ESP/USA – What’s cooking with Pau?

LOS ANGELES (National team) - If Pau Gasol of Spain ever invites you over to his house for dinner, don’t be surprised if he prepares you a gourmet meal that would make world-renowned chef Ferran Adria proud.

That’s because Gasol recently showed up at a presentation of Adria’s culinary book in Hollywood.

“As soon as I arrived, I met one of the people I admired most in the world, Pau Gasol, " Adria said.

“And I say people and not basketball player, because there are millions that admire him as a sportsman but it´s difficult to find a person that has so many human qualities as he does.

“Pau is an incredible image for our country and especially for the children, who are the future of the world."

Adria has a restaurant in Spain called El Bulli.

It has been voted as the world’s best restaurant for three consecutive years by the gastronomic magazine Restaurant.

Gasol, the MVP of the 2006 FIBA World Championship, was traded from Memphis in mid-season earlier this year to Los Angeles and helped the Lakers reached the NBA Finals.

This summer, he played for Spain’s silver-medal winning team at the Olympics.

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