Renowned chef says his restaurant is struggling financially

MADRID - Acclaimed Spanish chef Ferran Adria says his world-famous restaurant elBulli is struggling financially and that he's looking for ways to keep it afloat when it reopens after a hiatus.

Adria told The Associated Press that elBulli, famed for its high-tech "molecular cuisine," will be part of a larger, nonprofit foundation when it reopens in 2014.

Under Spanish law a foundation can receive special tax benefits, accept grants and become involved in education.

Adria said elBulli will open from June 15 until December 20 as normal and the 2011 opening days will be announced in September.

Adria said it would close in 2012 and 2013 for planning and preparation.

He said there were no plans to close the restaurant for good. But in an interview published in El Pais on Sunday Adria acknowledged it was a struggle to keep elBulli going.

- AP