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Jordi Roca i Fontané

b. 1978

Spanish chef

Pastry chefPastry maker
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Born 1978. Jordi Roca i Fontané is a Spanish pastry chef and pastry maker.

Jordi Roca i Fontané (born 2 May 1978) is a Spanish chef, 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. In April 2018, an episode of Chef's Table: Pastry featuring Roca debuted on Netflix.

He has 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. 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. 2015. Best restaurant in the world for El Celler de Can Roca, by the Restaurant Magazine;

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Birth century
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Pastry chef, pastry maker
Nationality
Also known as
Jordi Roca

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Jordi Roca i Fontané?

Spanish chef

When was Jordi Roca i Fontané born?

Jordi Roca i Fontané was born on 2 May 1978 in Girona.

What is Jordi Roca i Fontané's occupation?

Jordi Roca i Fontané is a pastry chef and pastry maker.

What nationality is Jordi Roca i Fontané?

Jordi Roca i Fontané is Spanish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jordi Roca i Fontané

· Wikidata: Q16837254

· DBpedia: Jordi Roca

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