Establishing New Codes for Creativity through Haute Cuisine. The Case of Ferran Adrià and elBulli.

Capdevila, I., Cohendet, P., & Simon, L., 2015. Establishing New Codes for Creativity through Haute Cuisine: The Case of Ferran Adrià and elBulli.Technology Innovation Management Review, 5(7), 25-33.

9 Pages Posted: 25 Apr 2015 Last revised: 8 Nov 2015

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Ignasi Capdevila

Paris School of Business

Patrick Cohendet

BETA, Universite L. Pasteur-PEGE

Laurent Simon

HEC Montreal - Department of Management

Date Written: April 25, 2015

Abstract

Ferran Adrià is one of the most recognized chefs in the world. His restaurant, elBulli was awarded five times the title of the Best Restaurant in the World. This article analyzes how a peripheral actor in a field like Adrià managed to create a new global movement by establishing new codes for creativity, challenging long-time well-established rules. The analysis of the last 30 years of the creative journey of Adrià and his team at elBulli provides some clues to the deconstruction of their creative process.

Keywords: creative process, codebook, haute cuisine, elBulli, Ferran Adrià

Suggested Citation

Capdevila, Ignasi and Cohendet, Patrick and Simon, Laurent, Establishing New Codes for Creativity through Haute Cuisine. The Case of Ferran Adrià and elBulli. (April 25, 2015). Capdevila, I., Cohendet, P., & Simon, L., 2015. Establishing New Codes for Creativity through Haute Cuisine: The Case of Ferran Adrià and elBulli.Technology Innovation Management Review, 5(7), 25-33., Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2598942 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2598942

Ignasi Capdevila (Contact Author)

Paris School of Business ( email )

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Patrick Cohendet

BETA, Universite L. Pasteur-PEGE ( email )

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France
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Laurent Simon

HEC Montreal - Department of Management ( email )

Montreal, Quebec H3T 2A7
Canada

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