Let’s call this the “time-when-I-dropped-everything-and-ran-away-across-the-pond-for-six-days”. The summer was incredibly busy between the full time job, a large food photography project, photographing a few weddings, and spending some weekends away. It was wonderful and fun, but I was pulled in so many different directions that I needed to hit the “reset” button. So when my old college roomie Melissa mentioned she was travelling to London, and invited me to join her, I jumped at the opportunity. Okay, maybe I didn’t jump…there was much indecision over the cost of travelling to London. I’ve been working so hard to save money, and London is not a bargain destination. But I never traveled there, so I chose to seize the opportunity.
I had a half-day to myself before Melissa arrived, so I spent the morning wandering around. I absolutely love getting aclamated to new cities by wandering around. I love taking in the sites, the locals, getting a sense of how roads twist around, exploring little odd shops, and visiting cafes. During my walk, I came across the Somerset House, which I had been told about when I arrived. What happened to be on exhibit? Ferran Adrià and The Art of Food!
The exhibit was an overview of how Ferran Adrià began his career as a chef and went on to be one of the world’s top chefs. He developed art through culinary and scientific creativity, and created a new philosophy about food. During the beginning of his career, a chef told him that “creativity means not copying”, which drove Adrià to develop a style of his own. (And if you’re from the Boston area – are you familiar with Harvard’s Science and Cooking Lecture series? This guy had a *little* something to do with it! Or Modernist Cuisine, anyone?)
So I wanted to share a few photos from the exhibit! There was sooo much to look at, read, and take in, but I picked a bunch of my favorites from the exhibit to share.
Part 2 of my trip to London coming sometime soon!