Sublimotion Explained

Sublimotion
City:	Sant Josep de sa Talaia, Ibiza
Country:	Spain
Current-Owner:	Eduardo Gonzáles
Head-Chef:	Paco Roncero
Established:	Late 2014

Sublimotion is a restaurant located in Sant Josep de sa Talaia, Ibiza, Spain run by chef Paco Roncero who utilizes molecular gastronomy in cooking. The restaurant is known for being among the most expensive in the world. As of 2015, the restaurant overtook Urasawa and Per Se to be considered the most expensive with an average price of slightly over €1900 (USD$2,000) per person^{[1] [2] [3]}

Restaurant

The restaurant opened in 2014 at Ibiza’s Hard Rock Hotel and focuses on haute cuisine. The food course consists of 20 food tasting entrees and can seat a maximum of 12 patrons.^{[4] [5]} In 2014, Sublimotion was awarded the prize Best Innovation Food & Beverage.^[6]

Controversy

Sublimotion was criticized by Paul Pairet for suspected copying of his restaurant Ultraviolet with similar conception, opened in 2012, especially objecting to Sublimotion being marketed as "the first gastronomic show in the world".^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Spanish Restaurant to Become World's Most Expensive With a $2,000 Tasting Menu. Dixler, Hillary. Eater. 2014-04-22. 2015-04-03.
2. Web site: At $2,000 A Head, The World's New Most Expensive Restaurant Is A Sensory Overload. Willett, Megan. Business Insider. 22 April 2014. 2015-04-03.
3. Web site: The world's most expensive restaurants. Santana, Fabiana. Fox News. 2014-12-05. 2015-04-03.
4. Web site: World’s Most Ridiculously Expensive Restaurant Opens in Ibiza’s Hard Rock Hotel, Of Course. Clint Rainey. Grub Street. Ibiza’s Hard Rock Hotel.
5. News: The top 10 Most Luxurious Restaurants in the world 2020 .
6. Web site: Hospitality Awards . Sublimotion by Hard Rock Hotel Ibiza. BEST INNOVATION F&B 2014 . Eater.
7. Web site: Taste the difference: Sublimotion versus Ultraviolet . . August 28, 2015.