Anthony Bourdain July 3rd 2006 Episode

[Dignan]

If you have a season pass for No Reservations check and make sure it picks up the special episode on July 3rd for Anthony Bourdain: Decoding Ferran Adria, famous Spanish chef.

[efilippi]

Anthony's most recent book mentions that he was unable to sell this episode/concept so he and his crew did it on their own and then shopped it around. I understand why there was a reluctance to air it. I found it terribly annoying, frankly. Bourdain just kept saying, over and over, how great the chef was, how revolutionary he is, and how surprising and tasty the food is. Watching a guy eat, widen his eyes, and gush over the food, gets old quickly. "The pea puree tastes exactly like fresh peas!" "The cherry wrapped in pig fat is just an exquisite melding of flavors, what a surprise!" "Oh, I asperated the carrot foam, what a shock!"

Anyway, some people probably enjoyed it. Any idea how much dinner costs at this place, el bulli? Fifty chefs for fifty guests sure sounds pricey to me.

[jsmeeker]

If you have a season pass for No Reservations check and make sure it picks up the special episode on July 3rd for Anthony Bourdain: Decoding Ferran Adria, famous Spanish chef.


I wish I had seen this thread earlier. My TiVo missed it since it wasn't a "normal" episode of "No Reservations". I'm totally bummed that I missed this. Checking the guide data for Travel Channel shows no re-airing in the immediate future. :(


Some more details can be found in this thread at eGullet

http://forums.egullet.org/index.php?showtopic=88797


Cost is said to be 165-170 Euros.

[Dignan]

I thought it was interesting, from a foodie standpoint. I had read about the restaurant and I was fascinated by the courses they presented. It was just Tony eating for the most part, but I liked seeing the innovation.

The place is only open for half the year and reservations are booked a year in advance. The day they start taking them they are sold out, 300k requests for 8k seats. I've been trying to find the prices/menu online but haven't found it yet.

Jeff, I just checked and there is a torrent up already, search for Decoding Ferran Adria.

Edit: Thanks for the link, I'm reading it now.