hello. this is katsuya from cafe atlantico and minibar. first of all, i wanted to say how excited i am to see so many resposes about the minibar on egullet. good or bad, forunately mostly good, i think we are making a statement. so thankyou for the forum to put us "out there". the photos are great. i am especially proud of one of our guys, edgar who's happy face is posted on the website. he is one of the guys who put in many hours of work to make the minibar happen. the other is joshua. it is a team of us, headed by of course jose andres,that put in many hours to make the magic of the minibar happen. i say magic because to me it is magic. if you haven't experienced it, i strongly reccomend coming here with an open mind before placing judgment on it. because if you haven't been here, this will the first time you will experience this approach to food. no one is crazy enough to do this except for jose. i mean, come on, almost forty items now to taste. the misenplace is incredible. lucky for me, i've been with jose for many years. he is my mentor and he is the reason i am here and i am the way i am. i was also lucky enough to go to el bulli and work for jose's mentor ferran adria. eveything that i learned beforehand began to make sense to me. it went full circle. and now, we have ruben garcia, the pastry chef of alberto adria for the last five years here with us. so, the team that we have assembled led by jose is only going to get better. so, i want to thank all the minibar fans and to let you all know that this is just the beginning, there's lot more to come!!
