adriá's armada

One "gastronomic interpreter" provided by the Spanish government

Two people whose sole job is to sweep the stones in the driveway

49 kitchen staff

Additional staff of photographers and graphic designers "who often do nothing but document his every move in the kitchen"

Spanish chef Ferran Adriá's support crew, as detailed by Andrew Zimmern in Northwest Airlines January in-flight magazine. Adria is the father of "molecular gastronomy".