The Test Kitchen on Virgin Voyages’s ‘The Scarlet Lady’ is designed as a laboratory, challenging guests to dissect the molecular compounds that turn food from basic into brilliant. The laboratory like restaurant is educational, experiential and social. Hosting cooking classes and evolving tasting menus, this place is for the curious boundary-pushing foodies on board – combining cooking school and restaurant in one space. The Test Kitchen consists of 6 laboratories to expand your horizons and challenge your taste range on different foods and drinks. At the heart are two live kitchens with surrounding bar seating. The chefs are the heroes and guests can enjoy their meal watching the spectacle and precision of cooking. The laboratory-like environment is created through metallic furniture with greenish leather upholstery, sleek clean lines and custom made stainless steel cupboards and fridges filled with storage and quirky details such as beakers, test tubes and volumetric flasks. With sustainability and innovation in mind, concrete discarded the traditional buffet-style concept, re-interpreted the cruise ship guidelines and created an experiential open kitchen concept. Discarding the buffet reduces food waste, unnecessary single-use plastics are banned from the restaurant and heat from the ship’s engines is used to purify wastewater, ready to use. The design consists of long lasting materials and products. Making the Test Kitchen both innovative and green.