“World’s Best Pastry Chef” Cédric Grolet From France Opening Patisserie In S’pore

You might have come across French chef Cédric Grolet’s whimsical, artful videos on Instagram, where he crafts elaborate confections that look very much like the fruit from which they’re made. They often have a molten filling of cream and chocolate ganache blended with fruit. Like raspberry-shaped chocolate-and-mousse shells filled with raspberry puree, or ‘tangerines’ with a creamy, zesty citrus core. He’s arguably one of the most famous pastry chefs on Instagram with 7.8Mil followers. 

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The photogenic Frenchman is also lauded by industry peers: he was crowned World's Best Pastry Chef at the 2018 edition of the World's 50 Best Restaurants awards, among other accolades. And he’s opening his first pastry shop and cafe in Singapore this September. 

He later opened the eponymous La Pâtisserie du Meurice by Cédric Grolet in 2018, just round the corner of the hotel and it often sees long queues. He also has a shop and cafe in London.

The Singapore outlet will mark Cédric’s first foray into Asia.

Hyper realistic “is it fruit or cake?” confections

Cédric is best known for his hyper realistic ‘trompe l’oeil’ (French for “optical illusion”) creations of desserts that resemble fruits and flowers. Such as this apricot confection pumped with apricot jam and rosemary ganache, then coated in a glazed white chocolate and cocoa butter shell.