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Joan, Jordi and Josep Roca probably form the most exquisite triangle in Spain. Each corner has its own special characteristic: Joan's corner is savoury, Jordi's is sweet, Josep's is red and white. The Roca brothers are all from classic vintages: Joan from '64, Jordi from '78 and Josep from '66. At this point we're not giving away which of the three decided to abjure the traditional chef's whites.

"Joan – vintage 1964"
Joan took his first steps in the direction of the kitchen in the family's Can Roca restaurant. His first teachers were his mother and grandmother, who introduced him to the secrets of Catalan cooking. Girona Catering School took care of the scientific part. Before he was able to prove his skills in the family business, he took on the delicate task of passing on his culinary knowledge to the family. In 1986 he took charge of the kitchen at Can Roca and added the name El Celler.  El Celler de Can Roca was born.

"Jordi – vintage 1978"
It's not hard to guess that Jordi learned to crawl in his parents' restaurant Can Roca. Later, with both feet firmly on the ground, his brothers took him under their wings. In between he attended Girona Catering School, which his older brother had already attended. In 1997 he joined up with his brothers at El Celler de Can Roca. After he had worked his way through the ranks in the family's own restaurant, he not only found an excellent teacher in pastry chef Damian Allsop, he also found his vocation. He still defends his position as pastry chef today with incomparable invention and refinement.

"Josep – vintage 1966"
Although the third brother will not be taking part in the July 2010 culinary expedition through the pots and pans at Ikarus restaurant in Hangar-7, we'll air his quality career here. Unlike his brothers, little Josep was much more interested in what went on outside the kitchen. Even as an 11 year-old he tried to compete with the waiters. At Catering School he discovered the position for which he was destined in the family business. And under Josep Lluis Pérez Verdú he learnt everything that a sommelier needs to know about wine, but can't learn from a book.

Back to the kitchen at El Celler de Can Roca, which has been based in Can Suñer Villa, Girona, since 1992. The kitchen follows three mouth-watering flavour trends. The first reflects national traditions. The second accesses the emotions using an intellectual approach. The last certainly does not disregard classical cooking techniques – on the contrary, they are enhanced here, so that taste-buds indulge in reminiscences. Together all three form the basis of the molecular cuisine that prevails at El Celler de Can Roca. Amongst their culinary techniques the two brothers rely on sous-vide cuisine, colours in dishes which create particular moods, their culinary noses, which play a major role in every dish, and many other pleasing techniques.

(Countless prizes and the recently awarded third Michelin star are testament to the success of the Roca brothers). The brothers' culinary creations are recorded in the following masterpieces: La Cuina De La Meva Mare, Sweet Sensations and Diez Menús Para Un Concierto. The latest work from El Celler, La Cocina al Vacío, addresses the still highly uncommon and extremely innovative technique of vacuum cooking. And the authors are? Joan Roca, of course, this time in collaboration with Salvador Brugués.

And because one restaurant can be a little restrictive for three brothers, they have gradually expanded their place of work. The three of them are proprietors of the gourmet restaurant Moo, Mas Marroch (for banquets and celebrations), traditional restaurant Numun and summer restaurant Cap Roig in the botanical garden of the same name. In between they still find time for catering events and workshops.

The Rocas allay the poor image of triangular relationships with a very delicate touch with molecular cuisine and the cuisine of Catalonia. Their sensitive relationship is reflected in all their creations, in or out of the kitchen.

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Guest chefs at Restaurant Ikarus: February 2012

Tim Raue /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2012/tim-raue/

Trettl meets Tim Raue

Tim Raue
Berlin, Germany /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2012/trettl-meets-tim-raue/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus

Preview
Guest chefs 2012 /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2012/preview-guest-chefs-2012/

Guest chefs at Restaurant Ikarus: January 2012

Nuno Mendes /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2012/nuno-mendes/

Trettl meets Nuno Mendes

Nuno Mendes
Viajante, London /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2012/trettl-meets-nuno-mendes/

Guest chefs at Restaurant Ikarus: December 2011

Daniel Redondo &
Helena Rizzo /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2011/daniel-redondo-helena-rizzo/

Guest chefs at Restaurant Ikarus: November 2011

Björn Frantzén &
Daniel Lindeberg /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2011/bjoern-frantzen-daniel-lindeberg/

Roland Trettl on tour

Helena Rizzo & Daniel Redondo, São Paulo, Brazil /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2011/roland-trettl-meets-helena-rizzo-daniel-redondo/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus: October 2011

Xavier Pellicer /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2011/xavier-pellicer/

Roland Trettl on tour

Xavier Pellicer,
Barcelona, Spain /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2011/roland-trettl-meets-xavier-pellicer/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus: September 2011

Alvin Leung /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2011/alvin-leung/

Roland Trettl on tour

Alvin Leung,
Hong Kong, China /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2011/roland-trettl-meets-alvin-leung/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus: August 2011

Ikarus Team /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2011/ikarus-team/

Roland Trettl on tour

Peter Goossens,
Kruishoutem, Belgium /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2011/roland-trettl-and-the-ikarus-team/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus: July 2011

Peter Goossens /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2011/peter-goossens/

Roland Trettl on tour

Peter Goossens,
Kruishoutem, Belgium /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2011/roland-trettl-meets-peter-goossens/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus: June 2011

Emmanuel Renaut /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2011/emmanuel-renaut/

Roland Trettl on tour

Emmanuel Renaut,
Megève, France /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2011/roland-trettl-meets-emmanuel-renaut/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus: May 2011

Anatoly Komm /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2011/anatoly-komm/

Roland Trettl on tour

Anatoly Komm,
Moscow, Russia /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2011/roland-trettl-meets-anatoly-komm/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus: April 2011

Daniel Humm /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2011/daniel-humm/

Roland Trettl on tour

Daniel Humm,
New York, USA /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2011/roland-trettl-meets-daniel-humm/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus: March 2011

Claus-Peter Lumpp /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2011/claus-peter-lumpp/

Roland Trettl on tour

Claus-Peter Lumpp,
Germany /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2011/roland-trettl-meets-claus-peter-lumpp/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus: February 2011

Marcus G. Lindner /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2011/marcus-g-lindner/

Roland Trettl on tour

Marcus G. Lindner, Switzerland /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2011/roland-trettl-meets-marcus-g-lindner/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus: January 2011

Enrico & Roberto Cerea /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2011/enrico-roberto-cerea/

Roland Trettl on tour

Enrico Cerea, Italy /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2011/roland-trettl-meets-enrico-cerea/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus: December 2010

Mauro Colagreco /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2010/mauro-colagreco/

Roland Trettl on tour

Mauro Colagreco, France /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2010/roland-trettl-meets-mauro-colagreco/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus: November 2010

Sven Elverfeld /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2010/november-2010-at-restaurant-ikarus-sven-elverfeld/

Roland Trettl on tour

Sven Elverfeld, Germany /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2010/roland-trettl-meets-sven-elverfeld/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
August 2010

Hans Välimäki /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2010/hans-vaelimaeki/

Roland Trettl on tour

Hans Välimäki, Finland /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2010/roland-trettl-meets-hans-vaelimaeki/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
September 2010

Sergio Herman /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2010/sergio-herman/

Roland Trettl on tour

Sergio Herman, Netherlands /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2010/roland-trettl-meets-sergio-herman/

Roland Trettl on tour

Heinz Reitbauer & Thomas Dorfer, Austria /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2010/heinz-reitbauer-thomas-dorfer/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
August 2010

Heinz Reitbauer, Thomas Dorfer & Ikarus Team /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2010/roland-trettl-team/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
July 2010

Joan & Jordi Roca /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2010/joan-jordi-roca/

Roland Trettl on tour

Joan & Jordi Roca, Spain /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2010/roland-trettl-meets-joan-jordi-roca/

Roland Trettl on tour

Nicolas Schneller & Supanut Khanarak, Thailand /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2010/roland-trettl-meets-nicolas-schneller-supanut-khanarak/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
June 2010

Nicolas Schneller & Supanut Khanarak /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2010/nicolas-schneller-supanut-khanarak/

Roland Trettl on tour

Cornelia Poletto, Germany /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2010/roland-trettl-meets-cornelia-poletto/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
May 2010

Cornelia Poletto /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2010/cornelia-poletto/

Roland Trettl on tour

David Higgs, South Africa /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2010/roland-trettl-meets-david-higgs/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
April 2010

David Higgs /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2010/david-higgs/

Roland Trettl on tour

Heiko Nieder, Switzerland /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2010/roland-trettl-meets-heiko-nieder/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
March 2010

Heiko Nieder /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2010/heiko-nieder/

Roland Trettl on tour

Marcelo Tejedor, Spain /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2010/roland-trettl-meets-marcelo-tejedor/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
February 2010

Marcelo Tejedor /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2010/marcelo-tejedor/

Roland Trettl on tour

Baiocco Stefano, Italy /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2010/roland-trettl-meets-stefano-baiocco/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
January 2010

Stefano Baiocco /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2010/stefano-baiocco/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
December 2009

Paul Pairet /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2009/paul-pairet/

Roland Trettl on tour

Paul Pairet, China /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2009/roland-trettl-meets-paul-pairet/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
November 2009

Grant Achatz /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2009/grant-achatz/

Roland Trettl on tour

Grant Achatz, USA /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2009/roland-trettl-meets-grant-achatz/

A visit to the Ikarus:
October 2009

René Redzepi /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2009/rene-redzepi/

Roland Trettl on tour

René Redzepi, Denmark /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2009/roland-trettl-meets-rene-redzepi/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
September 2009

Didier Corlou /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2009/didier-corlou/

Roland Trettl on tour

Didier Corlou, Vietnam /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2009/roland-trettl-meets-didier-corlou/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
August 2009

Roland Trettl & Team /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2009/roland-trettl-team/

Roland Trettl on tour

Roland Trettl & Team, Salzburg /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2009/roland-trettl-team/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
July 2009

Antonino Cannavacciuolo /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2009/antonino-cannavacciuolo/

Roland Trettl on tour

Antonino Cannavacciuolo, Italy /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2009/roland-trettl-meets-antonino-cannavacciuolo/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
June 2009

Joachim Koerper /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2009/joachim-koerper/

Roland Trettl on tour

Joachim Koerper, Lisbon /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2009/roland-trettl-meets-joachim-koerper/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
May 2009

Thierry Marx /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2009/thierry-marx/

Roland Trettl on tour

Thierry Marx, France /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2009/roland-trettl-meets-thierry-marx/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
April 2009

Ian Chalermkittichai /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2009/ian-chalermkittichai/

Roland Trettl on tour

Ian Chalermkittichai, Spain /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2009/roland-trettl-meets-ian-chalermkittichai/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
March 2009

Andreas Caminada /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2009/andreas-caminada/

Roland Trettl on tour

Andreas Caminada, Switzerland /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2009/roland-trettl-meets-andreas-caminada/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
February 2009

Dani Garcia /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2009/dani-garcia/

Roland Trettl on tour

Dani García, Málaga /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2009/roland-trettl-meets-dani-garcia/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
January 2009

Kenneth Oringer /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2009/kenneth-oringer/

Roland Trettl on tour

Kenneth Oringer, USA /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2009/roland-trettl-meets-kenneth-oringer/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
December 2008

Danyel Couet & Paul Svensson /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2008/danyel-couet-paul-svensson/

Roland Trettl on tour

Danyel Couet & Paul Svensson, Stockholm /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2008/roland-trettl-meets-danyel-couet/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
November 2008

Normand Laprise /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2008/normand-laprise/

Roland Trettl on tour

Normand Laprise, Canada /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2008/roland-trettl-meets-normand-laprise/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
In October

Stefan Mörth & Kenichiro Ooe /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2008/stefan-moerth-and-kenichiro-ooe/

Roland Trettl on tour

Kenichiro Ooe and Stefan Mörth, Japan /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2008/roland-trettl-meets-stefan-moerth-kenichiro-ooe/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
September 2008

Gastón Acurio /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2008/gaston-acurio/

Roland Trettl on tour

Gastón Acurio, Peru /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2008/roland-trettl-meets-gaston-acurio/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
August 2008

Gérard Depardieu /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2008/gerard-depardieu/

Roland Trettl on tour

Gérard Depardieu, France /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2008/roland-trettl-meets-gerard-depardieu/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
July 2008

Joël Antunes /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2008/joel-antunes/

Roland Trettl on tour

Joël Antunes, USA /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2008/roland-trettl-meets-joel-antunes/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
June 2008

Horst Petermann /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2008/horst-petermann/

Roland Trettl on tour

Horst Petermann, Switzerland /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2008/roland-trettl-meets-horst-petermann/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
May 2008

Norbert Kostner /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2008/norbert-kostner/

Roland Trettl on tour

Norbert Kostner , Thailand /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2008/roland-trettl-meets-norbert-kostner/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
April 2008

Massimo Bottura /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2008/massimo-bottura/

Roland Trettl on tour

Massimo Bottura, Italy /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2008/roland-trettl-meets-massimo-bottura/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
March 2008

Margot Janse /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2008/margot-janse/

Roland Trettl on tour

Margot Janse, South Africa /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2008/roland-trettl-meets-margot-janse/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
February 2008

Christian Jürgens /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2008/christian-juergens/

Roland Trettl on tour

Christian Jürgens, Germany /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2008/roland-trettl-meets-christian-juergens/

Guest chef at Restaurant Ikarus:
January 2008

Sam Leong /en/ikarus/guest-chef-at-restaurant-ikarus/2008/sam-leong/

Roland Trettl on tour

Sam Leong, Singapore /en/ikarus/roland-trettl-on-tour/2008/roland-trettl-meets-sam-leong/