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.
Cédric Grolet | |
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| Born | 28 August 1985 |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Pastry, dessert |
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: Cedric Grolet Opéra [6] in Paris (2019), a third shop in London: Cedric Grolet at The Berkeley[7] (2022), and recently, a fourth shop in Singapore.[8][9]
In 2022, Cédric appeared on PastryClass [10] with his first-ever online class, where he teaches Fruits, Nuts, Flowers. [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.