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[tamidon]

charleshaynes has always invoked great envy in me by being able to go to the restaurants I dream about.He is also one of the most informed people I know when it comes to food. I rate his knowledge much higher than my own.He is a person who is not a foodie, but is a true gourmand. When he posted that he had an opening in a table of 8 at what is widely considered to be the best restaurant in the world I responded that he was a lucky bastard. What followed blew me away. My friends jumped up to offer frequent flyer miles to get me there. Oh, did I mention the restaurant is in Spain? Alex and Bridget jumped first, and a few others have volunteered since. Charles got me the spot, and we're making plans now for me to, honest to God, fly to Spain for dinner. I don't care if I have to sleep on a park bench, this is something that I can't even begin to explain how important it is to me.

Here is a review and an explanation of what El Bulli is.

My friends are truly amazing

Comments

[slfisher.livejournal.com]

oh, that's so wonderful.

You know, every time I've tried to donate miles they wanted me to pay some sort of horrendous fee. How do people get around that?

[rmd.livejournal.com]

awesome.

btw, i thought of you when i read the "she's such a geek" blog's look at the recent NYT article about chicks vs molecular gastronomy.

[elaine-brennan.livejournal.com]

that's so cool.

[hammercock.livejournal.com]

Hooray! I can't wait to read all about it!

[mizarchivist]

Holy shit, that is the coolest thing ever!

[tikvah.livejournal.com]

What mizarchivist said.

[missionista.livejournal.com]

When are you going?

[42itous.livejournal.com]

That sounds fabulous!

[ambar.livejournal.com]

*cheers*

[catya.livejournal.com]

that's awesome!!!!

[mamajoan.livejournal.com]

Wow, how cool! I hope you have a fabulous time!

[coraline]

wow, that is incredibly awesome :)
yay friends!

[awfief.livejournal.com]

bestest bestest friends!

[matanya.livejournal.com]

My friends jumped up to offer frequent flyer miles to get me there.

Sorry, for all the 9 million miles I have flown over the years, I don't have a single frequent flyer mile to my name.... but there are other ways I can pitch in.. just let me know. It will cost you a copy of the El Bulli cook book.

[tamidon.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately the book costs as much as the meal (http://www.amazon.com/El-Bulli-1998-2002-Ferran-Adria/dp/0060817577/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/105-0716925-1346814?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1172837199&sr=8-1) and weighs a ton. Also, they don't sell it at the restaurant. Did you read the link at chocolate and zucchini? This place is amazing.
9 million miles? really? How did you figure that out?

[ceo]

That's amazingly cool. Like you need me to tell you that.

[roozle.livejournal.com]

That's lovely. I'm so glad for you!

[matanya.livejournal.com]

I see. May be I should get into the cook book publishing business...

I finished my flying career with a total of logged in 22,000 hours. Considering an average speed of 400 miles an hour, makes this into 8.8 million miles, or 9 million in round numbers. Never mind that a lot of these miles were flown between Utica and Ogdensburg (both in NY).

[keren-s.livejournal.com]

I've been reading about this place for a few years and I can't think of anyone else I know who would appreciate it more. Have a great time!!

[drwex]

http://www.technologyreview.com/Biotech/18046/

This is the Tech Review article I commented that you should read. If you go to the front page (http://www.technologyreview.com/) there's a video taken in the kitchen.

I'm glad you are going to be able to do this trip and have this experience.

YAY!

[slfisher.livejournal.com]

Has feste-sylvian started singing "'Where you going?' 'Barcelona'" to you yet?