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COMENIUS COMENIUS fourthfourth meeting, meeting,
16th-23th 16th-23th October 2010October 2010 El Bohio- El Bohio-
SpainSpain
Ferran AdriàFerran Adrià
Without a doubt, Ferran Adrià will hold a prominent place in Spanish culinary history.
Ferran Adrià is a Spanish chef born on May 14th, 1962 in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat (Barcelona).
He’s the famed head chef of El Bulli restaurant in Roses, on the Costa Brava. Today he’s considered one of the best chefs in the world and tops the European Restaurant Raking.
Gourmert Magazine referred to Adrià as “the Salvador Dali of the kitchen”.
His restaurant was recently named best restaurant in the world by that prestigious Restaurant Magazine.
1980 – He stopped studying and working as a dishwasher in Castelldefels' hotel . The chef de cuisine at this hotel taught him traditional Spanish cuisin.
1981- He was drafted into military service where he worked as a cook.
1982 - He went to work to Ibiza as a cook.
1984 - At the age of 22 Adrià joined the kitchen staff of " El Bulli " as a assistant chef . 18 months later he became the head chef.
1987 - He started to believe in the sentence: " Creatividad es no copiar " , that is to say, “Creativity is not about copying”.This simple idea made him have a change of attitude in his way of cooking.
2007 - He was named " Doctor Honoris Causa " ,(Honorary Doctor) for the Chemistry Faculty of the university of Barcelona.
2006 - Bulli was chosen for the second time as the best restaurant in the world.
1999 - His restaurant appeared in all the news stand of Spain.
2005 - The Camilo Jose Cela university created the new " Ferran Adria " university studies of gastronomy.
1990 - This year he set out to reach the top of Micheline's guide .
2014 - El Bulli will become a Foundation to simulate the gastronomy creativity.
2010 - At the gastronomy meeting Hadid Fusion , Ferra Adriá said that his restaurant , El Bulli , will be closed for 2 years . During this time , Adriá will work with his team at 2 creative centers : the Bullitaller in Barcelona , and the Bulli , in Cale Montjoi. In the fall of 2010 Adrià will teach a culinary physics course at Harvad University.
2008 - He got a Doctorate Honoris Causa ,(Honorary Doctor) at Aberdeen.
2009 - For the fifth time ,the restaurant magazine awarded El Bulli the recognition of being the best restaurant in the world.
Gemma Mengual
Gemma Mengual Civil is one of the best Spanish swimmers of synchronized swimming. Some people call her “La sirena de Barcelona” (the mermaid of Barcelona).
She was born in Barcelona, on 12th April 1997.
Gemma started to swim when she was 8. She was interested in synchronized swimming because of her cousin, who travelled from Switzerland to Barcelona just to swim.
In 1992, she joined “Kallipolis” swimming club.
In 1994 she became subchampion junior at an European competition.
When she was at school, her friends called her “la nadadora flacucha” (the skinny swimmer) but, though her friends laughed at her, she never gave in because swimming was her dream.
Gemma never forgets that, though she might be more famous because she talks to journalists, the success at the competions is for all the team and she always thanks for everything to her family, friends, team mates and her trainer ( she has had the same trainer since she started her career at Kallopolis swimmimg club) Anna Tarres.
When she gets older and swimmming might be a bit harder because of the age, she’ll probably become a trainer.
Awards ( last 10 years)
Olympic Games:
- 2 silver medals (Pekin 2008)
World Championship
- 2 bronze medals and 1 silver medal (Barcelona 2003).
- 3 bronze medals and 1 silver medal (Montreal 2005).
- 2 bronze medals and 4 silver medals (Melbourne 2007).
- 4 silver medals and 1 gold medal (Roma 2009)
European Championship
- 1 bronze medal and 1 silver medal (Helsinki 2000).
- 1 bronze medal and 2 silver medals ( Berlin 2002).
- 1bronze medal, 2 silver medals and 1 gold medal (Madrid 2004)
- 4 silver medals ( Budapest 2006)
- 4 gold medals (Eindhoven 2008)
Arturo Pérez Reverte
He worked at “Pueblo” newspaper, TVE news as a specialist in wars, like the war in Sahara, Chad, Libia, and the revolution in Romania (1989-1990).
Arturo Pérez Reverte was born in Cartagena, Spain, in November, 1951 and he is a writter.
He started his career as a radio, newspaper and TV journalist 21 years ago in international conflicts.
Since 1991 he has been writing an opinion page for a weekly publication called El Semanal and has become one of the most read sections of all Spanish newspapers (4.500.000 readers).“Las aventuras del capitan Alatriste “ was released in 1996 and It has also become a successful series of books.
Arturo Perez Reverte joined the Royal Academy of the Spanish Language ( Real Academia Española ) on 12th June 2003 ,taking the Seat with the letter T.
He got a Doctorate Honoris Causa ,(Honorary Doctor) at Cartagena university (UPCT)
A sentence that he says that describes the place where he was born is <<“Me gusta el Mediterráneo porque es navegar por la historia. Los dioses viven por allí, se pueden ver atardeceres homéricos…..es la felicidad”>>
<<” I like the Mediterranean sea because it is like sailing through the history. Godes live over there, you can see incredible twilights...it’s the
essence of happiness.
Some of his books:
(1986) El húsar (1988) El maestro de esgrima (1990) La tabla de Flandes(1993) El club Dumas(1993) La sombra del águila(1994) Territorio comanche(1995) El asunto de honor (1995) Obra breve(1995) La piel del tambor(1998) Patente de corso(2000) La carta esférica (2001) Con ánimo de ofender(2002) La reina del Sur(2007) Un día de cólera(2009) Ojos azules (2010) El asadio
Film adaptations
Alatriste is a Spanish captain of Flandes’s regiment. He’s very human, with big virtues and big defects, a very well-made character situated in his time- XVII century- and geography, with lots of friends. A character forever.
“El capitán Alatriste”
Bibliography
http://www.perezreverte.com/
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arturo_P%C3%A9rez-Reverte
http://www.lecturalia.com/autor/30/arturo-perez-reverte
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferran_Adri%C3%A0
http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemma_Mengual
http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/217587/0/entrevista/gemma/mengual/
http://cronometroderecords.blogspot.com/search/label/Entrevista%20a%20Gemma%20Mengual
http://gourmetfood.about.com/od/chefbiographi2/p/?once=true&
“El semanal” Magazine.
This project has been made by:
- Olaia Frauca Fagoaga
- Encarni Mártinez Moreno
- Isa de Goiri Álvarez
- Celia Barcelona Izquierdo
- Pedro Saura Zaplana
