"Cause and effect, effect everything you do and that's why I got love in the face of hate"

Mis en place

Lamb belly stacked together to create a (pork belly twin)

I've been obsessed with food, ingredients and the “eating out” experience for as long as I can remember, growing up with a close-knit family of Asian descent instilled the feeling of well being from a very early age, gathering around the dining table was a very fond memory of mine and I think fueled my passion to becoming a good cook.

My aim is to create a journey of taste, texture and temperature using classics with forward thinking techniques to create something unique and modern without forgetting the key elements such as flavor, the one word that drives us to push that extra mile.

Today we find ourselves in a new modern world of cuisine where we have seen massive movements in the evolution of restaurants.

It is no longer acceptable for mediocrity, I believe we owe this to our guests to move forward and think of new ways to serve and prepare food.

More restaurants are moving towards the Tasting Menu format where they can give their guest a real adventure of the palate, nurturing and manipulating artisan produce to tantalize all the senses.

What excites me also is the unexpected, it could be a diversion on a classic dish, replacing ingredients or just serving ingredients in a different guises that can make a meal memorable.

At the restaurants we strive to give our guest a peek into the world of gastronomy. Research and development play an interesting role in many of the world's finest restaurants disusing the benefits of food pairings and flavor combinations are a crucial aspect to any modern day cook.

Ultimately, going to a gastronomic restaurants should be about fun. Abandoning your day to day life and going on an adventure of smells, sights, tastes, and textures, something you wouldn't or even couldn't do at home.......tbc...

The chef Andoni Aduriz

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Planning my south east asia trip and back state side.. its been a roller coaster. i've learned a tremendous amount of knowledge and a infinite things not to do in a kitchen... taking a break from responsibilities for a while and just enjoying my freedom .. knowledge comes with adventures as well..

"Hands steady so the lines in the mental illustration is straight

The thought you had don't even contemplate

Infinite like figure eight there's no escape.."

K.O.S. (determination) - Blackstar