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Jordi Roca

When life fits on a plate

Jordi Roca, the youngest of the Roca brothers transforms each dessert into a window open to nature and emotions, turning everyday life into gastronomic masterpieces that captivate and endure.

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Hailing from a family that has elevated culinary art to global excellence from Girona, Jordi Roca transcends the kitchen to capture the essence of everything around him. His desserts are not merely sweets; they are windows into a universe filled with details that often go unnoticed. Like the Mediterranean light gently caressing every corner, his creations reach the palate with a delicacy that lingers in memory, like an indelible trace.

 

In Girona, amidst the hushed stillness of ancient stones and the closeness of the sea, Roca observes and imagines. The flowers dancing with the wind, the colours of a sunset, or the murmur of the Onyar river are transformed into dishes that tell stories. Each one encapsulates the essence of a land that has shaped him, a way of life that he conveys with a unique sweetness.

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Every creation by Jordi Roca is a tribute to his surroundings, an intimate dialogue with nature that seeks to immortalise the fleeting beauty of the world in a single bite. His ability to translate the emotion of a moment into flavour, texture, and aroma reveals a vision that goes beyond the visible, delving into the very soul of the landscape.

 

For him, pâtisserie is not just art; it is poetry. A poetry not meant to be read, but to be lived. With each dish, Jordi Roca invites us to pause, to see the world through his eyes, and to understand that, in his hands, life itself can be contained, whole, in a single dish.

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