Ferran Adrià & Colman Andrews at Hotel 1898 Las Ramblas

On the occasion of the presentation of the authorized biography of Ferran Adrià, the famous chef of El Bulli, Hotel 1898 Barcelona has been the place where gathered together the best chef in the world and the author of his biography, Colman Andrews.

With the suggestive title of Ferran Adrià: A relentless journey of gastronomy (Phaidon Publishing) Colman Andrews shells the trajectory of the owner of El Bulli. A book which, as the same author relates, began writing 30 years ago when he visited Catalonia for the first time.

Ferran Adrià & Colman Andrews at La Isabela terrace - H1898

Colman Andrews (born in California, 1945) is an American writer and editor and authority on food and wine. Since then, he has been the restaurant columnist for Gourmet. He is considered one of the world’s foremost experts on Spanish cuisine, particularly that of the Catalonia region.

Ferran Adrià i Acosta is a Catalan Spanish chef born on May 14, 1962 in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat. He is the head chef of the El Bulli restaurant in Roses on the Costa Brava, and is considered one of the best chefs in the world.

2X1 Promotion! Tasting Menu at Restaurant H1898

Our restaurant at H1898 will offer you from October 19th a new Autumn Tasting Menu where you will be invited to discover the new tapas by our chef Carles Boronat. An innovative reinterpretation of the traditional Catalan cuisine under the aspect of tapas and platillos, with the best fresh ingredients and produces from La Boqueria market.

Besides the tasting menu, Carles Boronat brings you an interesting tapas selection as well as excellent traditional courses and desserts.
If you go and have lunch or dinner in the Hotel 1898, you will enjoy the 2×1 discount on the wonderful Tasting Menu (“Menu Degustation”) (Drink not included)

Tasting Menu (48 euros, VAT not included)

• Zucchini focaccia, sun-dried tomatoes and soft cow cheese (Tou de Til.lers).
• Meatballs with tuna and ginger with green tomato sauce and coriander
• Oxtail cannelloni with morels.
• Capuccino of Porcini mushrooms, Idiazabal cheese mousse and truffle oil.
• Swordfish with tamarind sauce and onion coulis.
• Valrhona 70% chocolate nemesis.
• Fresh dates stuffed with Gorgonzola mousse and a lime-ginger sauce.

Restaurant H1898

Located on the first floor of the hotel, the restaurant enjoys some of the best views of the Rambla of Barcelona.

With an intimate and elegant dining area, impeccable service, and an exclusive wine list, the H1898 experience is almost as good as its deluxe menu created by Chef Carles Boronat. This fine cuisine fuses Mediterranean style with sophisticated, exotic and always fresh ingredients, blending modern taste with traditional dishes.