"They looked like sales", one of the Parada Torres workers tells me. And indeed, we are visiting the new establishment of the Torres brothers, Sergio and Javier, just one day after it opened. The space, located within the Santa Caterina Market, is large and open-plan, measuring 440 m²and can accommodate 160 people. It is a place where a high turnover of diners is expected. The kitchen is located, framed by an immense bar that surrounds it. One side faces directly onto the market. In fact, the windows can be opened, and during the hours when the stalls are open, the bar becomes integrated into the life of the market. In the evening, when there is no longer activity at the stalls, it can be closed and operate independently. "Our parents sold the bar so that we could do fine dining, and we wanted Barcelona to have a bar with our vision," says Sergio Torres, who adds that the food has "a Torres touch." The quality-price ratio has been one of our obsessions from the start. And it's true that you can eat without spending too much. "It's the bar we owed to Barcelona," affirms the chef. With this establishment, the brothers have three restaurants: the crown jewel, Cuina Germans Torres, with three Michelin stars, the gastronomic Eldelmar, and now the popular Parada Torres. "A fun place where the food is good," summarizes the chef.

Brothers Sergio and Javier Torres told ARA that they were about to open a Catalan restaurant in the center of Barcelona. "A place we would go to any day with our friends," said the three-starred chefs. At that time they could not reveal his name or his location.Now we have the answer to both questions. It will be called Parada Torres and will be located in the Santa Caterina Market.

Jordi Roca, one of the world's best pastry chefs, was walking through the Llémena Valley looking for flowers when a man on a bicycle stopped. "What are you doing, Jordi? You look like a bogeyman with this bag," he asked. "I'm looking for flowers to make desserts," Jordi replied happily. In front of him was a true legend of Catalan motorsports, Salvador Servià. "Being able to meet people like him makes me happy," says the youngest of the Roca brothers, who still has no idea what his future holds when he arrives at the starting point of the KH-7 Costa Brava Rally and is allowed into the area reserved for drivers. "Me being the driver. It's awesome!" he says, smiling.