el Bulli

header — Whilst many will not know the name of Juli Soler; he was more instrumental to shaping the gastronomic future than many had done in the past, or likely to in the future. Whilst most of his life, pre-El Bulli, would not indicate what Adria & Soler went on to create, […]

Juli Soler 1949 – 2015

6 Jul, 2015 in Culinary life observations tagged el Bulli / Michelin by chefhermes

panna cotta & strawberry cloud — This time last week Glynn Purnell did a dish on Saturday Kitchen which involved a fennel cloud, and jokingly said that lots of chefs would now be doing it. The truth is, as I tweeted about edible clouds: No, some of us won’t be doing clouds. As we were doing […]

Recipe ~ Edible clouds

4 Apr, 2015 in Recipes tagged el Bulli / Ferran Adria / Glynn Purnell / Michelin / Saturday Kitchen by chefhermes

header — Late last night I received a call to arms, a mass text concerning the talented chef Anthony Flinn. Prior to opening his eponymous restaurant in Leeds, in March 2004, Mr Flinn was more widely known for being one of the first English chefs to have worked at el Bulli. In […]

Anthony Flinn, get well soon.

20 Dec, 2013 in Culinary life observations tagged el Bulli / Great British Menu / Michelin / TV chefs by chefhermes

opinion — Earlier this week I posted on the social media about the terrible menu writing that chefs seem to impose on their customers. Whilst there are various ways to describe your dishes chefs, maybe you should just leave the actual writing of them to somebody who has a decent comprehension of […]

Chefs & menu writing – a simple guide.

10 Mar, 2013 in Culinary life observations tagged el Bulli / Fat Duck / Gidleigh Park / Le Champignon Sauvage / Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons / Marco Pierre White / Menus / Michelin / Pierre Koffmann / Twitter by chefhermes

opinion — So it’s that time of year again & the Worlds 50 Best Restaurant list has been release. After starting the day watching tweets of the many being over hyped because they were having breakfast with Ferran Adria amongst others. The former 3Michelin starred chef & record winner of the […]

Worlds 50 Best, The culinary version of Eurovision.

1 May, 2012 in Culinary life observations tagged 50 Best restaurants / el Bulli / Ferran Adria / foodporn / Heston Blumenthal / Joanna Blythman / Michelin / Noma by chefhermes

PSS - Street sign — Many moons ago, the news broke that Jason Atherton was leaving Maze and the apparent safety of the Gordon Ramsay empire. A few questioned the decision at the time, but it was an itch that Mr Atherton had been yearning to scratch for a number of years. His first eatery […]

Cheaper Eats: Pollen Street Social, Jason Atherton

17 Oct, 2011 in Culinary life observations tagged el Bulli / Gordon Ramsay / Jason Atherton / London / Maze / Michelin / Pollen street social by chefhermes

FA - Header 4 — Saturday 30th July will go down in culinary history, ordinarily just a weekend in mid summer. But this Saturday was different. It was the final ever service at the iconic gastronomic destination, El Bulli. For over 20+ years Ferran Adria has presided over the stoves at the foodie Mecca, initiating […]

el Bulli, the legacy & the after effects

31 Jul, 2011 in Culinary life observations tagged 50 Best restaurants / el Bulli / Ferran Adria / Jason Atherton / Michelin by chefhermes

header — The idea for this post was born out of a tweet that blogger Chris Pople (of Cheese n Biscuits blog fame) tweeted last week. It was shortly after the release of the 50 Best restaurant list & although I’m not entirely sure what prompted it, seemed like a good idea. […]

The ’50 Best Restaurants’ via Google Maps

25 Apr, 2011 in Culinary life observations tagged 50 Best restaurants / Cheese n Biscuits blog / Chris Pople / el Bulli / Google Maps / Noma / The Restaurant Magazine / Twitter by chefhermes

header — Well, here it is, our 100th post on the Chef Hermes blog. After spotting a niche in the blogosphere on the 21st February 2010 the first post emerged. To say that month’s figures were disappointing is a mild understatement, at the end of the month the blog had just 30 […]

Our Review of 2010 & the landmark 100th post.

12 Jan, 2011 in Culinary life observations tagged AA Rosettes / Blumenthal / Bohemia / Charlie Trotter / Dark Chocolate / Desserts / Duncan Bannatyne / el Bulli / Facebook / Fat Duck / Ferran Adria / Gastro pub / Great British Menu / Heston / Iced parfait / Iron Chef / Jason Atherton / Jay Rayner / Jersey / Le Manoir aux Quat Saisons / Limewood / Liquid Nitrogen / Marco Pierre White / Mark Sargeant / Martin Blunos / Michelin / MPW / Rosettes / Roux / Seasonal produce / Tom Aikens / Twitter / Wild Mushrooms by chefhermes