He is driven to help people experience the world through fresh eyes, a fresh palate...to break through our cynicism, our safe, jaded existence and be in a moment, an Innocent. To experience something in a new way, even if it is a thing as familiar as a pea. Or why Ferrán Adrià is more than just a foamy Spanish gimmick.
Posted on July 19, 2006
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