The linup of guest speakers for selected screenings of EL BULLI: COOKING IN PROGRESS at Film Forum has been announced!

APPEARING IN PERSON:  Colman Andrews, biographer of Ferran Adria; George Mendes of Aldea; Otger Campas, founder of Harvard's "Cooking & Science" course; Paras Shah, Sous Chef at La Fonda Del Sol; and, Dave Arnold, Director of Culinary Technology at the French Culinary Institute

In-person appearances of chefs and experts at public screenings of EL BULLI:  COOKING IN PROGRESS at Film Forum, at 209 West Houston St. in New York, are as follows:

WEDNESDAY, JULY 27th:  GEORGE MENDES
Q&A WITH AUDIENCE AFTER 7:50 SHOW

The Executive Chef and owner of Aldea, a Michelin-starred restaurant located in Manhattan's Union Square area, George Mendes staged at El Bulli in 2003.  In 2010, he made the short list for a nomination in the James Beard Foundation's "Best Chef New York" award category.

SATURDAY, JULY 30th: OTGER CAMPAS
Q&A WITH AUDIENCE AFTER 5:30 SHOW

A postdoctoral fellow in applied physics and math at Harvard University, Otger Campas is one of the founders of the school's wildly popular "Cooking & Science" course. In 2008, he served as a scientific consultant for Ferran Adria's workshop, elBulli Taller.

SUNDAY, JULY 31: PARAS SHAH
Q&A WITH AUDIENCE AFTER 5:30 SHOW

Paras Shah is a former El Bulli stagiaire, winner of the prestigious ICEX (The Spanish Institute for Foreign Trade) scholarship, Momofuku alumnus and current Sous Chef at La Fonda Del Sol.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3rd: DAVE ARNOLD
Q&A WITH AUDIENCE AFTER 7:50 SHOW

An expert in the physics and chemistry of cooking, Dave Arnold is Director of Culinary Technology at the French Culinary Institute and Food Arts magazine's Contributing Editor for Equipment & Food Science. He is currently raising funds for the creation of a New York-based Museum of Food and Drink and starting a new cooking equipment company with Momofuku's David Chang.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 5th: COLMAN ANDREWS
Q&A WITH AUDIENCE AFTER 7:50 SHOW

One of the founders of Saveur magazine, author, editor and culinary critic Colman Andrews wrote the recent biography Ferran: The Inside Story of El Bulli and The Man Who Reinvented Food. The recipient of eight James Beard awards, he was recently named editorial director of the food and wine site The Daily Meal.