Oriol Balaguer, Confectionery, Sarrià – Sant Gervasi
February 5, 2014 4 Comments
After this post, I am going to make it my mission to keep the blog Adrià free for a while. But for now, let’s talk about Oriol Balaguer. Born to a chocolatier father and graduating to the famed kitchens of El Bulli before being named (at the tender young age of 23) Best Artisan Confectioner in Spain. My 4-year-old daughter and I are here today with a view to getting our hands on the chocolate cake in eight chocolate textures. The store is elegant, the thick tinted glass, the brushed aluminum frames- it’s more Balenciaga then Confectioner. And that is the point, as we are about to pay €35 for a very petite, very shiny cake. Read more of this post