El Bulli to close permanantly
Feb 13th, 2010, 08:31 AM
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Feb 13th, 2010, 08:40 AM
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The restaurant described in the article as a restaurant "considered by many to be the greatest in the world" is losing (along with an associated cooking workshop) a half million euros a year? Good grief.
Feb 13th, 2010, 08:55 AM
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Yes, I read this this morn but it was hinted at long ago when he talked of closing for renovations. I think he knew he created a monster with all the chefs trying to emulate him with their foam dishes.
Feb 14th, 2010, 06:22 AM
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Most gourmet restaurants in Europe are losing money. That's the reason why so many first-rank restaurants are associated with hotels: the hotels subsidize the restaurants which, in turn, attract hotel customers.
Another option for chefs to operate a restaurant profitably, is to earn money by licensing food products, starring in tv shows, writing books, consulting etc.
Another option for chefs to operate a restaurant profitably, is to earn money by licensing food products, starring in tv shows, writing books, consulting etc.
Feb 14th, 2010, 08:11 AM
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Most gourmet restaurants in Europe are losing money.
It isn't just Europe. Most gourmet restaurants everywhere have trouble making money. The fixed costs are just so high that it is tough to make a go of it. And, while the per-head cost is high, the labor costs are usually much higher, ingredients are more expensive, and you don't get the sort of volume that a casual restaurant gets.
It isn't just Europe. Most gourmet restaurants everywhere have trouble making money. The fixed costs are just so high that it is tough to make a go of it. And, while the per-head cost is high, the labor costs are usually much higher, ingredients are more expensive, and you don't get the sort of volume that a casual restaurant gets.
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Ferran Adria will be heading to Cambridge, Mass this Fall to teach a course at Harvard.
http://www.boston.com/ae/specials/cu..._at_harva.html
Adria, 47, is teaming up with Harvard University to offer an undergraduate course in culinary physics. He'll begin teaching in the fall at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the university announced today. His course will use cooking to introduce students to soft matter physics, which involves the study of suspensions and gels.
http://www.boston.com/ae/specials/cu..._at_harva.html
Adria, 47, is teaming up with Harvard University to offer an undergraduate course in culinary physics. He'll begin teaching in the fall at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, the university announced today. His course will use cooking to introduce students to soft matter physics, which involves the study of suspensions and gels.
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