March 14, 2017
A Barcelona restaurant that serves transparent, gelatin macaroni and invites guests to wash their hands in whisky as they eat their deconstructed whisky tart has been named the 2017 restaurant to watch by a group of gastronomical tastemakers.
Disfrutar, helmed by a trio of El Bulli alumni, has been named the recipient of the Miele One to Watch award by the same group that organizes The World's 50 Best Restaurants awards.
Chef Ferran Adria's restaurant El Bulli restaurant in Catalonia, Spain shuttered in 2011 at the height of its popularity was, perhaps, one of the most exclusive dining destinations in the world at the time.
Since leaving the now legendary restaurant, chefs Mateu Casanas, Oriol Castro and Eduard Xatruch teamed up to open their own ventures.
Disfrutar, which means "to enjoy" in Spanish, is their second restaurant after Compartir ("to share) which is located in the coastal town of Cadaques. Their sophomore effort earned the chefs their first Michelin star in 2016.
Read more at https://www.yahoo.com/news/barcelona-restaurant-disfrutar-named-one-watch-worlds-50-133343124.html
