Catalonian chef Rafael Peña on his time at El Bulli and how the French are ‘square’ in the kitchen

Where does your love of cooking come from? “When I started studying mathematics in university, I had to work during the weekends and the easiest option was to become a cook. I started working for a chef in a bistro that served easy Catalan food and he explained to me who the good chefs are, and what dishes I should eat in their restaurants. “In the beginning I didn’t have any knowledge and I wanted to know what the big chefs do. The more I learned, the more excited I became....