, after hearing of the project, Grub Street San Francisco wrote, "So if chefs are like the new rock stars, should chefs also get to be actual rock stars?". The reviews for the project were for the most part very positive, Edible Brooklyn called the CD "A feast for the ears,".

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wrote "Every once in a while you come across a project and think, I can’t believe no one has done this before,". As well as the book and CD, there is also a free app for The Recipe Project that is available on iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. The app allows the user to put in up to five ingredients, and it will find a tasty, simple recipe using those ingredients. The app also has a listening feature which plays

's music while you make your new found recipe. In Toque Magazine's Food App Review of the Week the reviewer wrote "... I find this app nicely put together and oddly charming,".

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