El Celler de Can Roca ***
by Roca Brothers Joan, Josef and Jordi Roca El Celler de Can Roca is a restaurant in Girona, Catalonia, Spain which was opened in 1986 by the Roca brothers, Joan, Josep and Jordi. It was first located next to their parent's restaurant Can Roca, but moved to its current purpose built building in 2007. It has been received warmly by critics, and holds three Michelin stars. In 2013, it was named the best restaurant in the world by the magazine Restaurant, after having been ranked second in 2011 and 2012. In 2014, it was named second best restaurant in the world. In 2015, it was once again named the best restaurant in the world by the magazine Restaurant.
16 June, 2016
Photography, Culinary Arts,
Food Journey - Girona - Spain
Entrance to El Celler de Can Roca
Starting the Journey of the World
The World (El Món) :
Korea - panco fried bread, bacon with soya sauce, kimchi and sesame oil,
Thailand - thai chicken, coriander, coconut, curry and lime,
Japan - Ningyo-yaki with miso cream,
China - pickled vegetables with plum cream,
Peru - Casua Limeña, Peruvian layered potato cake.
Memories of a bar in the suburbs of Girona:
Breaded Squid (yellow)
Salt cod with spinach and pinenuts
escabeche mussels
Campari bonbon (pink(
Peanut shaped - Kidney with sherry
Green olive's ice cream
Starfish
Coral: Yin-Yang Oysters, Seabream Ceviche
St. George Mushroom Bonbon
St. George Mushroom Brioche
Apple's timbale and duck liver with Vanilla oil
Asparagus Vienetta
Asparagus ice cream in a classic "Vienetta" slices with white truffles slice and mushroom powder
Prawn marinated with rice vinegar
Prawn's head sauce, crispy prawn legs, seaweed velouté and phytoplankton
Selections of freshly home baked bread
Tomato scroll, bread stick and corn bread
Sole with olive oil, fennel, bergamot, orange, pine nuts and green olives sauce
Salt Cod pot-au-feu, potato gnocchi, cabbage and brandade terrine, cod tripe
Goose à la royale
Iberian suckling pig à lla Rioja:
pear with cinnamon, blueberry wth vanilla, orange with clove and liquorice with cocoa
Milk Desserts
Milk caramel, sheep's milk ice cream, sheep's milk curd-cheese foam, sheep's milk youghurt and milk cloud
Chocolate Anarchy:
a riot of cocoa that consists of 50 different execution of choclates from chocolates sourced from 14 different countries
Joan Roca so kindly invited us into his kitchen
Meeting with Chef Joan Roca
It was such an enjoyable experience to meet the three brothers. Joan, Joseph, and Jordi Roca.