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| A Day at elBulli | 
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| Authors: Ferran Adria, Juli Soler, Albert Adria
Publisher: Phaidon Press Inc.
Category: Book
List Price: $49.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 441
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Ill
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 600
Shipping Weight (lbs): 7
Dimensions (in): 11.7 x 8.8 x 2.4
ISBN: 0714848832
Dewey Decimal Number: 641
EAN: 9780714848839
ASIN: 0714848832
Publication Date: October 1, 2008
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 elBulli: The Chemistry of Turning Food Into Art. November 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book caught my eye in my local bookstore last weekend. It is arguably at the top of the heap of a bunch of new fascinating molecular gastronomy "cookbooks" which also includes Heston Blumenthal's The Big Fat Duck Cookbook and Grant Achatz's Alinea. Looking into the pages of these three "cookbooks" is like looking into the future of future of food. I first discovered elBulli on Anthony Bourdain's show, No Reservations, on the Travel Channel. Millions of food enthusiasts can't get a reservation at Ferran Adria's Spainish reservation every year. elBulli (http://www.elbulli.com) is not only considered to be The Best Restaurant in the World, it is also considered to be The Vatican for foodies seeking something of a religious experience through Ferran Adria's haute cuisine. As he likes to say, "the ideal customer doesn't come to El Bulli to eat, but to have an experience." While this this book may have little to offer the amateur home cook looking for the perfect green bean casserole recipe, it features culinary adventures in things like preserved tuna oil air, melon with ham, pine nut marshmallows, rose-scented mozzarella, rock mussels with seaweed and fresh herbs, and passion fruit trees.
G. Merritt
Anyone can be a molecular gastronome! November 26, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
"A Day At elBulli" is a spectacular book documenting a typical day at Ferran Adria's equally spectacular restaurant. It's sensually beautiful,a coffee table book that manages to blend science with cuisine, with colorful pictures of Adria's spare,Zen-like meals.
Ferran Adria takes food to its basic elements, be it pine nut marshmallows,or "ice cream" made from savory ingredients. Each meal is pared down. But it's certainly not spartan-if you consider the cooking equipment,ingredients,time and preparation. This is NOT a cookbook for anyone on a budget or without the fancy tools. How many people have dry ice on hand for cooking? It is,however,a delight for the eyes and one can learn some food science.
"Day at elBulli" begins with the early morning preparations, gathering the ingredients (there are sumptuous pictures of Adria on the beach getting seaweed),and finishes with turning out the lights at 2 in the morning. There's the history of the restaurant, Adria's complex recipes,people enjoying the food. It's a book worth feasting on!
great gift November 25, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
purchased the book as a gift for my son who is a chef he was very excited when he unwrapped the gift he tells me the book is excellent
Sumptious - Like Being There November 25, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a must have if you are fan of a chef who many consider to be one of the greatest if not the greatest chef in the world. While it is virtually impossible to get a table at Ferran's restaurant, El Bulli, in Spain, I was fortunate enough through pure luck to score a seat. It exceeded my wildest expectations. But the thing about great food is that it difficult to capture the tastes, flavors and smells so that you can re-live the magic. "A Day at El Bulli" is the closest thing I have found to allowing me to re-live the world class dining experience and the wondrous food that Ferran creates in his laboratory / kitchen. Simply the best and should be top of the reading list for the truly passionate foodie.
A fly on the wall November 12, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I just purchased this book yesterday- thrilled to find a Ferran Adria book under $50 and was up till 2am devouring it- not only does it have quite a few of Ferran's recipe's it also gives one great insight into his psyche and the whole operation at elBulli. The many photo's transport you into the midst of this world famous restaurant witnessing the meticulous preparation of the food and the anticipation and delight of the patrons- it's truly a feast for the eyes and it has made me even more determined to secure a reservation at this temple of gastronomic delights
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