{"product_id":"sorcerers-apprentices-a-season-in-the-kitchen-at-ferran-adris-elbulli-9781451626629","title":"Sorcerer's Apprentices: A Season in the Kitchen at Ferran Adrià's Elbulli","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback--\u003ci\u003eKitchen Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eHeat \u003c\/i\u003ein the first behind-the-scenes portrait of the world's most influential restaurant and the aspiring culinary geniuses who toiled to make it so exceptional. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWHAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES AT ELBULLI? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElected best restaurant in the world by \u003ci\u003eRestaurant \u003c\/i\u003emagazine an unprecedented five times, elBulli is where chef Ferran Adri\u0026amp;agrave's remarkable cuisine comes to life--with dragon cocktails that make the drinker breathe smoke and caviar made from tiny spheres of olive oil. elBulli is also the object of culinary pilgrimage--millions clamor every year for a reservation at one of its tables. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYet few people know that, behind each of the thirtyor more courses that make up a meal at elBulli, a small army of stagiaires--apprentice chefs--labor at the precise, exhausting work of executing Adri\u0026amp;agrave's astonishing vision. In \u003ci\u003eThe Sorcerer's Apprentices: A Season in the Kitchenat Ferran Adri\u0026amp;agrave's elBulli, \u003c\/i\u003eLisa Abend explores the remarkable system that Adri uses to run his restaurant and, in the process, train the next generation of culinary stars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGranted more access to Adri\u0026amp;agrave and the elBulli kitchen than any other writer in the restaurant's history, Abend follows thirty-five young men and women as they struggle to master the cutting-edge techniques, grueling hours, furious creativity, and interpersonal tensions that come with working at this celebrated institution. Her lively narrative captures a great cast, including a young Korean cook who camps on the doorstep of elBulli until he is allowed to work in the kitchen; an ambitious chef from one of Switzerland's top restaurants struggling to create his own artistic vision of cuisine; and an American couple whose relationship may not withstand the unique pressures of the restaurant. What emerges is an irresistible tale of aspiring young talents caught, for good or ill, in the opportunity of a lifetime. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaken together, their stories form a portrait of the international team that helps make a meal at elBulli so memorable. They also reveal a Ferran Adri\u0026amp;agrave few ever see, one who is not only a genius chef and artist but also a boss, teacher, taskmaster, businessman, and sometimes- flawed human being. Today, food has become the focus of unprecedented attention, and \u003ci\u003eThe Sorcerer's Apprentices \u003c\/i\u003ealso explores the strange evolution--in less than two decades--of a once-maligned profession into a source of celebrity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451626629\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e IACP Crystal Whisk Award - Finalist","brand":"Lisa Abend","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":37882635354293,"sku":"9781451626629","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b99bd5a9-aa89-4919-898a-c0944c223216.jpg?v=1607605131","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/sorcerers-apprentices-a-season-in-the-kitchen-at-ferran-adris-elbulli-9781451626629","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}