Top 32 Quotes by Ferran Adria

Monkeys don't enjoy or appreciate flavours. Experts have told us that human beings are the only beings that can appreciate food at this higher level and the only living beings that cook.

I was 18 when I first started working at a restaurant. I was a dishwasher. I only got the job because I wanted to go to Ibiza for vacation, and washing dishes was the only job I could find.

I have a driver's licence, but the truth is that I hardly ever drive. I prefer to get around by taxi.

If I were a customer, and I was given a dish with peppers, I would hate it. I also don't like blood sausage.

It's very hard to be an innovator at the highest level in any discipline. For some chefs it's merely about combining ingredients, but that's something you can do with your eyes closed.

For me to go to a restaurant and eat something that is not only good, but totally new, is a double thrill. Double the enjoyment.

I believe that if you eat well, you work even better.

Just to eat is a gift.

I don't worry about the things I can't change.

I can't live without activity; I can't be sedentary.