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 color 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, Chromaticism,
Sweet, Transversal Creation, Perfume, Innovation, Poetry, Freedom,
Boldness, Magic, Sense of Humor.
