Venues/Can Roca/Alumni

The Can Roca lineage

10 cooks, chefs, and hospitality professionals came through Can Roca in Girona, Spain and went on to kitchens like Makhan by Kitchen Mafia, El Celler de Can Roca, Girona, Animalón / Misión 19. This is the Can Roca lineage — who trained here, and where they are now. Each profile links to a full career history; reach them through Guild's private relay.

10 alumni

Head of family restaurant · 2000–2003

now: Chef-Owner, Makhan by Kitchen Mafia

Kitchen/helper · 1976–1986

now: Chef-Owner, El Celler de Can Roca, Girona

Javier Plascencia

Cook / kitchen apprentice in family business · 1970

now: Chef-Owner, Animalón / Misión 19

Cook helping run family restaurant

now: Chef, Khao

Cook in family eatery

now: Chef-Owner, Ristorante Carignano (Turin)

Cook / family restaurant worker · 1986

now: Chef-Owner, El Celler de Can Roca

Josep & Jordi Roca

now: Chef-Owner, Moo (later Roca Moo) at Hotel Omm, Barcelona

Giorgio Bargiani

Restaurant/bar Staff

now: Head Bartender, Connaught Bar

Jose Carlos García

now: Chef-Owner, Jose Carlos García

Marianna Leivaditi

now: Chef, Mazi

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