"It's not about copycatting. It's about honoring," Grant Achatz told Time Out Chicago in response to negative commentary he and chef Dave Beran are copying Ferran Adria's work with the upcoming elBulli cycle at Next. Achatz said he sought Adria's permission before he would ever consider moving forward with the idea. "If anybody's going to do it, you guys should do it," Adria told Achatz. [TOC via Eater Chicago]
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