NEW YORK - OCTOBER 12: Chef Chef Ferran Adria speaks at The International Culinary Center on October 12, 2010 in New York City. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Getty Images for The International Culinary Center) (2010 Getty Images)
The future stars of FC Barcelona are getting royal culinary treatment.
The Spanish club recruited famed chef Ferran Adriá on Thursday to revamp its youth academy menu. The European champions say the former El Bulli chef will redesign the club's La Masia meals to "foster healthy eating and exercise" by providing the Catalan club's future stars with the best possible diet.
It calls its new campaign "We are what we do, we are what we eat" that will be led by Messi and Gerard Pique. It aims to reach beyond the club's academy to children in general.
"Barca is the world reference not just because of its onfield results but its attitude," Adriá said.
El Bulli closed in July after 24 years. A winner of three Michelin stars, the restaurant offered imaginative dishes in which Adriá deconstructed ingredients to what he calls the molecular level, with most requiring instructions on how to eat them — sometimes with bare hands.
On the restaurant's final menu were 50 dishes with intriguing names like "Clam Meringue," ''Olive Spheres," and "Hot Cold Gin Fizz."
Based on reporting by The Associated Press.
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