Marc Rivière (pastry chef) explained
Marc Rivière born on December 4, 1969, in Rennes, in the (Ille-et-Vilaine, 35) department of France. Is a French pastry chef at Potel et Chabot, whose pastry shop sits Chaillot, in Paris. He was crowned World Pastry Champion with the French team in 2009.[1]
Biography
Marc grew up in Rennes with his family, and it's with his grandmother Marguerite, a butcher, that he started cooking, including his first salted butter caramel crêpes. From the age of four, he showed intentions of becoming a baker.
He enrolled in baking classes at the Rennes trade school under Monsieur Joli. After graduating, he got a summer job under Chef Serge Nabucet[2] who passed onto him his love for the profession. He worked there for three summers.
Work experience
Contest
- 1991 - 5th in the Charles Proust Junior Contest.
- 1993 - 4th in the Charles Proust Contest and Prize for Outstanding Taste.
- 1994 - 3rd in the Mandarine Napoléon Contest and Prize for Outstanding Taste.
- 2008 - Is selected to be part of the French Team for the World Pastry Cup 2009.[3]
- 2009 - World Pastry Champion with the French Team, also made up of Jérôme de Oliveira (captain) and Jérôme Langillier.[4]
See also
References
- http://www.poteletchabot.com/en/the-story-of-two-men/news/new/article/potel-et-chabot-et-son-champion-du-monde.html?no_cache=1 Potel et Chabot et son champion du Monde
- http://www.patisserie-nabucet.fr/ Website of pastry Nabucet
- http://www.elleadore.com/cote-cuisine/bonnes-adresses/coupe-du-monde-de-la-patisserie-.php La coupe du monde de la pâtisserie
- http://www.femina.fr/Cuisine/Recettes-de-chefs/Coupe-du-monde-de-la-patisserie-2009/Marc-Riviere-Je-suis-un-bon-epicurien Interview de Marc Rivière
