Comments on: Turned Down By The Bull

By: Michael

Michael — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 12:25:04 +0000

Trine,
We were in San Sebastiàn, which is a completely different part of Spain than El Poblet. Even so, we only dined at two of the five or six top restaurants in San Sebastiàn area.
Michael

By: Trine

Trine — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:23:11 +0000

Michael,
thanks for letting me know and for including the link! I didn’t know that Adam Roberts had got through!
Good to see someone with a reservation anyway.
I envy everyone that have had or will have the opportunity in their life. I don’t expext that I will

Bests,
Trine

Ps. Why didn’t you visit El Poblet this summer?

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 18:35:12 +0000

Trine,
Did you see that Adam Roberts just got a reservation? Well, I admire Adam for the success he has made of his blog, but it is about food as show business, not about fine cuisine. Pehaps this tells us that Adrià has his priorities in the same place.

http://www.amateurgourmet.com/2008/12/the_ultimate_re.html

Bests,
Michael

By: Trine

Trine — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:53:42 +0000

Jette,
Thanks very much for this comforting comment. I will try my luck again next year!!

Very good question, Bo.

By: Bo W

Bo W — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:16:28 +0000

One can wonder how Michelin manages to get a table at the restaurant each year…

By: Jette

Jette — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 06:22:24 +0000

Well – I tried for about 7 years. I succeseeded in 2006 – and it was an experience for a lifetime. Getting to talk to Ferran Adria was such an honour for me. What was most surprising was that the atmosphere was so warm and almost familylike. Hang in there – don’t give up hope

Actually Luis Garcia is the sweetest man you can image.

Jette

By: Trine

Trine — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:53:50 +0000

If I only knew what to do…

Ah, You are one of the lucky ones we all envie! You must posess the secret. But PUH-lease, what can we do to get in there??

By: Henrik

Henrik — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:24:33 +0000

well… el bulli is something very very speciel, and i would do anything for having dinner there again…ANYTHING!!

By: Trine

Trine — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:32:43 +0000

Hi Thomas

Can’t say I’m surprised, I’m afraid. But I hope you will succeed anyhow and thank you for letting me know you got a reply too.

You are SO right. There are too many (other) great restaurants to try over the world… in our life time! Have you ever thought of visiting Toyko/Japan, by the way?

- T

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:11:34 +0000

Hi Trine,

Same here – a NO.

I still have a small chance – a good friend of mine, have a friend, who knows someone at El Bulli….I have heard that one before…so probably never…so be it, there are so many other restaurants to visit.

/Thomas

By: Trine

Trine — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 18:09:41 +0000

You’re right, Paul. 2 million emails that’s a lot and a nice thing that they really do send a rejection back to each interest they get.

Yeah, Michael, we are not that surprised are we?

Best
Trine

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 06:46:08 +0000

Trine,
I too was turned down in the same way.
Bests,
Michael

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 00:42:01 +0000

If you email them before they start accepting reservations (Oct. 14) they mail you back and say try again on the 14th, 15th or 16th.

It is a frustrating business–I was turned down this year—but I find it amazing that they send out 2,000,000 rejection emails.

By: JC

JC — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:02:36 +0000

Sorry guys. It sounds ridiculous. Laurent, unless they say “we will delete emails received before October 14″ or something along those lines, I would be a pest and email them earlier. Or be an even bigger pest and call them every day at least a week in advance until they start taking reservations.

By: Trine

Trine — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:04:20 +0000

On such a bad day it’s a trill to have very good foodie friends. Thanks!

By: ChuckEats

ChuckEats — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:56:09 +0000

Go to El Poblet in Denia, Spain instead – i found it far more original and personal than El Bulli:
http://www.chuckeats.com/2007/10/08/el-poblet-denia-spain-a-midsummer-nights-dream/

and, although quite different, i think it and noma are similar to a degree.

you could start in Barcelona, call El Bulli on the day you’d like to eat and see if they have any cancellations. if not, eat in Barcelona. next day, drive 4 hours south to the wonderful El Poblet.

By: Laurent (GoT)

Laurent (GoT) — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:21:55 +0000

Same for me

My friends and I have sent around 10 – 15 reservation emails, no one succeeded. And we did it in the timeframe they recommanded (between Oct 14 and 16) starting as from 1 am on Oct 14.

4 years we are trying now, totally pissed off. I’ll visit el poblet, Carme Ruscellada and others like Mugaritz, have enough of el bulli.