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Savouring La Mercè '24

23.09.24

Barcelona celebrates its patron saint on September 24th, with a myriad of cultural and sporting activities happening all month long. In addition to the culture and sporty events the city offers a unique cuisine inspired by a long and unique tradition. From savoury to sweet there’s a story behind every dish, every recipe. With the autumn just around the corner the season brings new seasonal ingredients and an excuse for savouring something sweet.

  • La Mercé 2024
  • La Mercé 2024

    MOLINO DE PEZ

    Molino de Pez joins the La Mercè Festivities with a tasting menu featuring 2 starters, a main course, pre-dessert and dessert for 75 Euros, with wine pairing included. The menu, created by its executive chef Rubén Marrero, captures the essence of the most popular dishes beloved of Barcelona locals. Inspired by the traditional recipe book from the last 100 years, selecting the most iconic courses, interpreted and adapted through the skill and know-how of Molino de Pez: La Barceloneta bomba (type of croquette), l’esqueixada, the prawn and clam zarzuela, lemon ice-cream in cava and the pastís de La Mercè are included in its homage to city’s patron.

    Molino de Pez, Còrsega, 346 - 08037 Barcelona Cuándo: del 16 al 30 de septiembre

     

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    JON CAKE

    Encasadas are a traditional Catalan sweet popular in Barcelona. Made with shortcrust pastry, which is in turn prepared with flour, butter, sugar and salt, it has a traditional filling of cottage cheese, egg, sugar and lemon. Jon Cake, famous for its cheesecakes, has been inspired by this traditional recipe, which is in turn a cheese pastry, to offer the city its own version of encasada. In this project that Jon García, its pastry chef and founder, is so excited about, he is accompanied by Toni Roig, the fifth generation of pastry chefs at the helm of La Colmena: based on the family recipe book. The original recipe, filled with cottage cheese, is found in La Colmena, along with the innovation of the chocolate filling. And that same recipe is the one Jon Cake uses to offer his own version: encasada filled with cheesecake cream.

    Jon Cake & Wines, c/ Gelabert 42 – 08029. Del 20 al 27 de septiembre, ambos incluidos.

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    DELACREM

    In 2023, the renowned Puerto Rican pastry chef Antonio Bachour, together with Jordi Vilà (and under the direction of the Gremi de Pastisseria de Barcelona) created a pastry to present to the city. A cake that, in its recipe, captured the essence of the territory and the seasonality of the products: an almond sablée tartlet, filled with almond and fig cream and finished with a layer of honey cream and fresh fig segments. A conversation between the master pastry chef Oriol Carrió and the master ice cream maker Massimo Pignata, from the artisanal ice cream parlour DelaCrem, has resulted in La Mercè not only having a cake, but also a La Mercè ice cream.

    Oriol Carrió (Bailén 216) del 16 al 20 de septiembre, bajo encargo: del 21 al 24, disponible en la tienda.

    Obrador DelaCrem (Passeig de Sant Joan 59), DelaCrem (Enric Granados, 15), del 16 de septiembre hasta finalizar el mes.