‘My grandmother never used yuzu’: global gastronomy is out as Catalan chefs celebrate tradition

Top chefs in this year's World Region of Gastronomy are looking back as they shift from avant-garde cuisine to something more homespun

They revolutionised cooking worldwide with radical techniques and a highly technical cuisine of playful trompe l'oeil - but now many disciples of Catalonia's iconoclastic chef Ferran Adria believe it's time to get back to their roots.

Catalonia has been named World Region of Gastronomy 2025 by the International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism and later this month 60 Michelin-starred chefs will launch a campaign to position Catalonia as a unique and exceptional gastronomic destination.