FOODIEHUB's video: Disfrutar - Barcelona s Essential Fine Dining Restaurant

When Disfrutar opened in late 2014, there was an excited buzz on the foodie circuit to see what the head chefs from el Bulli could do after the success of their first venture independent from the watchful eye of Ferran Adria, who masterminded the former best restaurant in the world. They didn't disappoint and created Barcelona's Essential Fine Dining Restaurant. If you enjoy this film, please subscribe for more Essential Eats as curated by local experts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFl6qnxDKT-jz30aKsDXjRg?sub_confirmation=1 To view more of our Essential Eats from Barcelona as chosen by Marta from Forever Barcelona, visit: http://www.foodiehub.tv/fast-feasts/europe/Barcelona You can also download the FoodieHub app for the Essential Eats wherever you are on the planet: http://www.foodiehub.tv/app For more fantastic foodie content, connect with FoodieHub across social media: http://www.facebook.com/foodiehubtv http://www.instagram.com/foodiehubtv http://www.twitter.com/foodiehub Here's more from the team at Disfrutar: “We all met and worked together at el Bulli for more than 18 years. El Bulli closed in 2011 and so in 2012 we decided to pursue a dream that we had had for a while of opening up our own restaurant. And that year we opened in Cadaqués,” says Chef Eduard Xatruch. He takes a sip of his drink and continues to tell us about how their first restaurant led to the opening of Disfrutar. “We had the experience of what it was like to run a business after two years, but our culinary ambitions, and our hearts, were set on Barcelona. So we began to come up with the idea of a new project with a style of cooking that we had always been used to: Food with a much more modern and avant-garde style. And so, in the end, Disfrutar was born here in Barcelona.” The style of food on offer here is a little difficult to describe. We like to refer to it as molecular gastronomy, science and cooking combined. They offer a 19- or 25-course menu that has enough aspects woven into it to please everyone. The food is unfamiliar to the eye and each dish has something incredibly unique about it that separates it from almost anything else on the planet. “We already had plenty of experience from el Bulli that focused on this alternative style of cooking and we were, in fact, central to its creative process there. It’s what we have done for most our lives and what we love to do,” Xatruch said. “Here at Disfrutar (the food) is all very normal to us, because we have spent our whole lives focusing on contemporary cuisine, and this is just what we have continued to do here. The only difference being that during out time at El Bulli, we were part of a much larger team, albeit we were an important part, but we had a leader, Ferran Adrià. But here, we are on our own and must take on the responsibility of the business because it is ours alone,” explains Chef Oriol Castro. We'll also be releasing more of Barcelona Essential Eats over the next few weeks, so please feel free to leave yours in the comments.