A Day at elBulli - An Insight into the Ideas, Methods and Creativity of Ferran Adria by Adria, Ferran; Soler, Julia & Adria, Albert - 2008

London: Phaidon Press Ltd, 2008. First edition. Very well illustrated, large thick quarto, pp 528, a very good copy in a dustwrapper showing the very slightest signs of use, complete with the yellow wrap-around slip. Very heavy - extra postage will be required. [An exclusive look behind the scenes at elBulli, reputedly the best restaurant in the world, and into the mind of Ferran Adrià, the most creative chef working today. Though now closed it was notoriously difficult to get a table, but for the first time this book opens the doors of the restaurant to everyone and documents hour-by-hour the painstaking preparations that take place every day. Illustrated with over 1,200 colour photographs, the book includes insights into the history of elBulli and into the life of Ferran Adrià, as well as recipes and diagrams that reveal the creative secrets behind the spectacular dishes. It provides a fascinating insight into the magical and rare experience of eating at elBulli.]. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good.