SPAIN - HEAVEN'S KITCHEN.

FERRAN ADRIA - EL BULLI RESTAURANT.

It’s now official, Spain has overtaken France as it now has four of its restaurants in the Worlds Top Ten with Ferran Adria’s El Bulli restaurant above Barcelona being voted for the fourth year in a row,top.Ferran Adria,known as the king of avante-garde is now established at the pinnacle of haute cuisine. The restaurant is open for only six months of the year as he is closed for the other six months to perfect his skills, experts have compared his cooking to the innovation of Picasso ! The latest concoctions are Parmesan cheese shaped like spaghetti and Carrots served like foam;former apprentice and friend Heston Blumenthal at the Fat duck in Bray,England is famous for his Snail Porridge and is second on the list.But it is the trio of other Spanish restaurants that are keeping the heat on Adria; “El Cellar de Can Roca” in Catalonia which is run by three brothers “ Mugaritz ”run by another Adria protégé,Andoni Luis Aduriz and “ Arzak ”in the Basque region is run by a Father and Daughter ! Down here in Andalucia over the last few years many exciting new restaurants have opened and only last week Jean Christophe Novelli opened his restaurant at the Hotel Lorcrimar in Puerta Banus and James Hewitt has also opened a Polo Lounge/Club/Restaurant on the Golden Mile in Marbella at which Vidal was playing last night!