Earlier this year, chefs Ferran Adrià and Santi Santamaría became embroiled in an explosive feud. At the heart of the fuss: a national culinary identity crisis.
Santi Santamaría, chef of the 3-starred Can Fabes, denounces Ferran Adrià’s “use of chemical substances like methylcellulose” as a “public health risk.”
During the 20th century, Madrid’s San Miguel market was the centerpiece of the Plaza Mayor neighborhood. Today, there’s nothing but rubble and dust inside.