Considered by many to be a genius, Ferrįn Adrią boasts the title of Spain's best chef and possibly one of the best in the world. Adrią was born 42 years ago in the humble Barcelona suburb of L“Hospitalet del Llobregat. Today he is called the "Culinary Alquimist" because of his innate innovation. Time magazine called him 100 most innovative people in the world.

Ferran Adrią is more than a chef: he is a culinary artist and author of new techniques such as "deconstruction". His inspirations were the geniuses of nouvelle cuisine like Michel Guirard, Alain and Jacques Maximin in France and in Spain Juan Mari Arzak.

Adrią's main laboratory is his restaurant, the famed El Bulli -- called the number one restaurant in the world -- located in Roses, Girona (map). This restaurant is distinguished with a three-star rating from Michelin and is open only 7 months out of the year, which means it is quite difficult to get a table. El Bulli's cuisine is made exclusively with products that are in season, and are created using new cooking techniques. Adrią is the creator of truly innovative tastes and textures, as well an artist at mixing savory and sweet, raw and cooked, hot and cold.

Among Adrią's "futurist" creations are paella ice cream, hot gelatins and indescribable foams, all of which must be eaten or drank in a certain way. The result is the unexpected and it is impossible to leave El Bulli without having been surprised.

Ferrįn's business partner, Juli Soler, shares in the management of El Bulli as well as other projects such as El Bulli Catering and his new quality fast food chain, Fast-Good.

He is also author of these cookbooks:

El Bulli 1983-1993 (with Juli Soler and Albert Adrią),
El Bulli: The Flavor of the Mediterranean, 1993.
The Secrets of El Bulli, 1997.
El Bulli 1994-1997 (with Juli Soler and Albert Adrią).
Cooking in Ten Minutes with Ferrįn Adrią, 1998.
Celebrating the Millenium with Arzak and Adrią (con Juan Mari Arzak), 1999.
El Bulli 1998-2002 (with Juli Soler and Albert Adrią).
El Bulli 2003-2004 (with Juli Soler and Albert Adrią).