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World's most popular chef says, 'I fancy a McDonald's'
El Bulli verdict: Nobody can make a better burger for that price
By Martin Hickman, Consumer Affairs Correspondent
Wednesday, 5 November 2008
His 35-course menu is so dazzling that two million people try to book his restaurant each year, 400 for every table, and even some food critics claim it has changed their lives forever. But Ferran Adria, the Spanish chef behind El Bulli, has revealed that he actually wants to eat at McDonald's.
In an interview with The Independent, Adria said it had been a long time since he had visited the burger giant, which has been attacked over its approach to animals, the environment and health and castigated by many as a symbol of US culinary imperialism. "But I want to go back," he added.
Adria – whose restaurant has been named the world's best for three years running by Restaurant magazine – said he did not think he could make a better hamburger for the money. He said he would like to visit McDonald's to "discover" its cooking.
As the head chef of El Bulli, in Girona, northern Spain, Adria creates scientifically-developed dishes such as menthol watermelon and hibiscus paper with blackcurrant and eucalyptus. A meal at El Bulli is a five-hour extravaganza, from which diners are sometimes forced to take a break after experiencing sensory overload.
In London to promote his new book, A Day at El Bulli, Adria said people's diet could be improved through education, and he praised Jamie Oliver for doing more than any other chef to publicise the benefits of healthy eating.
But he added: "I don't think people should come and say, 'McDonald's isn't good', if you don't give me an alternative; what is the alternative, for the same price? It's like saying everybody should be driving an Aston Martin or Rolls-Royce; most people don't drive them. Cars have the price they have.
"About five or 10 years ago, the mobile phone didn't exist and people could live without it. With the price you pay for a phone, you could be eating fresh fish every day. [But] if you ask most children would they rather have a phone or eat fresh fish, they are going to say 'a phone'."
Indicating that he was concerned that McDonald's would use his comments for marketing, Adria nonetheless suggested said that if the fast-food giant hired 10 of the world's top chefs they would not be able to make a better burger – for the price.
"Maybe... they could increase the price and make a hamburger of the best quality with fresh meat. And people would have the option to eat it – but it's going to cost three times as much," he said. "I've only been [to McDonald's] three times in my entire life, now it's ages since I went there. But I want to go back."
Adria, who closes El Bulli from January to May to develop new dishes, says most tastes and flavours have yet to be discovered.
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cool...
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True Adonis you suck. Now I have a craving for a couple Big Macs. Damnit, I was doing so well on my diet too.
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I have to agree. The $1 double cheeseburger is such a good deal. People who don't like McDonald's should be put in camps.
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Bump for the morons who think McDonald`s isn`t considered cuisine. hahaha
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Bump for the morons who think McDonald`s isn`t considered cuisine. hahaha
Well it is a comestible, and I suppose will sustain life of a fashion, but really TA, with all the better alternatives, why would you? ???
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35 course?
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I went to mcdonalds yesterday
I ate a double bigmac trio, with 2 quarter pounder and 10 mcnuggets
it was awesome. See you next month Mcd 8)
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I went to mcdonalds yesterday
I ate a double bigmac trio, with 2 quarter pounder and 10 mcnuggets
it was awesome. See you next month Mcd 8)
You love your maccas huh ;D
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You love your maccas huh ;D
I love Mcd !!!
I make sure I only go there once a month or I get crazy and start eating there every day and eventually 2 times a day and then I become a fat whale
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I love Mcd !!!
I make sure I only go there once a month or I get crazy and start eating there every day and eventually 2 times a day and then I become a fat whale
haha I remember you saying you were at mcds every day during your last bulk :-X
I only like the nuggets and quarter pounders
I could have like 10 nuggets and two quarter pounders :-X at one sitting
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World's most popular chef says, 'I fancy a McDonald's'
El Bulli verdict: Nobody can make a better burger for that price
By Martin Hickman, Consumer Affairs Correspondent
Wednesday, 5 November 2008
His 35-course menu is so dazzling that two million people try to book his restaurant each year, 400 for every table, and even some food critics claim it has changed their lives forever. But Ferran Adria, the Spanish chef behind El Bulli, has revealed that he actually wants to eat at McDonald's.
In an interview with The Independent, Adria said it had been a long time since he had visited the burger giant, which has been attacked over its approach to animals, the environment and health and castigated by many as a symbol of US culinary imperialism. "But I want to go back," he added.
Adria – whose restaurant has been named the world's best for three years running by Restaurant magazine – said he did not think he could make a better hamburger for the money. He said he would like to visit McDonald's to "discover" its cooking.
As the head chef of El Bulli, in Girona, northern Spain, Adria creates scientifically-developed dishes such as menthol watermelon and hibiscus paper with blackcurrant and eucalyptus. A meal at El Bulli is a five-hour extravaganza, from which diners are sometimes forced to take a break after experiencing sensory overload.
In London to promote his new book, A Day at El Bulli, Adria said people's diet could be improved through education, and he praised Jamie Oliver for doing more than any other chef to publicise the benefits of healthy eating.
But he added: "I don't think people should come and say, 'McDonald's isn't good', if you don't give me an alternative; what is the alternative, for the same price? It's like saying everybody should be driving an Aston Martin or Rolls-Royce; most people don't drive them. Cars have the price they have.
"About five or 10 years ago, the mobile phone didn't exist and people could live without it. With the price you pay for a phone, you could be eating fresh fish every day. [But] if you ask most children would they rather have a phone or eat fresh fish, they are going to say 'a phone'."
Indicating that he was concerned that McDonald's would use his comments for marketing, Adria nonetheless suggested said that if the fast-food giant hired 10 of the world's top chefs they would not be able to make a better burger – for the price.
"Maybe... they could increase the price and make a hamburger of the best quality with fresh meat. And people would have the option to eat it – but it's going to cost three times as much," he said. "I've only been [to McDonald's] three times in my entire life, now it's ages since I went there. But I want to go back."
Adria, who closes El Bulli from January to May to develop new dishes, says most tastes and flavours have yet to be discovered.
Oh..Thank god you posted this! I was about to stop eating McDonalds .. ::) ::)
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You know what I like about this thread? The chef gave his honest opinion without regard for what people would think of it. He said they make a great burger for the money.
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Few things are better than a big mac.
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me still likes the burger king better
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thats because your father works at burgerking.
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thats because your father works at burgerking.
Hahahaha, that would have been so awesome, free whoppers all day long! :D
And them brownies with ice cream.
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I like the Wendy's $.99 double stack!
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Bump for the morons who think McDonald`s isn`t considered cuisine. hahaha
dude i eat whatever the hell i want to, but mcdonalds is grosse as shit.
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Wendy's > McD's
Wendy's makes my favourite burger
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dude i eat whatever the hell i want to, but mcdonalds is grosse as shit.
TAKE BACK THOSE WORDS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >:( >:( >:(
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TAKE BACK THOSE WORDS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! >:( >:( >:(
McDonalds is the WORST most HORRIBLE fast food restaurant in this history of fast food !!!
;D
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McDonalds is the WORST most HORRIBLE fast food restaurant in this history of fast food !!!
;D
No way, man. Take the bun off a double cheeseburger, load it with as many french fries as you can, put the bun back on and scarf that shit down. Delicious. I avoided McDick's for years just because it made me feel so terrible, but I've probably eaten there a dozen times in the past year. Every time it tastes absolutely fabulous, I must admit. It's just the trans fat that I don't care for, as well as the ultra high sodium. I can take the other hits. My diet is clean enough.
Whenever I eat there though, I always take a shower afterward. Makes me feel greasy as hell. Usually only eat it after the gym whenever I get an insatiable urge to cheat, or if I have no time/energy to prepare meals. I'm the only one at my house that cooks and cleans. My bro and roommate don't do much. GF cooks hella but sometimes I just prefer my own cooking over anyone else's. The best meal is usually the one you cook yourself.
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nobody beats carls jr !!!!!!!!!! 8)
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nobody beats carls jr !!!!!!!!!! 8)
I live in Canada, bra. We have nothing of the sort. We have like... an Arby's, but it's on the mainland. When I went to the States I ate there for a week straight and thought it was a God sent. Everyone there didn't give two shits. I wish we had more burger joints up here. :(
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dude i eat whatever the hell i want to, but mcdonalds is grosse as shit.
that's probably because your face explodes with even more acne after you eat there, if it's humanly possible to fit more zits on your face.
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Bump for the morons who think McDonald`s isn`t considered cuisine. hahaha
I'm heading there right now...
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what has this got to do with that naked med in thongs sport we all love to hate ?
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I live in Canada, bra. We have nothing of the sort. We have like... an Arby's, but it's on the mainland. When I went to the States I ate there for a week straight and thought it was a God sent. Everyone there didn't give two shits. I wish we had more burger joints up here. :(
Yeah the restaurant scene in America is so much different than here. Even the grocery stores have more to choose from for junk food and stuff. I've yet to see a Carl's JR., Hardees, White Castle in Canada but there might be some in a different province.
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we have this place here, check it out. :D
www.cheeburger.com
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How about this place:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v324/avesher/grill.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v324/avesher/grill2.jpg)
(http://www.heartattackgrill.com/menu.jpg)
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we have this place here, check it out. :D
www.cheeburger.com
that sounds fucking painful dude
a bipass burger
I'd never fucking eat there, sounds terrible :-X
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Bump for the morons who think McDonald`s isn`t considered cuisine. hahaha
it's not cuisine and you're probably a poor moron who can't afford anywhere cuisine
poor fag
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it's not cuisine and you're probably a poor moron who can't afford anywhere cuisine
poor fag
He's a food connoiseur... in his own mind anyway. ::)
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I love Mcd !!!
X2
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Ferran is very good marchant also. Maybe Macdnald paid alot.
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mcdonalds >>>>>>>>>> all
i try to stay away from it though. 2x meat qp is my favourite.
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iS THERE A REVIEW ON THIS THING CALLED, "BIG MAC"
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Obviously the concept of Molecular Gastronomy is lost on most of you. Cheftim knows.
Great book by Herve' This.
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Burger King's steakhouse burger is waaaaaaayy better than anything at McDonalds
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Burger King's steakhouse burger is waaaaaaayy better than anything at McDonalds
Did you try one? They're focking awesome! Especially the double burgers!
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I fuckin love fast food :P :P :P
you'll love this place then. :o
www.cheeburger.com
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Burger King's tender crisp is good eatin' 8)
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I fuckin love fast food :P :P :P
Yes fast food is the shit :D, but burger king is much better than mcdonalds, even though I gotta give it up for mcdonalds cause I don't know what I would do without a big mac and fries atleast once a month. But the burger quality is much better at burger king and hardees. But nothing beats taco bell, hell 5 bucks fills me the fuck up, to get full anywhere else cost me like 10 or 12, but not taco bell ;D
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Burger King's steakhouse burger is waaaaaaayy better than anything at McDonalds
is it a steak ? or a mince beef paty ?
how is it different from their regular burgers?
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is it a steak ? or a mince beef paty ?
how is it different from their regular burgers?
normal beef, but with crispy onions, steak sauce, and bacon as far as I can recall. :P
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just sounds like a whopper :)