Blog Introduction

Ferran Adria. Never heard of him? Don't worry, you probably aren't alone here. Let me give you a little intro to who this person is: Ferran Adria is a chef. But he is no ordinary chef running the kitchen at your local Applebees. He ran what was probably the highest regarded restaurant in the world called el Bulli.

Never heard of that either? Again, not alone. Outside of the foodie realm, it is just some high-fallootin', ridiculously priced diner that had slow service. Well, some might say that....

But to me, Ferran Adria is a culinary genius. He is a mad scientist of food. He is an artist, like some of his fellow countrymen, who has redefined the world in which he paints.

So what does he have to do with me and this blog? Ferran: a highly trained, successful, and world-renowned chef extraordinaire. Me: untrained, law student, unknown kitchen cook who is highly acclaimed by his wife and 4 year old son. Can't you see the parallels?

Then enters a book: "The Family Meal". This is not a cookbook containing recipes from el Bulli. Well, at least not the recipes that the patrons who paid $500 for a 6 hour meal. No, these are the recipes that the chefs made for themselves and the other staff. This is what the cooks eat. Each meal consists of three courses: first course, entre, and a dessert. Each recipes comes with detailed instructions and pictures.

Now time for the rip-off admission. This is not a new concept, to take a cookbook, attempt every recipe therein, and write a blog about it. Yes, call it a rehash (many times over). I promise you absolutely nothing original or cheeky about this blog; I'm not that clever. However, this is merely documentation of a process that I want to follow through on to completion. What that means is that every Sunday for the next 33 weeks (or 31 as I have already completed the first two meals), I will make the three recipes per meal given in the book. I will go in order and will stick as closely to the recipe as possible. I will probably include some benign insights as I progress through the book, but I will try to keep those to a minimum.

So here goes nothing. Recipes will be followed, food will be eaten, critiques will be given, and blogs will be posted.

Time to get cooking.