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An invitation to know a fraction of a great mind.

Ferran story is remarkable, not a lot of people can navigate in the unknown and dominate it consistently.

Really liked how creativity can be broken down and explained.

If this were a true Ferran book, I could not imagined how it would be.

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recasting needed

I'm sure that Don Hagen is one of the best in his field so this criticism is not pointed at him, but in order to maintain the high standard of the contents of the book, whoever casted the narrator should have chosen someone who does speak at least some Spanish. Mr.Hagen has even hard time with Chef Ferran's name.
Maybe just 2 hours of Spanish practise with a native tongue assistant could have highly improved the overall performance.

Great book though, but at times painful to listen

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  • john peter whelan
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Bravo Bulli

What made the experience of listening to Ferran the most enjoyable?

A great account of what made Ferran the chef he is today, revealing the evolution of the cooking that became the legendary cuisine of el Bulli.

How did the narrator detract from the book?

The narrator is the worst thing about this book. He is dry and without emotion, like the most boring history teacher you had at school. I had to struggle through the first hour until I became accustomed to his parched uttering.

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