history

an stablished style

1998
Los secretos de El Bulli, Los postres de El Bulli.

1998
Las 50 nuevas tapas de Ferran Adrià.

1998
The beginning of our work at the Hacienda Benazuza.

1999
Borges: the first of our consultancy services to major brands.

1999
The cover of El País Semanal.

1999
The cataloguing starts.

2000
Work starts on the elBulli General Catalogue.

2000
elBullitaller in the calle Portaferrissa.

2001
Lunchtime closing.

2001
Collaboration with industrial design.

2001
elBullicarmen.

2002
The first part of the General Catalogue is published.

2002
The retrospective year.

2001. Lunchtime closing. 2001 was the year in which there was an occurrence that completely changed our way of working with regard to creativity, and altered our creativity scenario and schedules. For the first time since we had opened, elBulli began to serve evening meals only. This was due to an idea based on our realisation that, with the extent of our menu, it made no sense to serve it twice a day. It is easy to deduce, therefore, that from then on we also had facilities in Cala Montjoi during the season (the elBulli kitchen) and several hours a day at our disposal to do creative work. The widespread idea that creation was confined to elBullitaller no longer held good from then on. Being able to devote a few hours every morning to creativity has altered the way we create and has resulted in a larger number of dishes. One only has to compare the 1998 and 1999 catalogues with the 2001, and to a greater extent, the 2003, 2004 and 2005 catalogues.

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