I don’t read books regularly, because I’m always writing them. I’ve written 30 books, thousands of pages. Ferran Adria Read Quote
Friends are really important, especially when you’ve had the successes that I’ve had. I’ve gone really far in my career, so they’re the ones that keep you humble, keep your feet on the ground. Ferran Adria Read Quote
I wanted to take nouvelle cuisine further, to the point where we were breaking down the essence of taste and sensation, reconfiguring food as a series of really intense hits on the tongue. Ferran Adria Read Quote
Everywhere the sky is blue. There are a multitude of cuisines and dishes. I think of them as the languages and dialects of food. Ferran Adria Read Quote
If I were a customer, and I was given a dish with peppers, I would hate it. I also don’t like blood sausage. Ferran Adria Read Quote
We never have business meals at El Bulli. If it’s about business, you’re probably not paying much attention to the food. Ferran Adria Read Quote
It’s very hard to be an innovator at the highest level in any discipline. For some chefs it’s merely about combining ingredients, but that’s something you can do with your eyes closed. Ferran Adria Read Quote
I cook more theoretically than I do practically. My job is creative, and in the kitchen, the biggest part of my creativity is theoretical. Ferran Adria Read Quote
I was 18 when I first started working at a restaurant. I was a dishwasher. I only got the job because I wanted to go to Ibiza for vacation, and washing dishes was the only job I could find. Ferran Adria Read Quote
