“…For example, rather than focusing on technological novelty and efficiency, we propose the employment of food and its affordances as a material and playground for interaction design. This direction requires us to consider the food physics (i.e., the physical properties of food materials) (Figura & Teixeira, 2007) and food's aesthetic, affective, sensual, and sociocultural qualities (e.g., (Deng et al, 2022;Obrist et al, 2014;Obrist et al, 2019)). We hope that this focus will reveal new ways to produce, serve, and engage with food.…”