Gaig

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Gaig
Gaig
Restaurant information
Established1989 (1989)
Owner(s)Carles Gaig, Fina Navarro
Head chefDaniel Alonso
Food type Catalan
Street addressCarrer de la Nau Santa Maria, 5
City Les Corts, Barcelona
Postal/ZIP Code08017
CountrySpain
Coordinates 41°23′30″N2°07′55″E / 41.39174°N 2.13183°E / 41.39174; 2.13183
Other locationsYes
Website restaurantgaig.com

Gaig is a Spanish restaurant chain founded in 1989 by chef Carles Gaig. In 1993, it obtained a Michelin star. [1] [2]

History

The restaurant, specializing in Catalan cuisine, was opened by chef Carles Gaig in 1989. [3] [4] Four years later it was awarded a Michelin star. In 1999, Gaig received the award for Best Chef from the Royal Spanish Academy of Gastronomy. [5] In 2004, the restaurant moved to the Ensanche district in Barcelona and that same year it was awarded as the restaurant of the year by the Catalan Academy of Gastronomy. [6]

In 2008, a new establishment was opened on Calle Córcega in Barcelona. Two new restaurants were established, one in Singapore [7] and another in Barcelona with takeaway service. [8] [9]

References

  1. ↑ "ViaMichelin Barcelona Restaurants: online restaurant guide". Michelin Guide (web query). Michelin. Archived from the original on 17 March 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2012.
  2. ↑ "Restaurantes con estrellas Michelin en Barcelona". 29 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Arenós, Pau (2013-04-25). "Gaig: señor de Barcelona, conde del Eixample". elperiodico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  4. ↑ "Carles Gaig: "El día en que me desencante seré el primero en colgar los hábitos"". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  5. ↑ "La receta del chef Carles Gaig para hacer unos huevos fritos muy especiales". ElNacional.cat (in Spanish). 2020-03-28. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  6. ↑ "Estos son los nuevos premiados por la Acadèmia Catalana de Gastronomia". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2019-06-06. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  7. ↑ "La solidaridad y realidad de Gaig Singapur". 7 Caníbales (in Spanish). 2020-04-01. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  8. ↑ "Así es Gaig Barcelona: de platos para llevar a cocina para quedarse". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  9. ↑ "Gaig cierra en Barcelona y se traslada a la Cerdanya". 7 Caníbales (in Spanish). 10 April 2019. Retrieved 2022-05-25.


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