Albert Raurich

Biography

Albert Raurich is chef and founder of Dos Palillos, the restaurant he opened in Barcelona in 2008 with Tamae Imachi. Trained at the Barcelona School of Hospitality, he worked at several restaurants in the city before joining elBulli in 1997. He spent eleven years at elBulli, taking on different roles before becoming head chef alongside Ferran Adrià.
Asian cuisine became increasingly important during his time at elBulli, following the team’s trips to Asia and its research into the region’s cuisines. In 2008, he brought part of this knowledge to Dos Palillos, a project that establishes a dialogue between Asian cuisine and the tradition of the tapa. Its cuisine is based mainly on the gastronomic traditions of Japan, China and Southeast Asia, with produce and study at its core.
In 2012, Dos Palillos was awarded its first Michelin star, which it retains today. Raurich also leads Dos Pebrots, a project he opened in 2016 focusing on revisiting traditional Catalan and Mediterranean cuisine. His career has been shaped by the influence of elBulli and by his research into different gastronomic cultures, which he has translated into projects with their own distinctive identity.