Celebrated pastry chef Jordi Roca, of the award-winning restaurant El Celler de Can Roca, in Girona, Spain, presents more than 80 tempting dessert recipes that take readers on a journey through the seasons -- from Pineapple, Mango, and Passion Fruit Soup to Sweet Potato with Tangerine Granita.
- Roca's creations exhibit a whirl of imagination, daring, and boldness, making him one of the top international influencers in the pastry scene.
- He aims to give his diners a unique experience, by creating dishes intended to stimulate all the senses.
- Includes a brief history of the Rocas' acclaimed family restaurant.
- Pastry tips and techniques are also provided.
Full-color photographs by Becky Lawton throughout.
First published in Spain under the title Los Postres de Jordi Roca
Jordi Roca, 2011
Photographs: Becky Lawton, 2011
Props Styling: Agnes Cobotaite
Post Production: Bjorn Badetti
Design and cover: Jordi Galeano
Edition: Pere Romanillos
Prepress: Aura Digit
Edited by Esther Sanz
Jordi Roca is head pastry chef of three-Michelin-star-rated restaurant El Celler de Can Roca in Girona, Spain, voted World's Best Restaurant 2015 by S. Pelligrino and 2015 Best Restaurant in Europe Acqua Panna. Jordi, who runs the restaurant alongside his two brothers, expresses his creativity and love for sweet amusements one delicious dessert at a time, and is always on the lookout for new and fresh ways to surprise and delight his guests.