Back in 2006, before his highly-publicised bust-up with the Food Network, my favourite cook-scribbler Anthony Bourdain worked with the communications organisation on a TV production resulting in the multi-media publication Decoding Ferran Adrià. The other day I came across this ten-minute clip on YouTube, edited and uploaded by skinnylatte, aka. Adrianna, from Singapore. If you haven't already seen it, watch it (a) to learn something about Adrià, (b) to learn even more about Bourdain, (c) for the sheer delight of experiencing a soupçon of El Bulli.
Just bear in mind before you start that the name Anthony Bourdain is usually associated with such biting adjectives as "acerbic", "cynical" and "belligerent"... and that "lost for words" is not a phrase normally applied to one of the culinary world's most outspoken representatives. Note the difference between the poetic eloquence of Bourdain's post-production voice-over and his real-time struggle to find adequate words to describe his journey through The El Bulli Experience. Pull out a handkerchief and enjoy!
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Brilliant vid.
What surprised me the most, was to see AB actually cleaned up in a clean, starched shirt.
Love the work.
Even when Bourdain is speechless you are in no doubt what he is thinking.
I rate the bloke !
The best vid I've seen of the El Bulli experience. Even the hardboiled Bourdain is gushing with love. It IS magic. Now get those snowballs on the menu Brooks!
hey there trust all well down south. rearrange following words into a phrase:
arzak. at. ate. last. amazing. week. I.
Isn't it just such a fascinating video? It takes something to make AB speechless. Maybe dinner at Arzak would do the trick, but I'm not sure.
Another interesting video on youtube might be of interest too...
an hour or so of Mr Adria talking to those folks a google
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTuSZHO3GU8
Gosh, thanks for sharing that!
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