Catalonia
Oriol Castro
Chef at Disfrutar** (Barcelona, Spain)
Ferran Adrià’s second-in-command for years at elBulli, he has triumphed together with his partners at Disfrutar. Magic and creativity in the kitchen.
He started out with pastry-making work experience at elBulli in 1996 under Albert Adrià. From 1997 onwards, he worked in every section of the restaurant until 1998 when he devoted himself to the creative side, dedicating much of his work to researching and developing new dishes.
After elBulli closed, he continued working with Ferran Adrià on the conceptualisation of Bullipedia until 2012, when, along with fellow Bullinian chefs Eduard Xatruch and Oriol Castro, he opened Compartir, a restaurant in Cadaqués. In 2014, and with the same partners, he opened Disfrutar in Barcelona, a now firmly established fine-dining restaurant with two Michelin stars and ranked 9 on the list of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2020.
