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and dust out of wine or beer, the Spanish used a Bulli, we had experienced the wizardry of Iberian
sliceofbreadtocover(tapar)theirglass.Along-for- food for nearly a month. El Bulli held the No. 1 spot
gotten Spaniard thought that the bread might be ontheworld's50BestRestaurantslistarecordfive
tastier if it had a slice of ham or cheese on it. That times. It was arguably the most innovative kitchen
once simple slice a bread evolved into a distinctive ontheplanet.SinceElBulliclosedin2011,chefFer-
cuisine now inseparable from the country's culi- ran Adrià created the El Bulli Foundation and is col-
nary identity and renown. laborating with many of the world's top chefs to
Which brings us back to the beginning of our exploreandcreatemagicalnewdiningexperiences.
story. A journey to the once hottest dining ticket in the
world would be a fitting cap to our Spanish culinary
By the time we decided to make a pilgrimage to
adventures.
the most famous former restaurant in the world, El

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