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Jordi Roca

Roca in September 2014
Born	Jordi Roca i Fontané (1978-11-28) 28 November 1978 (age 45) Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Cooking style	Molecular gastronomy
Education	Apprenticeship
Current restaurant(s) El Celler de Can Roca (Pastry chef)

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. In April 2018, an episode of Chef's Table: Pastry featuring Jordi debuted on Netflix. In 2023, Jordi Roca appeared on PastryClass 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. 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;

See also

In Spanish: Jordi Roca Fontané para niños