'Deliciously hearty, the recipes in The Family Meal have nothing to do with the avant-garde for which elBulli is known, and the amply illustrated book explains them in an accessible, storyboard form.' Financial Times Weekend Magazine 'easy to follow and beautiful to look at' 'The 50 Best Cookbooks' The Independent 'A home cookbook from El Bulli? Surely such a thing has to be a piece of culinary mischief. [...] And yet Ferran Adria, the restaurant's owner and creative genius, has just published a collection of recipes made regularly at El Bulli which even a modestly talented cook could attempt with confidence. ... the whole feel of the book is resolutely down-to-earth, with detailed shopping lists, step-by-step photographs for each recipe, and a timed work schedule for each menu.There are even instructions for how to boil an egg.' Mail on Sunday "Wonderful...good straightforward cooking." The New York Times "I've never been so excited about such a simple [Noodle Soup with Mussels]: cooking and eating it crystalized what is unique and wonderful about Mr. Adria's book...I learned an enormous amount about cooking from a master of the trade." The Wall Street Journal "This is the type of traditional food Ferran loves." VOGUE
