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Pep Palau

Head of Content | Gastronomic Forum Barcelona Barcelona, Spain

Biography

Founder of the Fòrum Gastronòmic in 1999, in Vic, the first gastronomy congress in Europe, which has been held in different cities in Catalonia and Galicia over the last 26 years. He is currently the Director of Content for the Gastronomic Forum Barcelona and the Galicia Gastronomic Forum. A driving force behind the first Cooking Collectives in Catalonia, he has organised, among others, the Concurs de Formatges Artesans del Pirineu (Pyrenean Artisan Cheese Competition), the Orígens fair (Olot) and Arrels (Menorca), as well as numerous initiatives related to cooking and culinary products. He has given classes and lectures, published books and articles on cooking, and collaborated with various media outlets. He participated in the II Congrés de Cuina Catalana (2nd Catalan Cuisine Congress) and advised Turisme de Catalunya for 12 years on the creation of gastronomic tourism products and the international promotion of Catalan cuisine. He recently collaborated on the Guía Augusta, a guide to Catalan cuisine restaurants.

Sessions

12:00h

Awards | .

Cuiner Gastronomic Forum Barcelona 2025 Award

Alberto Pontón El Cup Vell Chef Speaker

Claudia Gozzi El Raier Chef Speaker

Cristina Jolonch La Vanguardia Journalist Presenter

Fran Baixas Franca Chef Speaker

Gianmarco Greci Franca Chef Speaker

Helena Termes Adan La Cort del Mos Chef Speaker

Jaime Bes El Raier Chef Speaker

Jeffrey Ruiz García La Cort del Mos Chef Speaker

Josh McCarty Franca Chef Speaker

Marc Pérez La Sosenga Chef Speaker

Pau Feliu El Cup Vell Chef Speaker

Pep Palau Gastronomic Forum Barcelona Head of Content Presenter

Ricard Llop El Cup Vell Chef Speaker

Robert Lechuga Casa Parera Chef Speaker

Tania Doblas La Sosenga Chef Speaker

2025-11-05 12:00 2025-11-05 13:15 Europe/Madrid Cuiner Gastronomic Forum Barcelona 2025 Award

The Cuiner Gastronomic Forum Barcelona award, which was born in 2009, recognizes the work of emerging chefs who offer quality culinary proposals, using local products , and who are committed to sustainable cuisine. Six candidates, pre-selected through online voting and the criteria of a specialized jury, cook live a dish that identifies them and summarizes their cuisine.

This year's finalists are:

Robert Lechuga (Casa Parera, Mataró)
Pau Feliu, Ricard Llop & Alberto Pontón (El Cup Vell, Tarragona)
Claudia Gozzi & Jaime Bes (El Raier, La Pobla de Segur)
Fran Baixas, Gianmarco Greci & Josh McCarty (Franca, Barcelona)
Helena Termes & Jeffrey Ruiz (La Cort del Mos, Palamós)
Marc Pérez & Tània Doblas (La Sosenga, Barcelona)

Auditori

Wed 5 12:00h - 13:15h Auditori Free access

15:45h

Awards | .

Josep Mercader Awards 2025

Carme Gasull Journalist Presenter

Pep Palau Gastronomic Forum Barcelona Head of Content Presenter

2025-11-05 15:45 2025-11-05 16:30 Europe/Madrid Josep Mercader Awards 2025 The Josep Mercader Awards aim to recognise individual or collective work, sometimes carried out over a lifetime. They recognise the work or legacy that these individuals have achieved or left behind in different sectors of activity and in various social, economic and professional fields related to gastronomy. The categories are: Cooking, Dining Room, Wine, Producer (agricultural and fishing sector), Training, Dissemination, Trade and Sustainable Food. Auditori

Wed 5 15:45h - 16:30h Auditori Free access

17:15h

Talk | .

Fontané, a restaurant in the heights

Joan Roca El Celler de Can Roca *** - Restaurant Fontané Chef Speaker

Pep Palau Gastronomic Forum Barcelona Head of Content Presenter

2025-11-05 17:15 2025-11-05 18:00 Europe/Madrid Fontané, a restaurant in the heights In this session, chef Joan Roca will explain the dishes they prepare at the Fontané restaurant, which pays tribute to his mother. Auditori

Wed 5 17:15h - 18:00h Auditori Free access

10:30h

Round table | .

Welcome to our space: Aula Alimentació Sostenible Barcelona

Eva Ballarin . Speaker

Pep Palau Gastronomic Forum Barcelona Head of Content Speaker

Sergio Gil Fundación Restaurantes Sostenibles Founder Speaker

2025-11-03 10:30 2025-11-03 10:55 Europe/Madrid Welcome to our space: Aula Alimentació Sostenible Barcelona

The Barcelona Sustainable Food Classroom at the Barcelona Gastronomic Forum is a meeting point for professionals, producers, suppliers, institutions and brands that work for a gastronomy based on values of sustainability, proximity, temporality, social justice and ecological production. For three days, projects, solutions and real experiences will be presented that demonstrate that sustainable transformation in the
HORECA sector is possible, profitable and necessary. Beyond an exhibition area, it will be a living space, a laboratory of ideas, gastronomy and dialogues to inspire the present and future of sustainable catering.

Aula Alimentació Sostenible Barcelona

Mon 3 10:30h - 10:55h Aula Alimentació Sostenible Barcelona Free access