Tuesday, June 3, 2008

EL BULLI RESTAURANT

Some 180 kms from Barcelona and another 70 from Perpignan , in the tyne village of Las Rosas, sits the world's best restaurant El Bulli.
El Bulli is a three Michelin star restaurant run by chef Ferran Adrià.
This place was founded in 1961 by a German couple, who wanted a restaurant for a piece of land he had purchased.
The name "El Bulli" came from the French bulldogs they owned.

The first restaurant was opened in 1964. Ferran Adrià joined the staff in 1984, and was put in sole charge of the kitchen in 1987.

In the mid-1990s a new style of cuisine began to be forged in elBulli and in 1990, the restaurant gained its second Michelin star, and in 1997, its third.Today, this style is fully consolidated.



The small restaurant has been described as "the most imaginative generator of haute cuisine on the planet"with a great deal of work done on molecular gastronomy.


The restaurant has a limited season from April to September; bookings are taken on a single day in the previous October. It accommodates only 8,000 diners a season, with 800,000 people calling to try and book places — around 400 requests for every table.

The average cost of a meal is 250;


As of April 2008, the restaurant employed 42 chefs.
2007. Ferran Adrià in a Disney film. In May of last year, Walt Disney Productions suggested that Ferran Adrià lends his voice to one of the characters of his new cartoon’s production. It is about the Ratatouille film, which is set in Paris and concerns with the world of high cuisine.

But Ferran Adrià is also involved in another spetacular project.

Hacienda Benazuza - in a small village outside Seville , the detailed and careful renovation, transformed this 10th century Moorish farmhouse into a fantastic 5 star hotel.
It is one of the most spectacular hotels of the world and combined with first class cuisine, makes your stay a truly memorable experience.
















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