Fine dining — but not as we know it

Ferran Adrià’s El Bulli was regarded by many as the greatest restaurant in the world. Food writer Michelle Darmody travels to Barcelona to sample his brand new venture, Tickets.

I WILL travel for a good dinner. I will run, walk, drive (well be driven, I still have not learnt) or fly to eat a spectacular meal.

To me a chef I admire is worth travelling for as much as a good band or an important sporting event. When a friend wrote to say she had a booking at Tickets in Barcelona I booked my flight even before replying to her email.