{"product_id":"the-sorcerers-apprentices-lisa-abend-9781451626629","title":"The Sorcerer's Apprentices: A Season in the Kitchen at Ferran Adrià's Elbulli","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow in paperback--\u003ci\u003eKitchen Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eHeat \u003c\/i\u003ein the first behind-the-scenes portrait of the world's most influential restaurant and the aspiring culinary geniuses who toiled to make it so exceptional. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWHAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES AT ELBULLI? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Elected best restaurant in the world by \u003ci\u003eRestaurant \u003c\/i\u003emagazine an unprecedented five times, elBulli is where chef Ferran Adrià's remarkable cuisine comes to life--with dragon cocktails that make the drinker breathe smoke and caviar made from tiny spheres of olive oil. elBulli is also the object of culinary pilgrimage--millions clamor every year for a reservation at one of its tables. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Yet few people know that, behind each of the thirty or more courses that make up a meal at elBulli, a small army of stagiaires--apprentice chefs--labor at the precise, exhausting work of executing Adrià's astonishing vision. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Sorcerer's Apprentices: A Season in the Kitchen at Ferran Adrià's elBulli, \u003c\/i\u003eLisa Abend explores the remarkable system that Adrià uses to run his restaurant and, in the process, train the next generation of culinary stars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Today, food has become the focus of unprecedented attention, and \u003ci\u003eThe Sorcerer's Apprentices \u003c\/i\u003e explores the strange evolution--in less than two decades--of a once-maligned profession into a source of celebrity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lisa Abend\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1451626622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451626629\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Atria Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e IACP Crystal Whisk Award - Finalist","brand":"Lisa Abend","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994225443071,"sku":"9781451626629","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_26476d55-4fdc-48e3-97e2-c7ad2ad05a0e.jpg?v=1683328872","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-sorcerers-apprentices-lisa-abend-9781451626629","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}