I never cook at home. After 15 hours at work, I don't have much of a desire to cook at home. I do eat at home, but it's always something simple. Raw nuts. Almonds, hazelnuts, pine nuts--these are marvelous products. I am, however, the type that likes to go out to eat a lot. I never tire of it.
Ferran AdriaIf you go off the edge, it's not cooking anymore, so you have to push it to the limit... What are the limits?
Ferran AdriaYou cannot get an influence from the cuisine of a country if you don't understand it. You've got to study it.
Ferran AdriaEverywhere the sky is blue. There are a multitude of cuisines and dishes. I think of them as the languages and dialects of food.
Ferran AdriaThe avant-garde has always existed throughout the history of mankind. The good things from the avant-garde last and eventually, after many years, become tradition and people forget they were ever part of the avant-garde. The kitchen is a living discipline, always evolving, and there will always be cutting edge things that over the years, ends up being part of tradition.
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