He is the best pastry chef in the world and works in Barcelona

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Xavi Donnay has been chosen from more than 100 chefs internationally

The innovation and contemporaneity of its dishes stood out

Under the umbrella of

on Carrer de Mallorca street in the Catalan city, is the

, where not only its three Michelin stars shine.

In the kitchen, a super nova has been baking for ten years: Xavi Donnay, who this year has been awarded by

as the best pastry chef in the world.

He started with

, grew up with

and little by little he earned his place in the kitchen, thanks to his innovative, contemporary and nuanced desserts.

Their selection of

is a success;

The Catalan chef's philosophy is based on taking care of the details and putting all his passion in each dish he creates.

"I get up in the morning thinking about pastry and at night I go to bed with the same idea,"

explains the chef.

Donnay is always committed to innovation and at Lasarte, he and the entire team are clear: "We are in a three-star restaurant and that has to be noticed."

Its nine-course tasting menu focuses on light and fresh desserts to end the experience with a good taste in your mouth.

The

and

is what the Catalan chef is looking for when creating his dishes.

In 2016, when the restaurant received its third Michelin star, the final dish of the tasting menu was "a dessert of coffee, cocoa, black garlic and raspberry. It was very new, the black garlic in desserts had not been seen much in the kitchen ", recalls the Catalan chef.

recipes

have become a reference for other restaurants, thanks to his courage when it comes to mixing flavors.

The restaurant's petisúes are a signature dessert of the chef,

.

Every little detail of the dessert and its plating

.

"We do everything ourselves, we try not to buy anything because of the level that the restaurant sets us, if I worked in another place maybe the decoration would buy it", argues Donnay.

At Lasarte, excellence is the brand of the house

.

"We seek to make dishes that do not go unnoticed, that they become classics and that people remember them. We want them to be desserts that are worthwhile and are not going to disappoint," he continues.

Lasarte restaurant.

Carrer de Mallorca, 259. Barcelona.

Telephone: 934 453 242.

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