Could this be the lab-made dinner party of our future? 22 Feb, 2021 06:00 AM 10 minutes to read The menu consisted of a mushroom ravioli and a little gem lettuce salad with lab-made labneh and fake bacon made from the root systems of fungi. Photo / Amy Lombard, The New York Times The menu consisted of a mushroom ravioli and a little gem lettuce salad with lab-made labneh and fake bacon made from the root systems of fungi. Photo / Amy Lombard, The New York Times New York Times By: Joel Stein A slew of start-ups are engineering faux meats, eggs and dairy products that conjure a time when we move from farm-to-table to lab-to-table.