José Andrés and Ferran Adrià, whose friendship began more than 20 years ago in their native Spain, will swap culinary tales and discuss the future of food and the family meal.
Mr. Adrià is recognized as one of the era’s most influential chefs. Before it closed earlier this year, his restaurant El Bulli was considered by many critics to be among the best in the world.
Mr. Andrés founded and co-owns some of D.C.’s most celebrated restaurants, including Jaleo, Zaytinya and Oyamel. His many accolades include the James Beard Award, the nation’s highest award for chefs.
The event will include an introduction from the Washington Post’s Food and Travel editor Joe Yonan and a question-and-answer session. At the conclusion, Mr. Adrià will sign copies of his new book The Family Meal: Home Cooking with Ferran Adrià. Mr. Andrés and Adrià’s appearance is presented by GW, Phaidon Press, ThinkFoodGroup, the Cultural Office of the Embassy of Spain and Politics and Prose.
A critically acclaimed documentary about El Bulli will be screened on campus the week before and is free to GWorld card holders. Titled El Bulli: Cooking in Progress, the documentary goes behind the scenes of the Spanish restaurant for an intimate look at how Mr. Adrià and his team of chefs prepare the menu for a season. The film, which is in German with English subtitles, will be shown Sept. 19 at 7 p.m. in 108 Funger Hall. The screening is sponsored by GW’s Urban Food Task Force.
Tickets for the Sept. 29 event are available through Lisner Auditorium and TicketMaster for $20 or for $40, which includes a copy of the book. GW students can get a free ticket at the Lisner Box Office with their GWorld ID. The box office is open Tuesday through Friday, from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., and is located right inside the auditorium building. A portion of the event proceeds will go to World Central Kitchen and the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves