Entries tagged with 'El Bulli'
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Just when I thought I was tired of hearing Spain's El Bulli called "The Greatest Restaurant in the World," Adam Roberts pops in with an El Bulli review at The Amateur Gourmet whose takeaway message is, "Yes, you must eat at El Bulli before you die if you want to experience the most amazing meal ever." His review format of comic book panels interspersed with short video clips of his 30-course meal (dishes including Coconut Sponge, Rabbit Canape with Your Giblets, and Pinenut Shabu Shabu) make for a most easily digestible (pun intended) and fun read. It took Roberts five years of trying before he got a reservation; better start now! Related Ferran Adria: The New Foam Meets the...
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On the 2009 list, El Bulli is at No. 1 for the fourth year in a row. Fat Duck at No. 2 again. Rounding out the top ten are: Noma (Copenhagen), Mugaritz (San Sebastián, Spain), El Celler de Can Roca (Girona, Spain), Per Se (NYC), Bras (Laguiole, France), Arzak (San Sebastián, Spain), Pierre Gagnaire (Paris), and Alinea (Chicago)....
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See the rest at achewood.com. It gets even weirder. If you're familiar with El Bulli, "the most imaginative generator of haute cuisine on the planet" [the Guardian], and if you are also familiar with shooting for greatness and falling far, far short, you will understand the February 11 installment of Achewood. Even then, you may not understand it, but it's fun to see El Bulli, nachos, and Braveheart referenced in a comic strip. [via Stephanie Shaver] Related Comic Strip Is Skeptical About Sous-Vide A Comic About Eating at Alinea Ferran Adria: The New Foam Meets the Old Foam...
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The Observer's restaurant critic, Jay Rayner, takes the occasion of the publication of A Day at elBulli to do just that, and dine at El Bulli for the first time. My meal there was quite simply the best of my life—the most intriguing, the most entertaining, the most delicious—which is a staggering achievement for a place hyped beyond all bounds of sense or logic. I went nursing a fear that I would be disappointed. I left all those fears by a ragged Catalan beach. Read about the day in the Observer Food Monthly, or watch the video....
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The Telegraph reports that the famed Spanish restaurant, the restaurant named No. 1 in the world, will be taking reservations by email starting the on the 15th. But it looks like you might already be able to submit via the El Bulli website....
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Rice and parmesan cookies at El Bulli from smashz on Flickr Whether you love or hate the over-the-top concoctions that marry cuisine and lab experiments, molecular gastronomy may not even be healthy. In his new book, The Kitchen Laid Bare, renowned Catalan chef Santi Santamaría criticizes molecular gastronomy for not only being pretentious, but posing public health concerns. A proponent for natural ingredients, Santamaría compares using synthetic products to "an athlete who dopes." He's had no problem singling out Ferran Adrià, the man behind Michelin-starred El Bulli, where the menu has included liquid ham croquette, passion fruit caviar, and a range of flavored foams. Adrià responded, asserting that all amounts have been approved by EU standards, and that additives...
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You know, I kinda wondered about it when S. Pellegrino released its 50 Best Restaurants in the World listing this year—you know, the fact that the top dog three years running was El Bulli in ol' España. But I figured, well, Michael Jordan and the Bulls did a threepeat. And the Forbes richest dudes list seems to be pretty static. But Terry Durack in The Independent calls BS on the El Bulli win: As El Bulli only opens for only six months of the year, and all seats are booked on the day they are released, I'm amazed that so many judges were able to get in. I was a judge, and I couldn't. So I suspect that some judges...
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El Bulli is now taking reservations for 2008. Don't bother calling, just cross your fingers and follow Louisa's instructions: If you'd like a reservation at El Bulli next year, then send an email now to bulli@elbulli.com. Simply state your desired dates and number in your party. Remember to include your name, email address, and telephone number. The restaurant is open from April until the end of September/beginning of October, Wednesday to Saturday, for dinner. It's open for lunch in April, May, and June on Sunday only. Related: How to get French Laundry reservations...
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