Marc Rivière born on December 4, 1969, in
Rennes
Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department ...
, 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.
Biography
Marc grew up in
Rennes
Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department ...
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
A baker is a tradesperson who bakes and sometimes sells breads and other products made of flour by using an oven or other concentrated heat source. The place where a baker works is called a bakery.
History
Ancient history
Since grains ha ...
.
He enrolled in baking classes at the
Rennes
Rennes (; br, Roazhon ; Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in northwestern France at the confluence of the Ille and the Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the region of Brittany, as well as the Ille-et-Vilaine department ...
trade school under Monsieur Joli. After graduating, he got a summer job under Chef Serge Nabucet who passed onto him his love for the profession. He worked there for three summers.
Work experience
* 1990 1994 - Pastry Commis under Chef
Pierre Hermé at
Fauchon in
Paris.
* 1991 1994 - Dessert Chef de Partie, second in command under Chef Ralph Edeler at
Harrod's,
London.
* 1992 1994 - Second in command under Chef Frédéric Gernez at
Yves Thuriès
Yves Thuriès (born June 5, 1938) is a French cooking and pastry chef, twice Meilleur Ouvrier de France.
Life and career
Early life and training
Yves Thuriès was born in the village of Lempaut in the department of Tarn. He began at age ...
, in
Cordes-sur-ciel (
81).
* 1994 - Pastry Chef at
Fouquet's,
Paris in
France.
* 1996 - Pastry Chef at Brigant(
a caterer), now owned by
Dalloyau
Dalloyau is a Paris-based food company founded in 1682. Dalloyau is a family-owned and independent business. In 1993, Nadine Gavillon-Bernardé became the company's CEO. Since 2001, the company is a member of the "Comité Colbert". Dalloyau ope ...
.
* 1999 - Sous Chef, then
Pastry Chef at Potel et Chabot à
Paris.
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
The World Pastry Cup (French:Coupe du Monde de la Pâtisserie) is an international pastry contest taking place every two years in Lyon, France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Eu ...
2009.
* 2009 -
World Pastry Champion with the French Team, also made up of
Jérôme de Oliveira Jerome (c.347–420) was a priest, confessor, theologian and historian from Dalmatia.
Jerome may also refer to:
People Given name
* Jerome (given name), a masculine name of Greek origin, with a list of people so named
* Saint Jerome (disambiguat ...
(captain) and Jérôme Langillier.
Interview de Marc Rivière
on the website femina.fr
See also
* List of pastry chefs
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Riviere, Marc
1969 births
French chefs
Living people
Pastry chefs