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Ebaying El Bulli

Well, you have 11 hours and 38 minutes left to bid for a dinner reservation at Ferran Adria’s El Bulli on Ebay. Starting bid: US$1000. Considering that the waiting list to even get a place to eat there is anytime between 6 to 12 months, buying a spot for US$1000 compared to the opportunity cost of US$83 per month, is small change… unless you’re a poor foodie like me.

You know for sure what drives you when you have to be pushed to work on your book by the words — “think of those restaurants you can eat at, with that advance”.

6 Comments

  1. Night — 15 June, 2006 #

    Something wrong with my eyes? or my memory? I remembered I’ve read a post in the morning.. Where have it been? you delete it? ;}

  2. popagandhi — 15 June, 2006 #

    You’re hallucinating :)

  3. Mike — 15 June, 2006 #

    Resell the extra seat to a rich foodie to cover all expenses?

    No bids yet!

    Or can someone convince Adria to come to Singapore to cook for the foodfest?

    And I can’t help linking my take on Bourdain’s show on El Bulli.
    http://diggie.multiply.com/journal/item/15

  4. Night — 16 June, 2006 #

    hahaha.. im hallucinating??? Okie :) watever you said. I prefer not to read that kind of post again :) Hope you still clinging on that :)

  5. DT — 16 June, 2006 #

    i watched the Anthony B show at ElBulli. It wasn’t so much the food that struck; it the amount of ‘research’ that they put in make the dishes different. Now if only I can find:
    1. USD 1000 for the auction (assuming no one bids higher)
    2. USD 1000 for sing-spain-sing airtickets
    3. USD 500 for 3 nights’ hotel
    4. (and the most difficult) a permit for leave-of-absence from my wife…

    i better start…

  6. popagandhi — 16 June, 2006 #

    You forget #5, the amount of money that dinner will cost you. The auction price doesn’t include that, only the right to be seated at the restaurant. :)

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