4. Ferran Adria
Ferran Adria, a Spanish chef, is a necessary addition to this list. With his restaurant elBulli being crowned the finest restaurant in the world five times, Adria has been recognized as the best chef in the world numerous times. In order to create culinary encyclopedias, he closed his three Michelin star restaurant in 2011. He is also credited with developing “culinary foam,” which is utilized by chefs all over the world.
Restaurants
- elBulli (closed in 2011)
Books
- El Bulli 1983–1993 (with Juli Soler and Albert Adrià)
- El Bulli: el sabor del Mediterráneo, 1993
- Los secretos de El Bulli, 1997
- El Bulli 1994–1997 (with Juli Soler and Albert Adrià)
- Cocinar en 10 minutos con Ferran Adrià, 1998
- Celebrar el milenio con Arzak y Adrià (with Juan Mari Arzak), 1999
- El Bulli 1998–2002 (with Juli Soler and Albert Adrià), Conran Octopus, 2003
- El Bulli 2003–2004 (with Juli Soler and Albert Adrià), Ecco, 2006
- El Bulli 2005
- A Day at El Bulli 2008
- The Family Meal: Home Cooking with Ferran Adria 2011
