Reign in Spain

I’VE just spent a mind-blowing three days in Spain at the third International Gastronomy Summit, Madrid Fusion 2005.

What an extravaganza the latest techniques, culinary creations and ideas were presented by inspirational avant-garde chefs from east and west, under the umbrella of culinary fusion.

Spain is in the vanguard of a culinary revolution, spearheaded by the energetic alchemist Ferran Adria at his legendary El Bulli restaurant on Spain's west coast. Adria is a technological innovator, a truly brilliant chef who has succeeded in applying many industrial techniques to restaurant production in a revolutionary way.