Awards & Recognition
★Rising Star by StarChefs magazine (2005)
★Top Ten Best Pastry Chefs in America by Pastry Art & Design Magazine (2006, 2008)
★IACP Cookbook Award for Food Photography & Styling (2013) for Bouchon Bakery
★Worked at Michelin two-star Le Grand Véfour and one-star Les Jardins de la Forge
Notable Facts
→Co-authored #1 New York Times bestselling cookbook Bouchon Bakery with Thomas Keller
→Served as pastry chef at Palais de L'Elysée (French Presidential Palace) during military service at age 20
→Worked at multiple Michelin-starred restaurants including Le Grand Véfour (2-star) and Les Jardins de la Forge (1-star)
→Currently Corporate Pastry Chef at The Dinex Group (Chef Daniel Boulud)
→Previously Executive Pastry Chef for Thomas Keller Restaurant Group for 15 years
→French-born, trained in Loire Valley, moved to US in 1996