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World-Class Pastry Chefs

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Pierre Herme1,961
France
Ispahan macaronPierre Herme ParisPicasso of Pastry, Ispahan rose-lychee-raspberry, luxury macarons, flavor architect
Dominique Ansel1,977
France/USA
CronutDominique Ansel Bakery NYCInvented the Cronut (2013), cookie shot, Frozen S'more, pastry innovator
Cedric Grolet1,985
France
Trompe-l'oeil fruitLe Meurice ParisRealistic fruit-shaped desserts, youngest World's Best Pastry Chef 2018, Instagram phenomenon
Adriano Zumbo1,981
Australia
V8 cakeZumbo PatisserieMasterChef Australia croquembouche maker, V8 layered cake, colorful zumbarons
Gaston Lenotre1,920
France
Opera cake refinementLenotre ParisFather of modern French pastry, trained a generation, modernized classics, Lenotre school
Jordi Roca1,978
Spain
Goal of Messi dessertEl Celler de Can RocaWorld's Best Pastry Chef 2014, perfume-inspired desserts at three-Michelin-star Celler
Claire Heitzler1,976
France
Fruit-forward tartsLadureeFormer Laduree creative director, Ledoyen pastry chef, World's Best Female Pastry Chef 2015
Amaury Guichon1,991
France
Chocolate sculpturesPastry Academy Las VegasViral chocolate sculpture videos, The School of Chocolate (Netflix), technical wizardry
Christina Tosi1,981
United States
Crack PieMilk BarMilk Bar founder, Crack Pie, Cereal Milk ice cream, nostalgic American desserts
Dominique Crenn pastry counterpart Juan Contreras1,983
Mexico/USA
Bees and honeycomb dessertAtelier CrennPastry chef at three-Michelin-star Atelier Crenn, nature-inspired plated desserts
Philippe Conticini1,963
France
VerrinesLa Patisserie des RevesInvented the verrine concept, deconstructed Paris-Brest, modernist French pastry
Angelo Musa1,973
France
Paris-BrestHotel Plaza AtheneeWorld Pastry Champion 2003, Meilleur Ouvrier de France, Plaza Athenee pastry chef
Francois Payard1,966
France/USA
Flourless chocolate walnut cookiePayard Patisserie NYCThird-generation French pastry, famous flourless cookies, multiple cookbooks
Duff Goldman1,974
United States
Sculptural cakesCharm City Cakes BaltimoreAce of Cakes (Food Network), sculpted pop-culture cakes, mainstream baking star
Ron Ben-Israel1,958
Israel/USA
Sugar flower wedding cakesRon Ben-Israel CakesHyperrealistic sugar flowers, celebrity wedding cakes, Sweet Genius host

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