Primmmavera: between music and gastronomy What does a puff pastry cake have in common with Pink Floyd? Can you cook whilst listening to music, or listen to music whilst you cook? Are there dishes and records that you simply can’t improve however much you perfect the recipe? At Primmmavera we like eating as much as we like talking about music, so we have asked our three chefs about their musical and culinary tastes.
If you have already prepared your route around the stages of the Parc del Fòrum, we invite you to programme your gastronomic lineup: Have you decided which of the three pop-up restaurants you will go to? These questionnaires will give you some clues to whet your appetite. Do you usually listen to music while cooking? If so, what kind of music do you listen to? I like classical music during prep time. In service both my restaurants have open kitchens, so the chefs listen to what the customers listen to. At Silo it’s a mix of electronic, alternative rock with lots of worldly influence. At Cub, it's funky disco. And when you are not cooking, what music do you enjoy listening to? Electronic and psychedelic rock. Are cooking and music similar in any way? Yes, putting the necessity of food to one side, both cooking and music are forms of expression. Manifestations of the creator's ideas and passions. What special menu are you preparing for Primavera Sound? What details can you share with us at this stage? It's going to be ‘Super-natural’ ... Which shows would you like to see between the two sittings at your pop-up restaurant? From this Primavera Sound edition, Nils Frahm. If I could choose from any lineup, Godspeed You! Black Emperor & Vulfpeck. Which artist would you like to dedicate a dish to (or name a dish after him/her), and what would it be like? Music artist – Death Grips. I’d do one of my favourite desserts of sour apple and miso parfait. It so intense on the pallet like Death Grips music on the ears, heart-pumping electropunk.
Artist - Salvador Dali. Carrots cooked in compost… It's an absurd dish that somehow makes a lot of sense… Please tell us about a classic recipe that can’t be bettered and a record that would be its musical. At St John. restaurant there is an Eccles cake served with Lancashire cheese; the song, Wish you were here by Pink Floyd. Both will never be bettered, in my opinion.
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Do you usually listen to music while cooking? If so, what kind of music do you listen to? I would love to listen to music while cooking but I don’t as it distracts me: either I focus on the cooking or on the music. I am sure that many chefs around the world do it, but it’s a distraction to me. And when you are not cooking, what music do you enjoy listening to? I grew up listening to regional Mexican music, norteña and ranchera music, mainly because of my father. When I started working in kitchens in the United States, I discovered 80s and 90s rock. I also like hip hop a lot. The music I listen to depends on my mood. Are cooking and music similar in any way? Both can lead you to a freedom state of mind. What special menu are you preparing for Primavera Sound? What details can you share with us at this stage? As I am from Mexico I wanted to include traditional Mexican flavours, using products from both Spain and my country. Which shows would you like to see between the two sittings at your pop-up restaurant? The ones by the Arctic Monkeys, Björk and Tom Misch. Which artist would you like to dedicate a dish to (or name a dish after), and what would it be like? To Kurt Cobain, because I discovered him in his “teen spirit” moment, the moment when rock changed and Nirvana’s lyrics changed the mentality of teenagers. I would dedicate my favourite dish to him: frijoles de la olla with sweetbread that he would probably have hated. Please tell us about a classical dish that can’t be bettered and a record that would be its musical equivalent. The dish would be French onion soup, the record… And Justice For All by Metallica. BOOK YOUR TABLE
Do you usually listen to music while cooking? If so, what kind of music do you listen to? Yes, all types of music it depends on the moment, right now I am listening to The Police. The team also has a say in the music so the style is very eclectic. And when you are not cooking, what music do you enjoy listening to? The same music I listen to when I am cooking, my choice of music is linked to my mood rather than to my activity. I listen to music all day long, what I listen to depends on how I am feeling. Are cooking and music similar in any way? I think that both have the same objective, to transmit and stimulate… although the vehicle is different, the aim is the same. What special menu are you preparing for Primavera Sound? What details can you share with us at this stage? A menu that can transmit and is in tune with all the intangibles of a festival like Primavera. I can’t say more as it would be like revealing the set list of a concert; what I can tell you is that there will be some new dishes and some of our hits. Which shows would you like to see between the two sittings at your pop-up restaurant? Björk, but I don’t think I’ll be able to. We will have a lot to do and not much time. Which artist would you like to dedicate a dish to (or name a dish after), and what would it be like? Right now on the DSTAgE menu there is melon with fermented beetroot that is in the shape of the Red Hot Chili Peppers logo. Please, tell us about a classical dish that can’t be bettered (i.e. your mom’s macaroni), and a record that would be its musical equivalent. My mother’s macaroni are out of this world, haha… and the record would be Dire Straits’ first album. BOOK YOUR TABLE |
