El Celler de Can Roca
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El Celler de Can Roca is a restaurant
in Girona
, Catalonia
, Spain
.
Founded in 1986 by the three Roca brothers next to the family restaurant that makes traditional meals. The oldest brother, Joan Roca is the head chef; Josep Roca, the middle brother, is the sommelier
, and the youngest brother, Jordi Roca, is in charge of dessert
s. It has been awarded three Michelin stars.
In late 2007 the restaurant moved to a modern building custom-built for the restaurant about 100 meters from the prior location.
They have created some dishes and desserts based on perfumes such as Calvin Klein
's Eternity, Carolina Herrera
, Dior
's Hypnotic Poison, Bvlgari, Lancôme
's Trésor, etc.
In 2010 the restaurant was listed as 4th best in the world.
The restaurant was voted 5th best in the world by Restaurant magazine in 2009.
.
Catalan cuisine
Catalan cuisine is a Mediterranean cuisine from Catalonia. It may also refer to the shared cuisine of Roussillon and Andorra, which has a similar cuisine to the Alt Urgell and Cerdanya comarques, often referred to as "Catalan mountain cuisine"...
in Girona
Girona
Girona is a city in the northeast of Catalonia, Spain at the confluence of the rivers Ter, Onyar, Galligants and Güell, with an official population of 96,236 in January 2009. It is the capital of the province of the same name and of the comarca of the Gironès...
, Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, Spain
Spain
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Founded in 1986 by the three Roca brothers next to the family restaurant that makes traditional meals. The oldest brother, Joan Roca is the head chef; Josep Roca, the middle brother, is the sommelier
Sommelier
A sommelier , or wine steward, is a trained and knowledgeable wine professional, commonly working in fine restaurants, who specializes in all aspects of wine service as well as wine and food matching...
, and the youngest brother, Jordi Roca, is in charge of dessert
Dessert
In cultures around the world, dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food. The word comes from the French language as dessert and this from Old French desservir, "to clear the table" and "to serve." Common Western desserts include cakes, biscuits,...
s. It has been awarded three Michelin stars.
In late 2007 the restaurant moved to a modern building custom-built for the restaurant about 100 meters from the prior location.
They have created some dishes and desserts based on perfumes such as Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein
Calvin Richard Klein is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc. in 1968. In addition to clothing, Klein has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewelry....
's Eternity, Carolina Herrera
Carolina Herrera
Carolina Herrera is the name of:*Carolina Herrera , Venezuelan fashion designer*Carolina Herrera , Colombian Singer/Guitarist*Astrid Carolina Herrera , Venezuelan winner of the Miss World pageant in 1984...
, Dior
Dior
Dior can mean:* Christian Dior SA, a French clothing retailer* In J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional Middle-earth legendarium:**Dior Eluchíl, a Half-elven of the First Age**Dior , a Steward of GondorDior is a surname, and may refer to:...
's Hypnotic Poison, Bvlgari, Lancôme
Lancôme
Lancôme Paris is a makeup brand. Owned by L'Oréal since 1964, Lancôme is part of the Luxury Products division, which offers skin care, fragrances, and makeup at higher-end prices....
's Trésor, etc.
Awards
In 2011 El Celler de Can Roca was voted second best restaurant in the world by Restaurant magazine.In 2010 the restaurant was listed as 4th best in the world.
The restaurant was voted 5th best in the world by Restaurant magazine in 2009.
Guest chefs
In July 2010, Joan and Jordi Roca were the guest chefs at the Austrian restaurant IkarusHangar-7
Hangar-7 is a hangar in Salzburg, Austria owned by Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz. It houses a restaurant, two bars, a lounge and aircraft, and is open to the public. It includes the Michelin starred restaurant Ikarus.-External links:*...
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See also
- Catalan cuisineCatalan cuisineCatalan cuisine is a Mediterranean cuisine from Catalonia. It may also refer to the shared cuisine of Roussillon and Andorra, which has a similar cuisine to the Alt Urgell and Cerdanya comarques, often referred to as "Catalan mountain cuisine"...
- Molecular gastronomyMolecular gastronomyMolecular gastronomy is a subdiscipline of food science that seeks to investigate, explain and make practical use of the physical and chemical transformations of ingredients that occur while cooking, as well as the social, artistic and technical components of culinary and gastronomic phenomena in...
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