3 Michelin stars: El celler De Can Roca 18-course tasting menu

El celler De Can Roca: 3 Michelin stars (Girona, Spain) - twice ranked the No.1 restaurant in the world and the total of 10 years in World’s 50 Best Restaurants. Reservations in this 3 Michelin star restaurant are accepted up to 11 months in advance and it’s an 11 months waiting list: there are no tables available till Jun 2020. They call themselves - freestyle cooks. They are 3 brothers. They have been named the number 1 restaurant in the world for 5 years in the row. Who they are? The are Rocca brothers.
Would you try distilled earth with truffle and lemon or dehydrated squid? Modern, freestyle cuisine - that’s what they offer at El celler de Can Roca.
Rocca brothers rocks!
MUST SEE
00:34 - paper house
01:44 - starting the tasting menu
02:27 - bread selection
08:44 - desserts
10:12 - after desserts: must see trolley
Chef: Joan Roca
Pastry chef: Jordi Roca
Wine somelier: Josep
Style of food: Contemporary Catalan freestyle cooking with global highlights
Would you wait for that kind of culinary experience? Leave your comment!
The menu showcased in the video:
The world:
Thailand: thai, chicken, coriander, coconut, curry and lime
Japan: miso cream with nyinyonyaki
Turquia: lamb, yourt, cucumber, onions with mint
Peru: «Causa lemena»
Korea: panco fried bread, bacon with soya sauce, kimchi and sesame oil
Memories of a bar in the suburbs of Girona: breaded squid, kidney with Sherry, Campari bonbon, Montse’s meat cannelloni, pigeon bonbon, Starfish
Coral: king crab with it’s coral. Green and toasted pinenut
Black sesame with toasted cocoa
Saint George Mushroom’s brioche
Charcoal-grilled green peas with green peas pest, tofu, and pod jelly
Stem lettuce with pistachio, garlic flower, and wild mustard
White asparagus with «garum: of charcoal-grilled asparagus and pickled asparagus
Fish
Oyster fennel sauce, black garlic, apple, grapefruit, seaweed, distilled earth with truffle and lemon
Charcoal-grilled langoustine with «ajoblanco» sauce and parsley
Amontillado-steamed mackerel, figs, mullet roe, and pine nut sprouts
Prawn marinated with rice vinegar: head juice, crispy prawn legs, and seaweed veloute
Sole skin ravioli with Jerusalem artichoke and salsify a la muniere
Meat
Iberian suckling pi blanquette, with fermented cabbage and spiced meatball «pilota»
Smoked duck magret with orange
Lamb with eggplant and chickpea puree, lamb’s trotters and spicy tomato, charcoal-grilled lamb consomme
Squab civet and its parfait
Deserts
Banana alla carbonara with vanilla
Pine wood: ice cream on pine honey, thyme, rosemary and oregano, chocolate crumble, pine nuts and pine leaves
Old book: puffed pastry of butter cookies, cream of Darjeeling tea, old book essence and lemon madeleine ice cream
Petit fours
Restaurant’s website: cellercanroca....

[@mahlstadt]

“Put butter on an old book and let it rest for a day before extracting the essence.” I’m going to serve that at my next dinner party. I’ve got some phonebooks from 1976.

[@AquaMarino]

18 course menu guys, so its quite appropriate to give small portions for a sampling menu

[@yezki8]

Exactly. I wouldn't want to eat 18 course of massive stove-sized food lol

[@gon4455]

They were still hungry afterwards. They are meant to be full. This has got to be the worst tasting menu. Some of tje dishes are just pure utter crapp.

[@synxjames6026]

GO N Have you actually tried the food? If not how would you know it is crap. Also we aren’t supposed to eat till we are full, it’s not as healthy. These guys also might not have ate breakfast or something. There’s many factors in it but still it was 18 courses and it definitely adds up.

[@gon4455]

@@synxjames6026 look at the comments. This redtaurant is overrated.

[@synxjames6026]

GO N I mean say what you want but it’s got 3 Michelin stars and won best restaurant a couple years ago for a reason

[@aussiebattler6737]

I remember someone served gorden Ramsay a steak on a roof tile (didint go down well)....now there hanging appetizers of bonsai trees 😂

[@prof_jesus]

And sweets on flattened old bottles

[@mindatrest6838]

I want to eat those trees....

[@aussiebattler6737]

Ramsay da goat

[@ticklemetrout9625]

ji hi and how many Gordon Ramsey restaurants have you eaten at. Coz to make such a comment surely you have tried his food, no ?

[@ticklemetrout9625]

Lmfao I’m guessing ji hi hasn’t tasted the food as he’s deleted his comment ✌️

[@lukebrock8482]

Those wine lists as thick as phonebooks 😳

[@venus3173]

Luke Brock seriously was thinking the same thing where are they keeping it all

[@DjaMelaque]

They have over 10k botles

[@Runeman40055]

Luke Brock how do you think they make their money lol

[@LTElvis]

if u saw the bodega u would understand, I've been there and it's about 5milion € just in wines

[@carlovilchy9934]

@@LTElvis probably the Roca brothers are not the owners of the bottles, they might be in "consignación".

[@soundwave118]

shoutout to this lady who explain all the menu with details well done 👏

[@jedtattum9996]

i could not do that job without laughing

[@eyeofthetiger6002]

Can just imagine Mikey going through this 18 course tasting menu and remarking... "Best starters I've ever eaten in my life, now I can't wait for the main course! 😂"

[@drea2280]

a lot of people are being negative but in defense of fine dining, it's expensive for a reason. youre paying for -the ambiance -the quality of ingredients -the experienced staff -the planning/ brainstorming put into making a cohesive menu -the michelin stars and many more lets get it clear, you dont eat here only because youre hungry (unless youre rich), but because you want to have *an experience*. one that you will look fondly upon (that isn't the case for everyone) the menu of so many of these restaurants make me realize how much of the chef's passion is poured unto the food. art has many mediums, be it digital, in painting, drawing, music...in this case it's with food

[@emorymoser1381]

Waiter: “This is a wild vine grown fruit infused with hickory smoke from the Finnish hills garnished with foam of Swedish mountain goat and fresh grown parsley” Me: “that’s a grape” Waiter: “yes but it cost $45.00”

[@user-qo8om3zt3g]

450

[@wynauthuhwynaut6075]

The virgin goat was sacrificed just before the grape was served.

[@lazyaussiensw]

And maybe waitresses spit while giving huge intro in frnt of the plate.

[@damiengamer2965]

Lol

[@bogdandamaschin9381]

but it is the best grape you ever ate, and nicely presented

[@marcchamoun5948]

You know you made it when you got an olive tree served on your table.

[@BenjaminGessel]

One fruit is a fig, another is a bunch of champagne grapes, another is a bunch of muscat grapes, another is a bunch of kalamata olives, another is a pear, another is a Damson plum, and yet another is actually a chocolate truffle. Probably forgot some delicacies there... 😁😁😁😁😁

[@kunk8789]

"Could you help me with your recommendation, please?" "Ah yes, the FREAKING GLOBE"

[@moonstalker2556]

Good job for taking the feedback from followers not to do transition fast as hell lol, keep it up rich buddies ^^

[@EliteLife]

Okay. Thank you! Will do

[@gon4455]

Next level dining will be....... A caviar. This here is magnifying glass so you can see the caviar your eating.

[@thetntun]

XD

[@Jeeperscreepers0731]

Reminds me of that one episode from Phineas and Ferb

[@elizalee1214]

And you need a pair of laser tropstick to pick up the molecule of the food.

[@SemperVictor1120]

this is banana with nuts me: sorry, i already have those.. 11:42

[@braayan03]

Everytime the waitress says companion, take a shot.

[@oliverprescott1513]

I think she means accompanied by

[@lamarybob]

Cant... already drunk

[@labelle9477]

Challenge accep-

[@fruitsandspiceschannel2235]

😂😂😭😭

[@Annibals]

This is so insane the waiter can't keep a straight face

[@00Julian00]

You"ll be eating a little bit of the whole world here. Looks interesting, fun and tasty!

[@simun1889]

You should do a rating at the end, since you experienced so many top restaurants you probably have some favorites and some probably have flaws. Great video btw.

[@javierledesma2665]

I'd love this :)

[@EliteLife]

Great Idea. Let us think about this

[@parthkamra7335]

Yes, that would be nice.

[@thismodeleatsalot]

Yes would love your opinion on if it really was that good or not!

[@giak7525]

The restaurant is booked till June 2020 but it's completely empty?!?!

[@GayMarcoting]

Because people don't want to eat in a noisy restaurant and want ample room to enjoy

[@tttriple]

To film an advertisement, yes... Fucking Christ, you’re dense..

[@Gun5ounds]

It's because with so many courses that they have to work on, the tables are staggered to have maximum two seatings. Because the meal is usually 4-5 hours with that many courses, the tables come in 15 to 30 minutes apart to give the staff time to be fully prepared. At peak times the restaraunt is full but not early on or super late. Meals can run to 2 am at some establishments. So if you book at 5pm, it's probably pretty empty but by 8pm it's pretty full. Some places have multiple rooms to shuffle people in and out of as part of the experience and a sneaky way to pace the meal how the chef wants it, while still being a fun and immersive thing. Ie snack room, main course room, dessert patio

[@norpriest521]

@@Gun5ounds Are you crazy enough to eat this pretentious food? Nah I'll pass. They're all nuts. I can tolerate fine dining but this shit is stupid.

[@barry.b.bensonjr]

Did you Just seriously comparing generic restaurant to a fookin 3 star michelin one, next time use KFC as standard

[@theerealanonymous]

$500 for a plate of arts and crafts

[@ofcgow]

I'm sorry but old book perfume made me laugh

[@frogtownroad9104]

5:18 “We are steaming the mackerel fish with the Amontillado wine” This dude is gonna end up in a wall....

[@glacier7939]

watched some of your videos from the past, and you have improved a lot in terms of transition and the camera angle. Outstanding job.

[@EliteLife]

Thanks a lot. We are reading all the comments very carefully and improving after what you all say

[@aceofbastone]

Elite Life I feel the cuts are a little quick sometimes. An extra 2-3 seconds when viewing the dishes could make a big difference

[@EliteLife]

@@aceofbastone Thank you! We will do slower videos in the future

[@gregorsamsa1364]

When you reach the point that you find yourself spreading butter on old books, you done lost your damn mind, son That's no way to treat books or butter

[@healinggrounds19]

Ridiculous.

[@howler9503]

The visual pressentation of the food is actualy good! And also we already know this kind of restaurant IS EXPENSIVE! So hold the unkind words!!

[@JohnDoe-ji4wk]

My favorite part of this is when she says " I know you're still hungry." I was like " Yes, I am still hungry." (Drives to Burger King because that's in my budget range)

[@EliteLife]

ahahahahaha

[@DocteurPanda]

I suggest you watch the Netflix documentary chef's table, especially the episode on the younger brother in the Roca brotherhood. His life path is truely inspiring.

[@separeed4721]

You need a degree to be a waiter there, would have to study for weeks to remember that menu 🤣🤣

[@tridentmaple]

Waitress: You want to try everything? Me: Oh yes, definitely!

[@boxtroll3353]

Everytime I see foam on my food, I always think that my food went to the dishwasher first then to me.

[@healinggrounds19]

When I see foam, I think "food gone BAD!"

[@karenandrews4224]

When I see foam, I think 2010 called and they want their absurd trends back

[@florentlescouezec2785]

The bread look like bread!!! Amazing!

[@karenandrews4224]

It was the only filling part of the meal

[@abrahamcontrerasrd]

Yum, I've always wanted to take a bite at an old book.

[@albertbazinyan7790]

Half the experience is trying to understand their words

[@jonathanymeraj7067]

I can understand them easily, maybe u a bit stupid bro

[@albertbazinyan7790]

Jonathan Ymeraj not stupid but ok

[@lugh5210]

I understand them. Must be cause I’m Spanish too

[@tuantani8480]

You are stupid lol

[@sainob]

then if you go to another country try to speak their language. imbecil. its easy for native english speakers to criticize other on their english skills but most of them do not even speak other language

[@mayalauzon6242]

The food is so small that the waitress went cross eyed

[@sbqntlyawake3813]

It's like a theatre play with beautiful snacks 😍

[@nomadsinn2826]

Waiter :A roasted fillet of halibut lies on top of a toasted seaweed bread made with a mixture of buckwheat flour, seaweed and seawater, and then finished off with pink Roscoff onion, roasted oyster, sausage, and seaweed. Me: chomp!

[@erickruckenberg8716]

You're a fine dining establishment like this has a very good well-maintained bathroom... I'm talking the kind you'd be happy to take an upper decker in.

[@stevesalt9005]

The waitress is superb.

[@erickruckenberg8716]

Its all about the posh experience of presentation and exotic ingredients. It's the Whole Foods of dining

[@2804Freedom]

The only time there was any sort of excitement: Bacon? That is bacon. Wow!

[@irurouni]

...I think the chocolate selection itself can make a meal. More filling too.

[@jakepat8603]

These people said essence of old book. Literal. Perfume. Of an old book. I don't care what it actually is in my parts we take your word. Their serving you actual book. I can't dude. I need a garbage plate after watching that

[@dionlindsay2]

Unfamiliar tastes in food? Heaven forbid. Talisker smells of old leather and has some of it in the taste. It's gorgeous.

[@Butterd_toast]

Old book essence??? Wtf why arent more people mentioning this

[@GaiaBel]

I watch a lot of food channels and I get what you guys are doing with your videos, but I have to say: even though I am a very curious foodie, I find hard to see meaning in a video like this with food presentation alone. The ingredients and combinations are so different from anything in the "real world" that nothing like this is appetizing since I can't begin to imagine the taste of any of this, and I figure this is true for 99.9% of KZbin. Reading the comments, I see the reaction of most people is the same: I would never pay that much or at all for something like that, I can't see the value in any of it. If you guys would actually eat it and tell us about it I would definetly subscribe to learn why you think this is worth it. But I guess if you are trying to be accessible only to the "elite", or just posting to register going there, then ok I guess.

[@vinacarissa7928]

I really want to try these kind of dining experiences... since it’s hard to experience this in my country. Thank you for your video.

[@lefuedebout]

Should you ever succeed in trying one of these " experiences " first check out where the nearest Mcdonald's is because that's where you'll be heading when you leave the restaurant, a lot poorer and still hungry! :-)

[@iknowthisone6844]

north koreA?

[@ayla998]

Wonderful! I could only dream of tasting food (almost like edible art!) like these.

[@ericmcgrath3445]

This is the Zenith of gastronomy. Look upon it all other chefs and weep for you have been conquered

[@voidud]

This is so slick!

[@jaysonbrady1689]

“This desert is soaked in old books”... -“excuse me?!” ... “yes, we soak old books with butter, then feed you butter” What in the actual fuck!?

[@juliandanieljimenezkrause7802]

With all respect for this restaurant which i am sure is exceptional --- I am done with this fashion of eating many little things for galactic prices, not knowing at the end what the hell i've eaten. Last time i engaged in this nonsense was last year, went with a friend to a 2-michelin-stars restaurant in Berlin. We took a 9 services' "menu de dégustation" with respective wines... 350 euros EACH, i was almost sick of too much drinking and eating, and as said before, i couldnt tell one hour later what i had eaten, apart from "surprising textures and temperatures". Wtf. I have decided to not do that again ever in my life. I prefere the grilled sardine in a small harbour in Portugal, or my grandma's potato puree with a fried egg, or a soup (phô bo) in the streets of Ho Chi Min City, or a grilled bone marrow in a brasserie in France, or mussels and french fries in the Belgian coast, or an arroz caldoso con bogavantes in a small coastal village in Valencia, or a bortsch in Kiev. Sorry.. i was shown your video randomly and i felt i needed to tell this.

[@rockeyrocket1224]

Dude just book a hostle with free breakfast and pocket some rolls and coldcuts for later.

[@BenjaminGessel]

At a certain point, the explanations for each of these 18 courses starts to get a tad bit "annoying"... 😂🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@yanlopez674]

Sometimes, simplicity is the best answer with regards to food

[@olympe95880]

My eyes thinking: WOUAA this is beautifull and pleasing for me My mouth thinking: WOO ! I don't have time for this shit put the damn food in me already !!

[@zerodopamine3164]

Lol it looks like they are just giving a free samples Hahaha

[@mesutramsey3620]

Aight, imma butter some old books right now

[@roxxor]

I can feel my bank balance going into the negatives just by watching this 😬

[@jeverettrulz]

always great videos, just amazing access to the kitchen as well! that plate that resembles a flattened bottle used for the strawberry mignardise is really cute as well!

[@simonrodgers3278]

And then they go and fuck all that up with absurd camera angles and clueless editing...

[@johncadiz6128]

A-vant-garde. A pleasure not only for one's stomach but an astounding experience of all senses.

[@tonkinbray]

Now this is AMAZING!

[@eltontoxd2820]

Looks like your are getting more dessert than the rest of the "food"

[@theanonymouschef1557]

Dude just imagine stacking 18 of those portions onto one plate and tell me that's not a lot.

[@iolochef1491]

Video fantastici, con accesso alle cucine! Wow complimenti, sembrano sempre ottime esperienze! 👍💪

[@ndmx1334]

6:22 OH BLOODY HELL THATS A SPIDER!!!

[@JamesFoxx]

“I know you’re still hungry” is exactly what you don’t want to hear after 16/17 courses and a fair few hundred euros out of pocket 😂😂 I’d at least want to feel slightly satisfied 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@mwinton1986]

It’s not about stuffing your face, it’s for those who want to experience the true culinary expertise of world renowned chefs. It’s about using the finest ingredients around the world and knowing how to bring out their inner potential. Each dish takes hours of preparation and is designed to take you on a journey.

[@aviefern]

Yummy...I'm craving some McDonald's after this.

[@doug17120]

I'd go just for the sweet chariot at the end! Amazing!!!

[@EliteLife]

Yes, it's fantastic

[@georgewbushcenterforintell147]

I love this video world's greatest server

[@marzmeloow48]

The video as good as always, i could watch this channel 3-4 videos each days ...

[@EliteLife]

Thanks ;)

[@gon4455]

Get help!

[@annazhangfeng]

This is art, the details are amazing😍

[@RobertSmith-up9rz]

It seriously looks stupid.

[@Zoetherat]

This would actually just frustrate me. Long winded explanations about what the food is that you can't even understand because the waiters have accents.

[@agengmulya1038]

Waiter : this is a fermented fish for 100 years and mixed with korean kimchi Me : do you have Indomie goreng ?

[@laihere4556]

waiter: Our 1000 year fermented biological Indomee goreng will be $1000 Sir.

[@Bernd-jr3iq]

I‘m so desperate to eat there ! It just looks amazing

[@omarleanoayzama3405]

Delicious!!!! I remember something like that in paris! Fancy and unique!

[@nancyjackson3909]

Looks packed ..... Busy night lads we have a table of 2 in

[@cryptolou7657]

The things that come up most is that everything is ACCOMPAGNE with something jeesssss.... The Brother Roca legends but the waiters is ACCOMPAGNE ... she likes the word.

[@RPDR]

Me: I’m not extra I swear Also me:

[@traww9537]

Noah are you gay?

[@guillermobarrera1248]

Y yo acá comiendo sopaipillas con mostaza. Buen video, saludos desde Chile.

[@sanjisan2437]

It looks over the top, at the end of your meal, you probably forgot half what you ate 🤣, it is a demonstration of techniques, chef show.

[@joestockton7016]

4:15 "Excuse me waitress; it appears as though a bird has shit on my plate"

[@mesutramsey3620]

The full experience

[@victorpopov3809]

So do they have a mcdonalds nearby, so that one can eat there after trying some of this gourmet food ?

[@morishimaharuka8754]

Just watching your videos man Makes me salivate, keep it up!

[@michaelpibostherapyrecipes5699]

I hope I can eat there someday, everything looks exquisite

[@runifuceeme406]

THE SERVERS SEEM UNDERWHELMING IN THEIR EXPLANATIONS OF THE DISHES..

[@AdamSmith-dq4jt]

my MAMA's food still the Best :)

[@davideresentini6826]

People saying this kind of experience is posh and pretentious could toss a Picasso in the trash. This is a form of art experienced through food, it is like going to the opera. It’s not something you can compare to mere dining. It’s culture, dedication, talent, just like your favorite sport. Jeez get over the wall

[@MURRYCHOOCK]

I will eat my chips watching this

[@bjohnwilliams]

Old book essence? Really? Old book essence. People eat at this place... wow

[@joelbardolet3218]

Beautiful video, thanks!

[@rawnanle]

Did anyone miss the "Banana with nuts"??

[@ddwkc]

That was a winky from the waitress.

[@jonathandilin5301]

It just feels like too many courses. I can understand 5-6 courses, but more than 7 plus bread begins to feel inundating.

[@emilionistal60]

Que grandes los hermanos Roca, habréis disfrutado cantidad.

[@ruthsteiner1589]

One of the chefs looks like the brother of Dr. House...😶😯🤣

[@silasoconnell6413]

I'd sell my soul to get to eat an old book.

[@inmydarkesthour2278]

I do think it's interesting that all these kinds of fine dining places have bread course lol

[@shlokgholap4062]

The server lady was so cute 😊😍😘❤️❤️💘

[@particle3257]

I really enjoy watching these videos, but they give me anxiety, just imagining myself being in a restaurant like that, I would love to go and eat at a place like this, it looks like a ton of fun, but I’m a scruffy guy that does construction for a living, I feel like I would be uncomfortable through the whole service.

[@roxxor]

Particle Same here, man 😔✌️ It always seems like you have to whisper to each other since it's so quiet in these videos (except for the waiter/waitress talking). It would be weird as hell.

[@joefelice5062]

That’s why you start with a drink. Go for it!

[@collinunting1191]

The ads after watching this videos : Jacob’s crackers

[@timlynch5710]

Considering 3 out of 5 people go to bed hungry this 'meal' is a slap in the face to humanity. Shame.

[@katitza7179]

if she says ACCOPANNIOD one more time.......!!!!!!

[@abrianburns4544]

Haha! That's Literally what I was thinking.

[@mickaeljohn4745]

Me too ahahahahah

[@gon4455]

@@hellohello2711 congratulations! Youve won! Are now the biggest asshole on planet! Thats what! Lol.

[@alwayshonestandclear]

I would like to listen you talk Spanish, pretty sure you will sound as ridiculous as her or even more 😂

[@witchyherandyart8517]

I speak spanish and that "accompañon" Word sounds horrible to me too 😂

[@daolong5405]

I wonder what Old book taste like XD

[@arjun451]

Old man's fart !! 🤔

[@michelemeriggi]

butter

[@russellstone6390]

I'll have two big macs an order of large fries and a diet coke.

[@luisdanielfallasnavarrete6512]

Is pretty amazing

[@999hermione]

They use a lot of tweezers

[@martynapk4314]

Lol

[@karenandrews4224]

It’s not even cooking tbh it’s shoving food into plastic bags, then into a water bath and decorating with agar agar jellies and edible flowers.

[@Tehons]

woman see all the incredible dishes : 🥱 woman see the bacon : hook woooaaaw😳