The success of Catalan cuisine at the 2010 Michelin Awards in Spain.

Catalan cusine was the most awarded of the 2010 Michelin Awards in Spain. There are now 43 Catalan restaurants awarded, totalling 60 stars. Of these, four Catalan restaurants have 3 stars, which is the highest distinction:

Restaurant El Bulli (Roses), by Ferran Adrià;  El Celler de Can Roca (Girona), by the Roca brothers; El Racó de Can Fabes (San Celoni), by Santi Santamaría; Sant Pau, (Sant Pau), by Carme Ruscalleda.

And 3 Catalan restaurants with 2 stars:

Restaurant Lasarte, in the Hotel Condes de Barcelona, managed by chef Martin Berasategui;  Les Cols in (Olot) -  with a design-like atmosphere by chef Fina Puigdeval; and  Àbac (Barcelona)  by Xavier Pellicer.

There are a further 36 restaurants with 1 star.