Cédric Grolet was named the The World’s Best Pastry Chef in 2018. He is executive pastry chef at Restaurant Le Meurice Alain Ducasse in Paris and at his shop, La Pâtisserie du Meurice par Cédric Grolet. He has won numerous awards for his pastry.

Challenged to innovate, and hoping to shake things . . . when the fork plunged in, concentric layers of cake, cream and silky fruit purée were revealed, a flavor bomb of heightened color, texture and taste. By wrapping the results in hypermodern culinary craft, Grolet took a tradition of trompe l’oeil fruit dating back to 12th century Sicily and made it new.

Cédric Grolet was named the The World’s Best Pastry Chef in 2018. He is executive pastry chef at Restaurant Le Meurice Alain Ducasse in Paris and at his shop, La Pâtisserie du Meurice par Cédric Grolet. He has won numerous awards for his pastry.

Challenged to innovate, and hoping to shake things . . . when the fork plunged in, concentric layers of cake, cream and silky fruit purée were revealed, a flavor bomb of heightened color, texture and taste. By wrapping the results in hypermodern culinary craft, Grolet took a tradition of trompe l’oeil fruit dating back to 12th century Sicily and made it new.