"Ferran Adria has been recognised as the most innovative chef of modern times. His restaurant, elBulli, was long regarded as the finest in the world. The culinary transformations from raw produce to spectacular dish were the result of a mysterious, almost alchemical process. The artist Hannah Collins, who has known Ferran for a number of years and has been granted unprecedented access to the working of his kitchen, embarked on a mission to trace the routes of thirty or more products from their places of origin to the table. The resulting pictures and writings create a document of global connections, geographical diversity, historical precedents and sublime aesthetic refinement..."-- Publisher description.