November 30th, 2011
Haute to Home
We shed a few tears when El Bulli announced it was closing its impossible-to-get-through doors.
But now Ferran Adrià, its chef and a molecular gastronomy pioneer, gives us a glimpse into his domestic side with his new cookbook The Family Meal: Home Cooking With Ferran Adrià. Unlike El Bulli, the food here doesn’t resemble Frank Gehry’s buildings. It’s a rather simple affair, intricately illustrated and organized into 31 three-course meals, each with its own time and portion chart. Easy peasy!
As for our dreams of El Bulli? We’ll happily consider this our consolation prize. —Anya Georgijevic
$23.10 at www.amazon.ca
If you're a huge El Bulli fan you won't want to miss El Bulli: Cooking in Progress at the Vancity Theatre playing from December 2 to December 8.
