Copycake: When Food Art Ideas Get Swiped

Source: http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/06/08/481081074/copycake-when-food-art-ideas-get-swiped?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=thesalt

The Oculus cake now being sold by the new caterer running the SFMOMA's upstairs cafe. The cake was inspired by the distinctive tower at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. It is similar in design and spirit to a cake prepared by Caitlin Freeman and her baking team for a museum event several years ago. (See below.)

The Oculus cake now being sold by the new caterer running the SFMOMA’s upstairs cafe. The cake was inspired by the distinctive tower at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. It is similar in design and spirit to a cake prepared by Caitlin Freeman and her baking team for a museum event several years ago. (See below.)

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Where do you draw the line between inspiration and straight-up imitation when it comes to food?

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