Cédric Grolet
Cédric Grolet | |
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| Born | 28 August 1985 |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Pastry, dessert |
Cédric Grolet (born 28 August 1985, Firminy, France) is a French pastry chef. He is the executive pastry chef at Le Meurice, in Paris, part of the Dorchester Collection.
Grolet's pastries focus on fruits and the reinterpretation of traditional French desserts.[1] He is known for creating desserts that have a likeness to the fruits from which they're made.[2] In order to achieve this effect, Grolet molds a thin shell of white chocolate and airbrushes it to replicate the appearance and texture of fruits such as lemons, apples, and figs.[2] Grolet is also the author of Fruits, a cookbook that explores his fruit-based desserts.[3]
In March 2018, he opened his first pastry shop within Le Meurice in Paris.[4][5] Grolet opened a second shop in Paris, Cedric Grolet Opéra,[6] a third shop in London, Cedric Grolet at the Berkeley,[7] (2022) and a fourth shop in Singapore (2023).[8][9] In 2022, Cédric appeared on PastryClass [10] with his first-ever online class. [11]
Background
[edit]At age 21, Cédric moved to Paris to work at Fauchon, a French gourmet food producer.[12] In 2011, after working at Fauchon for six years and training under Christophe Adam,[12] he joined the team at the luxury hotel Le Meurice.[13] In 2013, he was named the executive pastry chef at Le Meurice.[13]
Awards
[edit]- 2015, Best Pastry Chef of the Year, Le Chef Magazine[14]
- 2016, Relais Desserts Award for Best Pastry Chef[14]
- 2017, Omnivore Pastry Award[14]
- 2017, World Best Pastry Chef, "Les Grandes Tables du Monde"[14]
- 2018, Best Pastry Chef, Gault&Millau[14]
- 2018, Best Pastry Chef, The World's 50 Best Restaurants[15]
Bibliography
[edit]- Grolet, Cedric (2017). Fruits. LEC communication (A.Ducasse). ISBN 9782841239443.
- Grolet, Cedric (2020). Opera Patisserie. Ducasse Édition. ISBN 978-2379450464.
References
[edit]- ^ "My life in food: Cédric Grolet, pastry chef". Independent.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ a b "Paris Pastry Chefs Are Bucking Tradition to Unforgettable Effect". Bloomberg.com. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2018 – via www.bloomberg.com.
- ^ "Surreal Fruit Pastries Have Made This Chef an Instagram Star". Vogue.com. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ Nield, Maud Charmoy, translated by Isabel (19 March 2018). "Cédric Grolet is opening his first patisserie in Paris". En.vogue.fr. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Cédric Grolet ouvre sa pâtisserie... et ça donne envie". Huffingtonpost.fr. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "La boulangerie de Cédric Grolet ouvre demain à Paris". AD Magazine (in French). 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ Ayling, Kim (2022-02-14). "Cédric Grolet Opens London Patisserie at The Berkeley". Elite Traveler. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
- ^ Aureus, Dudi. "Pastry chef Cédric Grolet on why Singapore was chosen as the location of his first pastry shop in Asia". Tatler Asia. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ^ Quek, Eunice (2023-09-14). "Pastry lovers make beeline for French pastry chef Cedric Grolet's debut store at Como Orchard". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ^ "PastryClass: The World's Best Online Pastry Classes". 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ "PastryClass: The World's Best Online Pastry". thecookingworld.com. Retrieved 2023-10-09.
- ^ a b "Meet Cédric Grolet: A Pastry Star on the Rise". Guide.michelin.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ a b "How the Top Pastry Chef in the World Is Modernizing the Form". Foodandwine.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "Meet Cédric Grolet: A Pastry Star On The Rise". Guide.michelin.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ "The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2018: The Full List of Winners". Eater. 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
