World's Best Restaurant 2010 #2: El Bulli

Montjoi, Spain (ES)

The El Bulli site was founded in 1961 by Dr Hans Schilling, a German, and his Czech wife Marketta, who wanted a restaurant for a piece of land he had purchased. 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. In 1990 the restaurant gained its second Michelin star, and in 1997 its third
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World's Best Restaurant 2010 #2: El Bulli

Montjoi, Spain (ES)

Dining
Links: www.elbulli.com
By: neotrix

Nearby:

Censored zone

Ciudadela de Rosas

Statue of Liberty replica

Salvador Dalí House-Museum

Roman ruins of Empúries

Art

Estadi Municipal

Peralada Castle

Comments

Parabellum

@ 2011-01-30 05:50:07

Ferran Adrià, one of the world's most celebrated chefs, has unveiled plans to transform his restaurant, El Bulli, into an environmentally friendly academic research foundation dedicated to pioneering molecular gastronomy to even greater heights.

The Catalan chef announced a year ago that the three Michelin-starred establishment, crowned best in the world five times, would be closed throughout 2012 and 2013.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/8290290/El-Bulli-chefs-magic-food-academy.html

Parabellum

@ 2011-04-13 16:26:19

Last night, in the waning months of Ferran Adrià's El Bulli, Anthony Bourdain, chef José Andrés, and the crew of No Reservations documented one of Adrià's 52-course "last suppers" by photo, video, and Twitter. Bourdain proclaims, "I will never eat so well again," and "Half the dining room were in tears."

http://sanfrancisco.grubstreet.com/2011/04/bourdain_and_andrs_enjoy_52_co.html