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32 quotes by Ferran Adria

Ferran Adrià Born (1962-05-14) May 14, 1962 (age 52) L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain Culinary career Current restaurant(s) elBulli Ferran Adrià i Acosta (Catalan pronunciation: [fəˈran əðɾiˈa]) (born Fernando Adriá Acosta) is a Spanish chef born on May 14, 1962 in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona, Spain). He was the head chef of the elBulli restaurant in Roses on the Costa Brava and is considered one of the best chefs...
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I don't worry about the things I can't change.

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For me to go to a restaurant and eat something that is not only good, but totally new, is a double thrill. Double the enjoyment.

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I am not a multimillionaire. I don't own a yacht or a Ferrari. I live in a 60-square- metre flat. My needs are simple.

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I don't dream at night; life has given me the stuff I need to be able to dream during the day. I'm very lucky.

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When I was a teenager, my idol was the Dutch footballer Johan Cruyff. He's the only person I've ever asked for an autograph.

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Everywhere the sky is blue. There are a multitude of cuisines and dishes. I think of them as the languages and dialects of food.

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Risk is to do something that 99 percent of the time would be a failure.

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It's very hard to be an innovator at the highest level in any discipline. For some chefs it's merely about combining ingredients, but... →

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Chefs have only been able to work in restaurants, high-end cuisine. Why? Why haven't they been able to find other scenarios? For those chefs who... →

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Innovation, being avant garde, is always polemic.

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If a child plays sport early in childhood, and doesn't give it up, he will play sport for the rest of his life. And if children have a connection... →

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I can't live without activity; I can't be sedentary.

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I have a driver's licence, but the truth is that I hardly ever drive. I prefer to get around by taxi.

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