Decoding Ferran Adria: Hosted by Anthony Bourdain

Decoding Ferran Adria: Hosted by Anthony Bourdain
by Anthony Bourdain

Decoding Ferran Adria: Hosted by Anthony Bourdain
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Author: Anthony Bourdain
Edition: DVD-ROM
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-03-28
ISBN: 0061157074
Publisher: Ecco

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Book Review: Molecular Gastronomy: A Primer
Summary: 5 Stars

Ferrán Adrià is one of the most amazing and avant-garde chefs in the world. "El Bulli," near Barcelona, yet off the beaten path, is consistently ranked as the best restaurant in the world; it can take two years to get a reservation, and is closed six months of the year for Adrià to do research into new and exotic dishes.

Although some critics and fellow chefs deride Adrià as the pretentious mad scientist of the food world, this documentary shows why he is so praised by more open-minded critics. This special is hosted by Anthony Bourdain, who previously was skeptical of Adrià, and downright hostile to the role of the laboratory in the science of food. The DVD shows Bourdain's coming to terms with Adrià's radical culinary concepts, and his ultimate embracing of them. From carrot foam to liquid nitrogen, Adrià is definitely a futuristic surreal kitchen firebrand, and Bourdain is the perfect guy to get him to talk about his science and art.

Although the DVD is expensive, it's worth it for a glimpse into one of the most amazing minds ever to step into a kitchen: I highly recommend it.

Summary of Decoding Ferran Adria: Hosted by Anthony Bourdain

New York City chef/author Anthony Bourdain is invited to film the research laboratory of Ferran Adria, the most controversial and imitated chef in the world?chef/owner of El Bulli, voted "World's Best" by Restaurant Magazine and the most visited by chefs on sabbatical. The lab, an ultra modern, Dr. No-like facility with sliding walls, backlit ingredients, latest equipment and a full staff of devotees is tucked away inside a vast, renaissance-era palace in the old section of Barcelona, Spain. Adria and his chefs close the El Bulli restaurant for six months out of ever year to work on new concepts. Bourdain tracks Ferran's process from lab to a once-in-a-lifetime meal at El Bulli restaurant, enjoying a high-concept, surrealist, haute cuisine meal of unparalleled creativity and striking visual appearance.

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