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Lisa Abend

Lisa Abend
César Lucas Abreu

Lisa Abend

Lisa Abend is journalist based in Madrid. For the past three years, she has been Time magazine’s correspondent in Spain, where she writes about everything from international terrorism, to climate change, to immigration, to costumed debt collectors (with, needless to say, a fair number of bullfighting stories thrown in for good measure.) As a freelancer, she has written on learning the Basque language for The Atlantic; on volunteer bit torrent translators for Wired; on the plight of Roma women for Ms., on prime minister Zapatero’s republican upbringing for The American Prospect; on the recovery of the Iberian lynx for National Wildlife; and on the situation... Read full bio

The Sorcerer's Apprentices will be released on February 07, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Feb 07, 2012
The Sorcerer's Apprentices is now available in Trade Paperback
Feb 07, 2012
The Sorcerer's Apprentices will be released on March 22, 2011 in
Mar 22, 2011
The Sorcerer's Apprentices is now available in
Mar 22, 2011
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from The Sorcerer's Apprentices
Mar 20, 2011

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Korea Times, March 31, 2012
...from the international press and the quality of the Korean translation is very good. In it, the author Lisa Abend, The New York Times’ Spain correspondent, explores the remarkable system that Adria uses to run his restaurant and to train the next...
Minneapolis Star Tribune, February 16, 2012
...by Molly Birnbaum "The Sorcerers Apprentice: A Season in the Kitchen at Ferran Adrias El Bulli," by Lisa Abend; "The Table Comes First," by Adam Gopnik PROFESSIONAL KITCHENS "Modernist Cuisine," by Nathan Myhrvold, Chris Young and Maxine Bilet...
Irish Times, December 9, 2011
...shared with friends. Signature dish: Chicken and chorizo pie The Sorcerer's Apprentices: A Season at el Bulli Lisa Abend (Simon Schuster, ?8.99, paperback) Lisa Abend, Time magazine's correspondent in Spain, spent the 2009 season as a behind-the-scenes...
Zimbio, July 30, 2011
...s astonishing vision. In The Sorcerer's Apprentices: A Season in the Kitchen at Ferran Adrià's elBulli, Lisa Abend explores the remarkable system that Adrià uses to run his restaurant and, in the process, train the next generation of culinary stars....
National Post, July 23, 2011
...has sold more than 100,000 copies. This smart-looking book with approachable recipes has clearly won people over. Lisa Abend’s The Sorcerer’s Apprentices (Simon & Schuster) is the story of what goes on behind the scenes at El Bulli, one of the...
National Post, July 23, 2011
...has sold more than 100,000 copies. This smart-looking book with approachable recipes has clearly won people over. Lisa Abend's The Sorcerer's Apprentices (Simon & Schuster) is the story of what goes on behind the scenes at El Bulli, one of the world's...
ArticlesBase, June 30, 2011
...The Sorcerer's Apprentices: A Season in the Kitchen at Ferran Adria's elBulli is a book by Lisa Abend. The author follows a group of apprentices through a season behind the scenes at elBulli. The apprentices, obtain a once in a lifetime opportunity, to...
Korea Times, March 2, 2012
...from the international press and the quality of the Korean translation is very good. In it, the author Lisa Abend, The New York Times’ Spain correspondent, explores the remarkable system that Adria uses to run his restaurant and to train the next...
Bradenton Herald, February 27, 2012
...Birnbaum -"The Sorcerer's Apprentices: A Season in the Kitchen at Ferran Adria's El Bulli," by Lisa Abend -"The Table Comes First," by Adam Gopnik PROFESSIONAL KITCHENS -"Modernist Cuisine," by Nathan Myhrvold, Chris Young and Maxine Bilet -"Professional...
Sacramento Bee, February 27, 2012
...Birnbaum -"The Sorcerer's Apprentices: A Season in the Kitchen at Ferran Adria's El Bulli," by Lisa Abend -"The Table Comes First," by Adam Gopnik PROFESSIONAL KITCHENS -"Modernist Cuisine," by Nathan Myhrvold, Chris Young and Maxine Bilet -"Professional...
Columbus Republic, February 27, 2012
...Birnbaum —“The Sorcerer’s Apprentices: A Season in the Kitchen at Ferran Adria’s El Bulli,” by Lisa Abend —“The Table Comes First,” by Adam Gopnik PROFESSIONAL KITCHENS —“Modernist Cuisine,” by Nathan Myhrvold, Chris Young and...
Individual.com, February 22, 2012
...-- "The Sorcerer's Apprentices: A Season in the Kitchen at Ferran Adria's El Bulli," by Lisa Abend -- "The Table Comes First," by Adam Gopnik PROFESSIONAL KITCHENS -- "Modernist Cuisine," by Nathan Myhrvold, Chris Young and Maxine Bilet -- "Professional...
Minneapolis Star Tribune, February 22, 2012
...Birnbaum "The Sorcerer's Apprentices: A Season in the Kitchen at Ferran Adria's El Bulli," by Lisa Abend "The Table Comes First," by Adam Gopnik PROFESSIONAL KITCHENS "Modernist Cuisine," by Nathan Myhrvold, Chris Young and Maxine Bilet "Professional...
Minneapolis Star Tribune, February 16, 2012
...by Molly Birnbaum "The Sorcerers Apprentice: A Season in the Kitchen at Ferran Adrias El Bulli," by Lisa Abend; "The Table Comes First," by Adam Gopnik PROFESSIONAL KITCHENS "Modernist Cuisine," by Nathan Myhrvold, Chris Young and Maxine Bilet...