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A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià

By Renée Suen
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These parmesan “marshmallows” are actually made of gelatine and olive oil (Image: Renée Suen)
Parmesan marshmallow (2009): the spongy loose milk-based “marshmallow” is actually made of gelatine and olive oil, set and cut into cubes before being rolled in parmesan cheese and dusted with nutmeg.

If imitation is the greatest form of flattery, then Ferran Adrià—chef and co-owner of the now shuttered El Bulli, a restaurant on Catalonia’s Costa Brava that reigned as the World’s Best for many years—must be feeling the love right now. Since his landmark restaurant closed this summer, a number of chefs have been conducting various tributes, including Matt Kantor of Little Kitchen and Secret Pickle Supper Club, who hosted a three-night El Bulli-based menu at The Cookbook Store. The El Bulli Imitació menu came in at an impressive 22-courses—including snacks, tapas, main plates, desserts and “morphs” —spanning over two decades of the restaurant’s history. The four-and-a-half-hour affair was also the maiden voyage of The Cookbook Store’s brand new kitchen studio, a 29-year dream of store manager Alison Fryer (it also doubles as a showroom for home renovation outfit Rosemill Development Inc., which built the kitchen). Kantor told us he hoped to inspire diners to think of ordinary foods in a new light. “It was fun, tiring and frustrating, but worth it,” he said. “I wanted everything to be perfect. I think we did a pretty good job.” After the jump, our slideshow with pictures of each dish and some of the machines behind them, along with a few shots of the appreciative crowd.

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A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
These parmesan “marshmallows” are actually made of gelatine and olive oil (Image: Renée Suen)
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià
A visual tour of El Bulli Imitació, Matt Kantor’s epic 22-course homage to Ferran Adrià

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