A brilliant description of an unusual restaurant. It sometimes feels slightly disjointed as the author bounces back and forth between individual stories and kitchen tales, but it's still an engrossing account of avant-garde cuisine. I highlighted several of the dish ideas and plan to play with so...
Abend has an eye for detail, both in plating and personality. I liked the opening first half, but found that later chapters hinged on my sympathy for the central personality that each focused on. I found myself skipping the biogs to focus on the restaurant, Adria and the place and politics of hau...