The halcyon days of trout egg tempura, lambs brains with sea urchins and sea grapes, popcorn clouds and chocolate sablet with verveine and hazelnut are over after world famous chef Ferran Adriá has decided to close El Bulli restaurant for good.
El Bulli, voted the best on the planet on several occasions, is only open from June to December each year and already has 3,000 people on the waiting list for next summer. But it will be the last.
Chef Ferran Adriá had already decided to close the restaurant for two years but then changed his mind and took the decision to close for good.
Despite charging over €200 per head for a meal at the establishment, the restaurant was not making any money. In fact, it was losing around €500,000 and this, combined with the constant pressure of having to conjure up new dishes all the time, has led Ferran Adriá to close the place for good.
Ferran Adriá intends to concentrate on running an academy for advanced cuisine.