In search of culinary Nirvana
El Bulli as the world knew it, is now merely a place of lore and legend. It was, is, and always will be a worldwide marker of seminal gastronomic importance in the way we Americans consider the events of 1776. The work of Ferran Adrià and the often overlooked minions of El B. was so …
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Ferran Adrià is a culinary god. El Bulli is his muse. El Bulli: Cooking in Progress is a newish documentary that attempts to surmise in film what so many have praised as the best culinary experience of their life. Specifically, the film condenses a year (‘08-09) in the life of Adriá, his team, and the …
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José Andrés is one of those chefs I actually go gaga for. In fact, I’m so batshit crazy that I have a tentative plane flight scheduled for the not too distant future for one reason: To fly to Washington DC for a meal at minibar, one of JA’s kick ass restaurants. Yup people – the …