A Day at elBulli: An insight into the ideas, methods and creativity of Ferran Adrią: 0000 - Hardcover

Adrią, Albert; Soler, Juli

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0714848832 ISBN 13: 9780714848839

Publisher: Phaidon Press, 2008

Synopsis

A Day at elBulli: An Insight into the Ideas, Methods and Creativity of Ferran Adrią is an exclusive look behind the scenes at elBulli, the best restaurant in the world, and into the mind of Ferran Adrią, the most creative chef working today.

It is notoriously difficult to get a table, but for the first time A Day at elBulli opens the doors of the restaurant to everyone and documents hour-by-hour the painstaking preparations that take place every day. Illustrated with over 1,200 colour photographs, the book includes insights into the history of elBulli and into the life of Ferran Adrią, as well as recipes and diagrams that reveal the creative secrets behind the spectacular dishes.

A Day at elBulli provides a fascinating insight into the magical and rare experience of eating at elBulli.

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Review

"Gastronomically, aesthetically and emotionally honest."―The Sunday Times

"There is only one el Bulli."―The Financial Times

"My meal there was quite simply the best of my life – the most intriguing, the most entertaining, the most delicious."―Observer Food Monthly

"The most influential restaurant in the world."―The New York Times

"The most acclaimed and influential [restaurant] of our time."―Time

"Extraordinary, theatrical and often downright bonkers food."―The Times

"This is just very, very good cooking: intense, and obtusely original...[elBulli] is a masterclass in the metaphysics of how, what and why we eat, while still being dinner."―A A Gill, The Sunday Times

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"El Bulli is a once in a lifetime event."―Observer Food Monthly blog

"A glance behind the scenes at a pivotal time and place in culinary evolution, this book will delight serious foodies."―Publishers Weekly

Synopsis

For the first time, A Day at elBulli: An Insight into the Ideas, Methods and Creativity of Ferran Adria allows unprecedented access to one of the world's most famous, sought-after and mysterious restaurants. Having held three Michelin stars since 1997, and regularly voted Best Restaurant in the World by a panel of 500 industry professionals, elBulli has been at the very forefront of the world restaurant scene Ferran Adria became head chef in 1987.

Aimed at food enthusiasts as well as industry professionals, the book documents all the activities and processes that make up just one day of service with stunning colour and black and white photography of the kitchens, staff, creative workshop, dishes, the restaurant itself and its striking surroundings near the town of Roses, north east of Barcelona.

The book starts with daybreak at 6.15 am, then shows visits to the local markets to source ingredients from 7.00 am, Ferran's arrival at the workshop, his morning creative experimentation session, the arrival of the rest of the brigade at 2.3

0 pm to begin the mise-en-place for the evening, the preparations of each guest's menu, the daily tasks of the front of house team, and the arrival of the first guests for dinner from 7.45 pm until the last guests' departure by 2.00 am.The menu is fully explained with detailed and technical recipes that reveal the full extent of the chefs' artistry. Innovative diagrams open the lid on the technical processes behind the creation of a dish, the network of sensations and interactions that take place between a restaurant and its guests, and the sensory experiences of eating, as well as the formidable reservations procedure and the structure of a meal into four theatrical 'acts'. A Day at elBulli: An Insight into the Ideas, Methods and Creativity of Ferran Adria allows all lovers of good food to experience this spectacular restaurant to the full.

Edition details

• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0714848832
• ISBN 13: 9780714848839
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 632