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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Stephen Burgen in Barcelona

‘We broke the rules:’ why chef Ferran Adrià is the subject of new TV drama

Two chefs watch as Adriá, played by Miquel Fernandez , tastes a dish
A scene from Gènesi, the TV dramatisation of the history of El Bulli. Photograph: 3Cat

Revered and reviled, during the 28 years he presided over El Bulli, a small restaurant in a remote corner of Catalonia, Ferran Adrià changed cooking for ever.

Now he is the subject of Gènesi (Genesis), a six-part TV drama screening on Catalan television with a worldwide release later in the year that recounts the story of El Bulli from the day he arrived there in 1983 as a kitchen hand with no background at all in haute cuisine.

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