João Pedro Fontes
João Pedro Fontes | Unça Banyoles
Biography
João Fontes is part of Unça’s kitchen team. A Portuguese-born chef, he has worked at Barro in Ávila and Las Magnolias in Arbúcies before joining the Banyoles project. At Unça, he contributes to the development of a Catalan cuisine connected to the territory, produce and the recovery of the popular culinary repertoire.Unça’s cuisine is based on a simple idea: many of the cooking and preservation methods that form part of traditional cuisine were determined by the produce available and the need to make the most of it. This approach is reflected in dishes that recover old recipes and present them from a contemporary perspective.
Sessions
12:30h
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Awards and competitions
Cuiner Gastronomic Forum Barcelona 2026 Award
Cristina Jolonch
La Vanguardia
Journalist
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Pep Palau
Gastronomic Forum Barcelona
Content Director
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Neus Faiges
Cal Faiges
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Miquel Pardo
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Soledad Lema
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Àlex López
Arraval
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Jordi Carbonell
Arraval
Chef
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Alba Hugas
Unça
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João Pedro Fontes
Unça
Chef
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Juanan Vizcaíno
Zaytun
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