Biography Ferran Adria

Brief biography. The awards and titles that he received for his merits can be listed for a very long time. But one thing remains unchanged - this great man forever turned his eyes on the high kitchen in world society. In the early years, Little Adria lived with his father, mother and younger brother in Barcelona.

There he graduated from high school and entered the university, choosing the profession of a manager. However, the young man became incredibly boring to continue his studies, and when he was 18 years old, he abandoned his studies. Having decided to earn some money to relax at Ibiza, he settled in Casteldefels in a restaurant to wash the dishes. It was in this restaurant of French cuisine that he first encountered the magic of culinary art.

The chef taught the young dishwasher the basics of cooking, and Adria realized that he fell in love. The process of creating culinary masterpieces absorbed it. And when he, having returned from Ibitsa, was looking for a job, he received an invitation from the restaurant "Fanisterra". Here Adria became an assistant to the main cook. But here he was not able to work for his pleasure, since he was forced to pay off his homeland and serve in the army.

Having loved this place, the couple decided to stay there forever, bought a piece of land and built a house. The doctor’s wife was very fond of inviting guests to the dinner in the style of barbecue in the fresh air. And so she did it well that after 7 years they became the owners of a license, which gave them the right to open a mini-golf with a cozy restaurant, which they called El Bulls.

After 2 years, a young soldier Adria Ferran, who was so loved by the owners, got into a restaurant for a monthly part -time job that he was called for a permanent job as soon as the service was over. A year and a half, the guy worked as a “chef de Party”, who is responsible for a specific direction in cooking. And suddenly the chef of this restaurant decided to leave in Alikant, where he was going to open his own institution.

So Ferran became the new head of the El Bully restaurant. Restaurant Ferran Adria worked absolutely differently. Полгода он был открыт, а другие полгода Ферран и его команда экспериментировали на кухне, считая ее своей лабораторией. As a result, every season he pleased the visitors of El Boolly with a new menu with amazing both by ear and taste dishes. Since Ferran began to look for his own path, he has made a lot of new in his kitchen.

The first span was produced when he created a culinary foam. It is worth noting that today many famous cooks use this technique. Then Ferran simply mixed flavorings and a gel -former, placed them in the apparatus with which the cream was beaten, and displaced the foam from there with nitrogen. At that time, foamed mushrooms, foamed vegetables or meat made a real revolution in gastronomy.

Adria himself believes that there is no better or worst among the products. He equally appreciates both potatoes and truffles. But it claims that any product can be given a completely new taste and texture. He pays special attention to contrasts, creating sweets and salty in one dish. In his understanding, ice cream should not be sweet, and coffee - liquid. He tries to focus in his dishes not on one thing, but in all together, so that the taste, aroma, color, shape, and texture of the dish are noticeable.

Even a simple ovary, it gives the 3D effect, preparing separately protein and yolk. In the process of cooking, Adria often uses chemical elements, various devices, which no one had previously done. For this he was called the ancestor of the molecular cuisine, although Ferran himself categorically does not accept this. He calls himself a revolutionary and provocateur in the cook region.

Interesting facts from life 1. The restaurant of this chef has been a leading position around the world for several years. He is a "honorary citizen of Barcelona" and "ambassador of Spanish culture." Also, the voice of Ferran can be heard in the Spanish version of the famous cartoon "Ratatui". His restaurant was awarded the titles "Silver Spoon" and "Golden Heart". Ferran himself, being a cook, has a doctor’s title at the Faculty of Chemistry at the University of Barcelona.

The favorite actress of the cook is Isabelle Adjani. Favorite film - "Apocalypse Today." In the year, Ferran was awarded the title "Best Cook of Decades."