El Bulli Tasting Menu - Family Style
This was our last family meal - on our last night of service at El Bulli this season. Penne bolognese - with three kinds of cheese - we were clearing out the walk-in - parmesan, emmental, and a very blue bleu; with rosemary roasted chicken and potatoes; and as a special treat - pinwheel plates of paper-thin jamon. At the very top of the picture, you can barely make out the bar that holds up the bull's head - the infamous carved wood bull's head in the kitchen - I think you can see the bull's chin. My family dinner table was the pass - we covered it in black fabric to protect the wood. I could almost never finish my serving of family dinner food - very generous helpings which we pre-plated if we were on dinner duty. But some of the guys would go back for thirds - sometimes fourths. The two most popular family meals were probably tied at hamburgers and egg rolls - served with sweet and sour sauce. The least favourite - cabrito - kid/baby goat. Amazing quality - trimmings from the menu's sous-vide cooked kid that seared to finish with a crispy skin. Ours was usually served up as a simple, saucy stew. Very tasty but we had it maybe twice a week. We discussed how ironic it was that most people would never even taste meat of that quality once in their lives.
Sure looks a hell of a lot more appetizing
than what they serve in the dining room.
Posted by: marcus | 02 November 2004 at 08:25
A rimshot for the gentleman please!
Marcus - so I take it you did NOT send that email for reservations? ;)
Posted by: Louisa | 02 November 2004 at 11:28
Not I! We went in 2003, June 1 to be exact. Although I would be mildly curious to try again, my wife would revolt.
Posted by: marcus | 02 November 2004 at 14:27
Marcus - sounds like you need to organise an international gastronomic Boys Night Out - with the usual suspects. ;)
Posted by: Louisa | 03 November 2004 at 11:47