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La Maison Stohrer is credited as the oldest pâtisserie in Paris. [1] [2] It was founded in 1730 by Nicolas Stohrer. [1]Stohrer worked as pastry chef to Stanisław Leszczyński, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. [1]
Gaston Lenôtre (French pronunciation: [ɡastɔ̃ lənotʁ], born 28 May 1920, died 8 January 2009) was a French pastry chef.He is known as a possible creator of the opera cake (gâteau opéra), [1] [2] the founder of Lenôtre a culinary empire, whose brand includes restaurants, catering services, retail concerns and cooking schools, as well as one of the three founders with Paul Bocuse and ...
The present day Moulin de la Galette restaurant topped by the original Moulin Radet. The windmill Moulin de la Galette, also known as Blute-fin, was built in 1622. [2] [3] The name Blute-fin comes from the French verb bluter which means sifting flour for the separation from bran.
Pierre Hermé (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ɛʁme]; born 20 November 1961) is a French pastry chef and chocolatier. He began his career at the age of 14 as an apprentice to Gaston Lenôtre. Called "the Picasso of Pastry" by Vogue, Hermé was awarded the title of World's Best Pastry Chef in 2016 by The World's 50 Best Restaurants. [1]
Rated 17/20 by Gault Millau, and 1 Michelin star for his work at Petrossian restaurant in 2002 (Paris) Coached the French world pastry champion team in 2003; Honorary member of the French national cooking academy in May 2003; Knight of the Ordre National du Mérite in June 2004; Named Best Paris-Brest in Paris by Le Figaro in 2010
Parisian pastry chef Pierre Desfontaines invented the modern-day macaron in 1930. The first modern macaron is similar to today’s macaron. The original macaron was two shells made of almond flour.
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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]