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Ferran May 24, 2011

Sifton Tries to Out-Bulli Platt

ByDaniel Maurer

Obviously egged on byAdam Platt’s I Ate At El Bulli Piece, Sam Sifton pens a “true story” about how “the other night I was teleported to Ferran Adria’s El Bulli with my exceedingly close friend, the actress Reese Witherspoon.” Hilarious? [Diner’s Journal/NYT]

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