~ Conversation Portrait by Flash Rosenberg ~ Artist-in-Residence, LIVE from the New York Public Library ~ ideas drawn as they are discussed in real time ~ Ferran Adria in conversation with Harold McGee and Cory Kummer October 10, 2008 introduced by: Paul Holdengräber and Bill Buford direction and live drawing: Flash Rosenberg video editor: Sarah Lohman flashrosenberg@gmail.com flashrosenberg.com —————————— This animation, drawn in real-time, shows a summary of the ideas discussed at the NY Public Library on October 10, 2008. —————————— No one can get into elBulli, Ferran Adriàs restaurant on the northeast coast of Spain. Every year, the restaurant receives over two million requests for only 8000 seats during the six months it is open. For the other six months, Adrià, the Salvador Dali of the Kitchen,” travels, dreams, and creates at his “food laboratory”called elBulli Taller, in Barcelona. His team includes a chemist and an industrial designer to fashion plates and serving utensils to go with the food. For mortals who wont be making the trip soon, Adrià has published “A Day at elBulli: An Insight into the Ideas, Methods and Creativity of Ferran Adria.” It shows a full working day from dawn until wee hours when the last late-night guests leave, using photographs, menus, recipes and diagrams that reveal the restaurants preparations, food philosophy, and surroundings. Ferran Adrià is joined by Corby Kummer, the author of “The Pleasures …