“It could be a gastronomic laboratory designed by Willy Wonka – a culinary think tank set within giant glass jars and caverns resembling coral beside a pool of edible algae. Ferran Adrià, one of the world’s most celebrated chefs, has unveiled plans to transform his restaurant, El Bulli, into an environmentally friendly academic research foundation dedicated to pioneering molecular gastronomy to even greater heights. The Catalan chef announced a year ago that the three Michelin-starred establishment, crowned best in the world five times, would be closed throughout 2012 and 2013.”