This is your martini, as deconstructed by Ferran Adrià, the world’s greatest chef. The meal ends some 34 courses later—just after the penultimate frozen foam of Parmigiano-Reggiano—with another trembling sphere, which turns out to be a reconstituted lychee.
A 37 course meal at El Bulli. In a feat of dining indulgence, STEPHEN BROOK pairs 37 courses from one of the world’s top chefs with wines from one of the world’s top châteaux. Normally one would think twice about crossing Europe for dinner, but in the case of El Bullí there’s no hesitation.
Jul 30, 2011 · Adios El Bulli! 'World's best restaurant' serves up extravagant 49-course last supper as it closes its doors forever. By Anna Edwards Updated: 13:44 EDT, 30 July 2011
Nov 10, 2010 · Courses 19 and 20 are really one course but overall done very theatrically. First, we were served the wine, a 1981 Rioja with huge earthy forrest aromas. Then, a white truffle was brought to the table. Enormous in size and even more enormous in smell, this was a knockout of a truffle, almost overwhelming for me though Mrs CC was in truffle heaven.
El Bulli serves up to 35 courses over a three hour time period to patrons lucky enough to get a table. Using less than orthodox methods, El Bulli's staff take f Home (current)
The doors of El Bulli, one of the world's most famous restaurants, have finally closed leaving 50 lucky diners with the taste of 'clam meringue' and 'gorgonzola balloon' lingering on their tastebuds.
What initially started in 1961 as a site for a mini-golf course owned by Doctor Hans Schilling and his wife Marketta, has been transformed into the world's centre of truly-creative cooking.
Described as a legendary gastronomic genius, Ferran Adrià, started his first job in El Bulli as a dishwasher for just one month on leave from his military service in 1983. He was invited to return the following season as chef de partie.
Reachable by driving up a winding cliff road, El Bulli is a gourmet’s dream destination, with a terrace overlooking the bay and a spacious dining room.
What could be better than starting our journey with a nice cava? Our amuse-bouche was accompanied by a bottle of Huguet Cava Brut 2003 – nice concentrated aromas of fresh apple and lemon. Our 30+ course meal began with gin fizz, a martini glass containing chilled lime cocktail, blanketed with warm yogurt foam created by one of those El Bulli foam machine.
The chances of securing a table in this 50-seat restaurant, opening only half of the year, is very slim. The reservation is taken in January, with no exact date announced. You can only reserve by e-mail, no phone call accepted. Within a few hours, all the reservations for the whole year were completely taken.
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El Bulli ( Catalan pronunciation: [əl ˈβuʎi]) was a restaurant near the town of Roses, Catalonia, Spain, run by chef Ferran Adrià and driven by the culinary ideas of Albert Adrià. The restaurant overlooked Cala Montjoi, a bay on Catalonia's Costa Brava.
The restaurant was also associated with molecular gastronomy . El Bulli closed on 30 July 2011 and was reopened as a creativity centre in 2014.
El Bulli has published books on its development, menu and philosophy since 1993, in both large format, some including CD-ROMs, and small format for supermarket sales. Ferran Adrià, Juli Soler, and Albert Adrià published A Day at El Bulli in 2008.
Ferran Adrià, Juli Soler, and Albert Adrià published A Day at El Bulli in 2008. The book describes 24 hours in the life of El Bulli in pictures, commentary and recipes.
El Bulli: Cooking in Progress is a documentary about the restaurant highlighting the i terative creative process that occurred behind the scenes. Directed by Gereon Wetzel, the film follows the creative team led by Ferran Adrià through the whole 2008–2009 season. It premiered at the 2010 International Documentary Film Festival in Amsterdam.
The name "El Bulli" came from the French bulldogs the Schillings owned. The first restaurant was opened in 1964. The restaurant won its first Michelin star in 1976 while under French chef Jean-Louis Neichel. Ferran Adrià joined the staff in 1984, and was put in sole charge of the kitchen in 1987.