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A Day at elBulli: An Insight into the Ideas, Methods and Creativity of Ferran Adria

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HC :
600 Pages
Publisher:
Phaidon Press Inc.
Pub. Date:
Oct 01, 2008
Photos:
Color Photographs
Our Part #:
341225
ISBN-10:
0714848832
ISBN-13:
9780714848839

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For a gallery of images along with recipes from this book, click here.

"The best cook on the planet."
~Joel Robuchon

Ferran is a genius. Without a doubt, he's had the biggest influence on modern gastronomy of any chef alive."
~Heston Blumenthal

A Day at elBulli: an insight into the ideas, methods and creativity of Ferran Adrià is an exclusive look behind the scenes at el Bulli, voted 'Best Restaurant in the World' for the last three years, and into the mind of Ferran Adrià, the most creative chef working today.

With two million requests for reservations every year, it is notoriously difficult to get a table there. Now, for the first time, A Day at elBulli opens the doors to everyone and reveals the inner workings of the kitchen and the gastronomic innovations that have helped create the spectacular food. Illustrated with over 1,000 colour photographs, the book includes recipes and innovative inserts explaining the creative methods and food philosophy, the reservations policy, the history of elBulli and the life of Ferran Adrià.

Aimed at all food enthusiasts as well as industry professionals, the book starts with daybreak at 6.15 am, then shows visits to the local markets to source ingredients, Ferran's arrival at the workshop, his morning creative experimentation session, the arrival of the rest of the brigade at 2.30 pm to begin the mise-en-place for the evening, 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.

With its innovative structure and striking design, A Day at elBulli provides a fascinating insight into the rare and magical experience of eating at elBulli.

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1. Anonymous User on 1/16/2009, said:

Someone gave this volume five stars. Perhaps it was the author. This isn't the kind of restaurant cookbook a cook would actually reach for. It's more like a souvenir item for those rarified folks who have actually eaten here. The photography is good and excessive. Does one really need to see the pensive looking chef so often? Anyway, I found this book absolutely joyless as it doesn't capture the heart and soul of cooking. The cooking here is more of a science experiment than it is the art and pleasure of cooking. Happy in the Kitchen by Michel Richard, Chanterelle by Waltuck or A Return to Cooking by Eric Ripert are better choices for restaurant cookbooks. You would actually reach for those books off your shelf and cook from them. In spite of all the hype, A Day at elBulli is an interesting read but little else. - Camille

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2. Anonymous User on 3/16/2009, said:

A must for any SERIOUS student of cookery! I have been cooking professionally for almost 30 years and this book and Anthony Bourdain's DVD 'Decoding Ferran Adria' never fail to inspire me.

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