Ferran Adrià: “Studying should be a pleasure, not an effort”
 

Ferran Adrià, the chef who revolutionized the field of gastronomy, a pioneer of research and innovation in the world of cuisine and the arts and creator of elBullifoundation, gave the XIII Miquel Batllori Humanities Studies Lecture, titled “L’art i la cuina. Un diàleg durant segles” (Art and Cuisine. A centuries-old dialogue), which opened the 2023-2024 academic year of the UPF Faculty of Humanities.

The ceremony, which was held on 9 November, at noon, in the auditorium of the Ciutadella campus (and also streamed), was chaired by Ana Delgado, dean of the Faculty of Humanities, who gave the welcome address and introduced the speaker, and Javier Aparicio Maydeu, Faculty vice-dean of Culture and Promotion.