At the last minute we were lucky that one of the great Catalan chefs accepted our invitation to a virtual chat. Per tant, Saturday 25 at 19 hours (after the’activities for children) we can talk via zoom with
Nandu Jubany
Juban (Monistrol de Calders, 1971) is one of the most well-known and recognized chefs in Catalonia. If 18 years he started as head chef at Urbisol, the family restaurant, and then he would work in other prestigious establishments. Juan Mari Arzak will have a lot of weight in his training, Martin Berasategui, Carles Gaig and Faust Terra (Marcel), which gave him the necessary confidence to start a career as a chef in a gastronomic restaurant.
The fall of 1995, Nandu Jubany and his wife, Anna Orte, open the doors of Can Jubany in a cozy farmhouse with traditional architecture. Only three years after opening, he 1998, the restaurant and its chef receive the Michelin star. He 2001 opened a second establishment: Mas d'Osor, in Viladrau. July of 2005 El Serrat del Figaró opens, in Taradell, research center in addition to restaurant. He 2006 opens the Hotel Mas Albereda in Sant Julià de Vilatorta, result of the reconstruction of a 16th century Catalan farmhouse, and his team takes over the Zona Diesel restaurant, an establishment with high quality daily menus in a service area.
He 2010, 2011 and 2013 Nandu Jubany participates in the course Science & Cooking from Harvard University, on piano and accordion, promoted by the Alicia Foundation, with a presentation on the preparation of emulsions and aioli. In the winter of 2011 Nandu joins Carles Gaig to manage the Orígens restaurants, Roots and Sun and Snow of Andorra.
He 2014 the Repsol Guide grants it its highest gastronomic recognition in Spain, at the chef and restaurant Can Jubany, with three Repsol Sols. In the same year, the FOC restaurant opens in Singapore. L’any 2015 celebrates the 20 years of the Can Jubany restaurant. Just one year later, he 2016, celebrates the 10th anniversary of Mas Albareda and opens two new restaurants: Can Carlitos, in Formentera, and Foc Sent in Singapore.