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Ferran Adrià and Fredrik Berselius host dinner in New York
The two world-famous chefs used their combined repertoire to turn homegrown ingredients into something special
“At Aska, the team and I regularly ask ourselves how we can continually improve upon what we already do,” writes the Swedish-born, New York-based founder chef Fredrik Berselius in our book Aska. “Are we challenging ourselves enough?”
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A few weeks ago, Berselius and his brigade rose to one particularly daunting challenge, when they prepared a meal for the elBulli chef and titan of contemporary cuisine, Ferran Adrià.
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Before the brigade began work on this gala dinner – tickets (priced $1,275) for which sold out in minutes – they began by surveying Berselius’s kitchen garden, planted beside the Williamsburg waterfront.
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Then, drawing on both this produce, as well as vegetables, seafood and foraged ingredients from local suppliers, the pair put together a truly spectacular menu, including featured dishes from Berselius’s book, such as squid tart, and highlights from Adrià’s repertoire, such as a Lavazza coffee caviar that employed elBulli’s well-known spherification process.
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The menu also featured dishes such as Seaweed, Burnt Quail; and Chanterelle Ice Cream with Fresh and Candied Mushrooms.
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And if you like the look of that kitchen garden, take a look at this book.
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