El Celler de Can Roca. The Book. Redux Edition - Joan, Josep and Jordi Roca

El Celler de Can Roca. The Book. Redux Edition - Joan, Josep and Jordi Roca

El Celler de Can Roca is the three Michelin starred Catalan restaurant in Spain which was opened in 1986 by the Roca brothers, Joan, Josep and Jordi. In 2015, it was once again named the best restaurant in the world by the Restaurant magazine.

The Times restaurant critic A.A. Gill compared the restaurant to former restaurant El Bulli, which was once ranked as the number one restaurant in the world, saying that it was an outstanding kitchen, and part of the great confident wave of new Spanish food that is complex, technically exhausting, aware of the landscape, history and politics. The first edition of El Celler de Can Roca The Book was published in Spanish in a giant format weighing an incredible 5 kilos and retailing at 90 euros.

This new smaller, redux edition is appearing in English for the first time. An amazing book, this is the definitive work about El Celler de Can Roca. Fully illustrated in colour throughout it gathers the thoughts of writer Josep Maria Fonalleras in A day at El Celler. Here is the history, philosophy, techniques, values, sources of inspiration, creative processes, of this band of extraordinary chefs with over 90 detailed recipes, and a collection of the 240 most outstanding dishes from the 25-year history of this magnificent restaurant.

An open door to the secrets of El Celler de Can Roca, revealed in 16 chapters and organized according to the sources of inspiration that nurture the Roca brothers: Tradition, Memory, Academia, Product, Landscape, Wine, Chromatism, Sweet, Transversal Creation, Perfume, Innovation, Poetry, Freedom, Boldness, Magic, Sense of Humor.

How to improve even more a classic like El Celler de Can Roca?

After selling more than 30,000 copies and being translated into 6 languages, at Librooks have worked hard to be able to launch a new edition of the definitive work of the Celler de Can Roca, with lighter and more robust finishes and printing of an even greater quality. Everything so that professional chefs and amateurs can bring home the cuisine of one of the best restaurants in the world. In this book, the three Roca brothers, Joan, Josep and Jordi, explain in first person the secrets of a restaurant that has always been characterized by free-style cuisine, innovative capacity and an enormous creative effervescence generated in harmony by three thinking heads.

About the authors:

Joan Roca

Joan Roca is the chef of “El Celler de Can Roca” restaurant, awarded three Michelin stars and named best restaurant of the world in 2013 and 2015, according to Restaurant magazine. Together with his brothers Jordi and Josep, he is one of the most important and recognisable chefs in the world and a global ambassador of Spanish and Catalan gastronomy.

Josep Roca

Josep Roca is one of the most renowned sommeliers of the world. He is in charge of the cellar and maître d’ of the “El Celler de Can Roca” restaurant, awarded three Michelin stars and named best restaurant of the world in 2013 and 2015, according to Restaurant magazine. Together with his brothers Joan and Jordi, he is a global ambassador of Spanish and Catalan gastronomy.

Jordi Roca

Jordi Roca is the dessert chef of “El Celler de Can Roca” restaurant, awarded three Michelin stars and named best restaurant of the world in 2013 and 2015, according to Restaurant magazine. In 2014, he was awarded the price to the best dessert chef of the world. Together with his brothers Joan and Josep, he is a global ambassador of Spanish and Catalan gastronomy.

Detalii:

• Cartonata: 480 pagini
• Format: 17,5 x 25cm
• Editura: Librooks Barcelona 
• Limba: Engleza
• ISBN: 9788412586145
• Anul publicarii: 2022