Jordi Roca Explained

Jordi Roca
Birth Name:	Jordi Roca i Fontané
Birth Date:	28 November 1978
Birth Place:	Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Style:	Molecular gastronomy
Education:	Apprenticeship

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

• Book: Roca . Joan. Roca. Jordi. Roca . Josep. 2023. El Celler de Can Roca CCR. Montagud Editores. 9788472121942 .
• Book: Roca . Jordi . Medina. Ignacio. 2019. Casa Cacao: The Return Trip to the Origin of Chocolate . Grub Street Cookery. 9781911621393.
• Book: Roca . Joan. Roca. Jordi. Roca . Josep. 2016 . El Celler de Can Roca. Grub Street Cookery. 9781910690291.
• Book: Roca . Jordi . 2016 . Anarkia . Montagud Editores . 978-8472121652.
• Book: Roca . Jordi . 2015 . Cocina en casa los postres de Jordi Roca . Now Books . 978-8416245277.
• Book: Roca, Jordi . 2015 . The Deserts of Jordi Roca . Peter Pauper Press . 9781441308566.

External links

• Jordi Roca Biography

Notes and References

1. http://www.theworlds50best.com/awards/best-pastry-chef
2. News: 'Chef's Table: Pastry' Recap: Jordi Roca Turns Dirt into Dessert. Eater. 2018-10-09.
3. Web site: 2023-09-01 . PastryClass: The World's Best Online Pastry Classes. 2023-10-11.
4. http://www.elperiodico.com/default.asp?idpublicacio_PK=46&idioma=CAS&idnoticia_PK=665058&idseccio_PK=1028 El Celler de Can Roca consigue la tercera estrella Michelin
5. News: El Celler de Can Roca, mejor restaurante del mundo . . 2013-04-29 . 2013-04-30.