Andorra
Xavier Puigvert
Pastry chef at Sauleda by Julia Onix (Andorra la Vella)
He is the manager of the Sauleda Pastisser patisserie (Sant Pol de Mar, Barcelona).
At the age of 16, he began his working life as an apprentice baker in the bread oven at Planes. In 1987, he joined Sauleda Pastissers, where he perfected his craft and developed his career until he qualified as a pastry chef.
He specialises in chocolate technology and wild cocoa couvertures, chocolate and chocolate confectionery and its derivatives, creative and special cakes and, in particular, travel and catering cakes.
He is currently the head of the Sauleda Pastissers workshop, where he works on traditional pastries and is also involved in the creation of new products and textures.
