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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Anthony Bourdain is the author of the novels Bone in the Throat and Gone Bamboo, in addition to the mega-bestseller Kitchen Confidential and A Cook's Tour. He is the host of the popular television show No Reservations.
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This DVD is an amazing glimpse of the famous Chef Ferran Adria of Spain. Bourdain was the perfect choice for this doco on such a unique chef whose philosophy of blending science with gourmet cooking is so breathtakingly fresh. Bourdain goes through a complete meal with Adria, narrating his emotions and experiences, while showing the crazy creations of new-age food. From Apple Caviar to Cotton Candy style fish corpses served on dried skin, pasta-less ravioli, to carrot foam, the dishes alone make this DVD worth getting! A must have for any foodie!
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This review is from: Decoding Ferran Adria: Hosted by Anthony Bourdain (DVD-ROM)
I am a fan of Bourdain's. I own some of his books and have purchased NO RESERVATIONS from itunes. This DVD is a 46 minute TV episode. Having to pay almost thirty dollars for this DVD is just wrong.
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This DVD helped to satisfy my curiosity about the "best restaurant in the world", at least according to a recent survey. If you are interested in
molecular gastronomy, Chef Adria is the Mr. Wizard of food science, and he and his crew seem to love their work in the state-of-the-art laboratory where they spend half of each year experimenting with new concepts. Anthony Bourdain is the perfect host to take us through the three-hour dinner that shows off the results of their research. The beginning is a little slow, but there is nothing quite like this restaurant, and this was a great way to see what all the fuss is about.
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