Rotten
For those of us who don't have an deep interest in freeze-drying, 'El Bulli' is astonishingly, sub-'Masterchef' dull.
Tom Huddleston, Time Out
El Bulli: Cooking in Progress
2011 · 1h 48m · Unrated
Documentary
Directed by
Gereon Wetzel
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El Bulli: Cooking in Progress
Overview
For six months of the year, renowned Spanish chef Ferran Adria closes his restaurant El Bulli -- repeatedly voted the world's best -- and works with his culinary team to prepare the menu for the next season. An elegant, detailed study of food as avant-garde art, EL BULLI: COOKING IN PROGRESS is a rare inside look at some of the world's most innovative and exciting cooking; as Adria himself puts it, "the more bewilderment, the better!"
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60%
Tomatometer
Fresh
You leave "Cooking in Progress" with respect for a man who followed his vision, and with fascination at the idea of food as artistic expression.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Fresh
If you're passionate (and open-minded) about food, you'll be fascinated.
Walter V. Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
If your idea of fine dining is pumpkin meringue sandwiches, bone marrow tartare with oysters, tea shrimp with caviar anemones, and ice vinaigrette with tangerines and green olive, then by all means make haste to El Bulli.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
Fresh
Offers a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes at the Spanish restaurant hailed as the most influential eatery in the world.
Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times
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