BARCELONA, CAPITAL OF CHOCOLATE
30/07/2025
Spanish explorers were the first Europeans to taste chocolate imported from the New World, and since then, Barcelona has been a landmark city for chocolate lovers.
On days like today, master chocolatiers step into the spotlight. The air in every city fills with the distinctive aroma of chocolate that marks this season, especially in Barcelona.
The Catalan capital thrives on the creations of renowned pastry chefs such as Oriol Balaguer, Christian Escribà, Jordi Butrón, Enric Rovira, and many others. With such variety and expertise in the world of pastry, even the most indulgent sweet tooth couldn’t complain.
The Easter mona represents the pinnacle of these pastry chefs’ annual efforts, a chance to innovate, push boundaries, and challenge themselves to achieve truly astonishing results, the kind you can admire today in the shop windows of the city’s finest patisseries.
We nostalgically remember the classic monas, featuring a chocolate egg decorated with colorful feathers and surrounded by little chicks. But now, we are amazed by gigantic monas, worthy of the world’s greatest sculptors, featuring impossible designs and, best of all, the chocolate flavor that instantly transports us back to childhood.
Our master chocolatiers: ambassadors of sweetness
Influenced by Michael Richard, Enric Rovira rewrites the rules of chocolate. His innovative combinations and ingredient pairings transform his creations into an immersive sensory experience, playing with textures, aromas, and, of course, flavors.
Today, Enric Rovira is a brand that distributes its high-quality products in gourmet and specialty chocolate stores worldwide. He has become a true reference in the chocolate world, with his creations featured on the dessert menus of some of the best restaurants across the globe.
Our products, serving the pastry world
At 100%Chef, thanks to our long-standing collaboration, we developed a special collection designed specifically for chocolate work by Rovira himself. This collection equips both traditional and modern chocolatiers with the essential tools to perfect their craft.
Aware that we are also at the heart of pastry culture, where tradition and ambition thrive side by side, we decided to provide pastry chefs with indispensable tools for working with chocolate paints, sugar sculptures, candies, and any creation their imagination can conceive. Hot Mat is a flexible, food-grade silicone mat with adjustable temperature control.
We dedicate ourselves to those who practice the craft and continue to push it forward spectacularly every day, developing products that modernize tradition while maintaining balance, so that every creation makes perfect sense and we can keep enjoying the greatest pleasures of chocolate.
When it’s time for a break, you’ll find us on Carrer Petrixol, one of the city’s busiest streets for chocolate lovers, sitting at La Pallaresa with a cup of hot chocolate in hand.
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