Best Chef Awards: Catalans win big
El Celler de Can Roca and Disfrutar restaurants win three prizes, with their cooks among the five best in the world
El Celler de Can Roca and Disfrutar restaurants win three prizes, with their cooks among the five best in the world
Tamara Carrasco can’t leave Viladecans despite dismissal of initial charges of terrorism and rebellion from pro-independence protests
Six new varieties released by Vicens sweet company for the holiday season, while Torrons Alemany sticks to classic versions
Adrià Carrasco shouts out "the Constitution is a farce" while Josep Borrell addresses unionist event in Belgian capital
Tamara Carrasco and Adrià Carrasco will now be tried for public disorder offenses in Catalan courts
Female chef with most stars in the world shuts down famous eatery after 30 years to "reorient" her professional life
Adrià Carrasco, accused of terrorism and rebellion for participating in pro-independence protests, says Spain offers "no guarantees of a fair trial"
Adrià Carrasco to hold press conference on Thursday with same legal team as exiled political leaders
Archaeologists from all over the world are at work on the Abric Romaní site hoping to find remains of animals, hearths and tools
Opening Friday, the 200-piece collection shows the diverse culinary world of the artist with the perspective of chef Ferran Adrià
There will be more exhibitions still at the Picasso Museum in 2018, including one analyzing Picasso’s time spent in Paris
Six Catalan locales joined a list of 55 appearing in the 2018 Michelin Guide
The Grec Festival opened its doors this weekend to a total of 102 performances, including one that tells the story of Catalan and Japanese chefs Ferran Adrià and Hiroyoshi Ishidam
Girona’s ‘El Celler de Can Roca’ is considered the world’s second-best restaurant by ‘Restaurant’ magazine. Thus, the establishment run by the three Roca brothers has ceded its crown, which it obtained in 2015 and 2013, to the Italian restaurant ‘Osteria Franciscana’. The gala event, moved from London to New York for the first time, also awarded chef Joan Roca as best chef. “This is very important, because it represents mutual understanding and recognition from chefs that I truly admire” stated Roca. Catalan restaurant ‘Tickets’, by Albert Adrià climbed from the 42nd position it occupied last year to 29th this year. Adrià was dessert chef at El Bulli, which was run by his brother Ferran Adrià and was recognised as the best restaurant in the world on five occasions.
‘Disfrutar’ restaurant in Barcelona has been awarded Best New European Restaurant 2016 in the prestigious Opinionated About Dining (OAD) rankings. The restaurant has also made a breakthrough appearance in the Best European Restaurant ranking, coming in at number 38. The three founders of the restaurant, chefs Eduard Xatruch, Oriol Castro and Mateu Casañas, worked together for 15 years as disciples of Ferran Adrià in the kitchen of ‘El Bulli’, which was five times awarded best restaurant in the world. Indeed ‘Disfrutar’ achieved its first Michelin star last year and two Repsol suns, along with the ‘Restaurant of the Year’ Award given by the Catalan Academy of Gastronomy and Nutrition. This recognition is to be added to the 50 Michelin-star-holding restaurants in Catalonia, 22 of which are located in Barcelona.