PublishedSimon & Schuster, May 2011 |
ISBN9780857202147 |
FormatSoftcover, 304 pages |
Dimensions23.4cm × 15.3cm |
What goes on behind the scenes at elBulli? Granted more access to Ferran Adria and the elBulli kitchen than any other writer in the restaurant's history, Abend follows thirty-five young men and women as they struggle to master the cutting-edge techniques, grueling hours, furious creativity, and interpersonal tensions that come with working at this celebrated institution.
Her narrative captures a great cast, including a young Korean cook who camps on the doorstep of elBulli until he is allowed to work in the kitchen; an ambitious chef from one of Switzerland's top restaurants struggling to create his own artistic vision of cuisine and an American couple whose relationship may not withstand the unique pressures of the restaurant.
