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Ferran Adria plans cocktail and snacks bar for London

adria1Whispers, rumours, lies and April Fools, we've heard them all regarding Ferran Adria's possible plans to open a venture in London. The truth is now out: Ferran and his brother Albert are planning a "snacks and cocktails" concept for London along the lines of Albert's 41º cocktail bar in Barcelona.

A tantalising glimpse of what is planned was revealed by Ferran himself at a breakfast today promoting the Costa Brava-Pirineu de Girona region, in the build up to the San Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants 2012 awards this evening at The Guildhall.

"When I closed El Bulli  I said I'd never open something else, this is true", Adria said. "With regards to London, I was Ping and Albert was Pong. Albert decided he wanted to do something in London and I will help him."

Ferran revealed that they will now be actively looking for investors. "It's Albert's project. It's time for the  Spanish to start doing things abroad, offering themselves to the world."

The news came on the back of the unveiling of the grand plans for his El Bulli Foundation, both on the site of the restaurant which closed in June 2011, as well as areas close by. The hugely ambitious project of the El Bulli Foundation will be focused on two concepts. A centre for creativity will be a hub for collaborative ventures between different disciplines from cooking to architecture, and will open in 2014. An exhibition centre will follow in 2016.

"The El Bulli Foundation will be a reference in architecture and sustainability", Ferran explained. "It's a complex project, so we're all about communicating it."

This morning's breakfast at the Mandarin Oriental hotel also featured Joan Roca of El Celler de Can Roca, and was attended by other Spanish big names such as Andoni Luis Aduriz of Mugaritz, and Juan Ramon Arzak of Arzak restaurant all of whom are in town for tonight's unveiling of the 2012 World's 50 Best Restaurants List.

World's 50 Best Restaurants 2012

For up-to-date stories on tonight's awards, follow @hotdinners and our man on the inside at the awards @bittenwritten for all the latest from 8pm as the results are revealed.

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