Cédric Grolet

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
Born (1985-08-28) 28 August 1985
Firminy, France
NationalityFrench
Known forPastry, 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) and a third shop in London: Cedric Grolet at The Berkeley[7] (2022).

Background

At age 21, Cédric moved to Paris to work at Fauchon, a French gourmet food producer.[8] In 2011, after working at Fauchon for six years and training under Christophe Adam,[8] he joined the team at the luxury hotel Le Meurice.[9] In 2013, he was named the executive pastry chef at Le Meurice.[9]

Awards
  • 2015, Best Pastry Chef of the Year, Le Chef Magazine[10]
  • 2016, Relais Desserts Award for Best Pastry Chef[10]
  • 2017, Omnivore Pastry Award[10]
  • 2017, World Best Pastry Chef, "Les Grandes Tables du Monde"[10]
  • 2018, Best Pastry Chef, Gault&Millau[10]
  • 2018, Best Pastry Chef, The World's 50 Best Restaurants[11]

Bibliography
  • Grolet, Cedric (2017). Fruits. LEC communication (A.Ducasse). ISBN 9782841239443.
  • Grolet, Cedric (2020). Opera Patisserie. ISBN 978-2379450464.

References
  1. "My life in food: Cédric Grolet, pastry chef". Independent.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  2. "Paris Pastry Chefs Are Bucking Tradition to Unforgettable Effect". Bloomberg.com. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 June 2018 – via www.bloomberg.com.
  3. "Surreal Fruit Pastries Have Made This Chef an Instagram Star". Vogue.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  4. Nield, Maud Charmoy, translated by Isabel. "Cédric Grolet is opening his first patisserie in Paris". En.vogue.fr. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. "Cédric Grolet ouvre sa pâtisserie... et ça donne envie". Huffingtonpost.fr. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  6. "La boulangerie de Cédric Grolet ouvre demain à Paris". AD Magazine (in French). 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  7. Ayling, Kim (2022-02-14). "Cédric Grolet Opens London Patisserie at The Berkeley". Elite Traveler. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  8. "Meet Cédric Grolet: A Pastry Star on the Rise". Guide.michelin.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  9. "How the Top Pastry Chef in the World Is Modernizing the Form". Foodandwine.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  10. "Meet Cédric Grolet: A Pastry Star On The Rise". Guide.michelin.com. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  11. "The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2018: The Full List of Winners". Eater. 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
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