Fancy a table at the best restaurant in the world? Well with a year long waiting list you may have to wait a while

So what’s so special about the restaurant that only opens for 6 months of the year? Well elBulli has won a string of awards dating back to 1990, has won Worlds Best Restaurant in 2006/2007/2008 and has 3 Michelin stars. It is already booked up for the 2008 season and quickly filling for 2009, receives 2 millions requests for 8,000 seats each year and is famous for being known as a Mecca for foodies …..Phew !

Situated on a remote beach in Northeast Spain elBulli started in 1961 as a minigolf installation then went to beach bar and finally arrived at restaurant in 1964. The three current major players are Juli Soler, Ferran Adrià and Albert Adrià. So what about the food? Well the Synthesis of elBulli quisine has this to say “The menu de dégustation is the finest expression of avant-garde cooking. The structure is alive and subject to changes”

Head chef Ferran Adrià who was awarded the best Chef de Cuisine in 1992 started out washing dishes 30 years ago and says the 30-course meal at elBulli “is a bit like a film. It has different moments in which you feel and experience different feelings. It could be shock, provocation, emotion, sense of humour. We keep the courses quite small so that you can get through all of them. It's an experience throughout all these little dishes."
Adrià’s passion for food unusually started in adulthood. He feels that because he started cooking much later in life its given him “a pragmatic approach to his profession”.(Adrià quotes from NPR)

A new book aimed at serious chefs, A Day at elBulli: An Insight Into the Ideas, Methods and Creativity of Ferran Adrià is available now.

It contains 30 of Adrià’s recipes including Samphire Tempura with Saffron and Oyster Cream, Steamed Brioche with Rose-Scented Mozzarella, and Coulant/Souffle of Granadilla with Cardamom Toffee.

Along with dishes and photographs, this book provides a real insight into the amazing world of elBulli - the world’s greatest restaurant.