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josep lladonosa i giró

josep lladonosa i giró -lrb- alguaire , province of lleida ; 1938 -rrb- is a spanish chef and food-writer .
he has been chef of the charming and celebre restaurant set portes in barcelona for fifty years .
during this time he has also done a big research about cooking -lrb- techniques , products and recipes -rrb- and gastronomy -lrb- culture about or tied to eating -rrb- in catalonia , which he has documented since the middle ages -lrb- as for example in his book `` llibre de sent soví '' -rrb- and he has diffused it in a large amount of books and articles .
some of them have been translated in some languages as spanish , english , french , etc. .
he is a famous gastronomy teacher as well .
he has collaborated with people as joan amades or jaume fàbrega .
in 2003 he won the highest catalan honneur given by the generalitat de catalunya , the `` creu de sant jordi '' .
