Jordi Roca
Jordi Roca | |
|---|---|
Girona, Catalonia, Spain | |
| Education | Apprenticeship |
| Culinary career | |
| Cooking style | Molecular gastronomy |
Current restaurant(s) | |
Jordi Roca i Fontané (born 28 November 1978,
Girona, Catalonia, Spain) is the pastry chef of the restaurant El Celler de Can Roca. In 2014, he won the inaugural "World's Best Pastry Chef" award from Restaurant magazine.[1] In April 2018, an episode of Chef's Table: Pastry featuring Jordi debuted on Netflix.[2] In 2023, Jordi Roca appeared on PastryClass [3]
with his first-ever online class, where he teaches Plating Senses.
He suffers from
dysphonia
, a neurological disease that has left him permanently hoarse.
Acknowledgments
- 2002. Second Michelin Star for El Celler de Can Roca.
- 2009. Third Michelin Star for El Celler de Can Roca.[4] and 5th position in the Restaurant Magazine;
- 2011. Second best restaurant in the world for El Celler de Can Roca, by the Restaurant Magazine;
- 2012. Second best restaurant in the world for El Celler de Can Roca, by the Restaurant Magazine;
- 2013. Best restaurant in the world for El Celler de Can Roca, by the Restaurant Magazine;
- 2014. Second best restaurant in the world for El Celler de Can Roca, by the Restaurant Magazine.[5]
- 2015. Best restaurant in the world for El Celler de Can Roca, by the Restaurant Magazine;
Publications
- Roca, Joan; Roca, Jordi; Roca, Josep (2023). El Celler de Can Roca CCR. Montagud Editores. ISBN 9788472121942.
- Roca, Jordi; Medina, Ignacio (2019). Casa Cacao: The Return Trip to the Origin of Chocolate. Grub Street Cookery. ISBN 9781911621393.
- Roca, Joan; Roca, Jordi; Roca, Josep (2016). El Celler de Can Roca. Grub Street Cookery. ISBN 9781910690291.
- Roca, Jordi (2016). Anarkia. Montagud Editores. ISBN 978-8472121652.
- Roca, Jordi (2015). Cocina en casa los postres de Jordi Roca. Now Books. ISBN 978-8416245277.
- Roca, Jordi (2015). The Deserts of Jordi Roca. Peter Pauper Press. ISBN 9781441308566.
References
- ^ [1] The worlds 50 best
- ^ "'Chef's Table: Pastry' Recap: Jordi Roca Turns Dirt into Dessert". Eater. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ^ "PastryClass: The World's Best Online Pastry Classes". 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2023-10-11.
- ^ El Celler de Can Roca consigue la tercera estrella Michelin Article de Pau Arenós an El Periodico, 25/11/2009 20:52 h
- ^ "El Celler de Can Roca, mejor restaurante del mundo". La Vanguardia. 2013-04-29. Retrieved 2013-04-30.