RAFA GORROTXATEGI Basque master chocolatier and pastry chef in Tolosa

Rafa Gorrotxategi, the 3rd generation of his family, has passed on all his enthusiasm and know-how to his two sons, Armintz and Joanes, who are now the 4th generation.

His white mustache, matching his hat and jacket, is his trademark and distinguishing feature. Rafa, a pastry chef and chocolatier from Tolosa, is recognized by leading Basque chefs as "the chefs' pastry chef," for a reason; and this recognition bestowed upon him by renowned chefs is further reinforced by a culinary resume that we could summarize at this point as follows:

• Member of the Basque Academy of Gastronomy.
• Honorary Member of the Basque Gastronomy Brotherhood.
• Member of the Royal Basque Society of Friends of the Country in Gipuzkoa.
• Vice President of JAKITEA, an association for the defense and promotion of traditional Basque cuisine and support for local products and our producers.
• Promoter of the Tolosa Goxua Fair.
• He gives lectures on the history of cocoa and chocolate.
• Organizes chocolate tastings in various cultural centers throughout the Basque Country.
• He has participated in conferences and talks on a variety of topics, from gastronomy to family business…
• Honorary Member of the ATX Association (Multi-Allergy, Atopic Dermatitis and Asthma Association).
• Founding Member of the Tolosa Bean Brotherhood.
• He was Vice President of the Chocolate Bean to Bar Spain Association.
• Founding member of the Klaxk Chocolate Brotherhood of Oñati.
• Member of the Virgen Blanca Brotherhood of Vitoria, founded by Cereros in 1613.
• Honorary Member of the Friends of Chocolate of Bilbao.
• He made the film TXOKOLATEA, being its director, protagonist and producer.
• Representative of Tolosa Gourmet.

AWARDS:

He has won numerous awards for various products:

• Great Taste 2020, 2022 and 2023
• MTA LONDON Silver 2023, Gold 2023, Gold 2024 and Excellent Taster 2025
• INTERNATIONAL CHOCOLATE AWARDS Silver 2020, Bronze 2020

All this background is a true reflection of the fact that we are dealing with a restless pastry chef and master chocolatier, with a lively and determined personality, who has earned his fame and prestige, a character who, instead of settling down and trying to live off the income from his family's past, is determined to continue raising the bar higher and higher.

Rafa Gorrotxategi's Bean to Bar chocolates are made with cocoa from selected farms in Venezuela, Madagascar, the Dominican Republic, and more.

Solomon Islands chocolate is made with selected cocoa beans and smoked sheep's milk has been added, inspired by the smoked sheep's cheeses characteristic of the Basque Country to create a reinterpretation of chocolate with sheep's milk and oak wood smoke.

Our stores:

• Narrika, 13 20003 San Sebastian Tel.: +34 646045842
• Polígono Usabal, 14 20400 Tolosa Tel.: +34 943890306