Yves Thuriès (born June 5, 1938) is a French

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and

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, twice Meilleur Ouvrier de France.

Life and career

Early life and training

Yves Thuriès was born in the village of

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in the department of Tarn. He began at age fourteen his training in pastry. At age 17, he prepared a CAP (Certificat d'Aptitude Professionnelle) in

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and began his journeyman years. In 1958, he went to

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as a conscript. In

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near

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, he became a chief of section. In Béchar, he was named in charge of the Officers Mess. In 1968, Monsieur Jantou from

was the last employer of Yves Thuriès. He owned a pastry shop in Gaillac that he decided to sell to his trained worker, that would give him the opportunity to establish himself definitely. It was a period of contests and prices. It was also the beginning of the writing of his encyclopedia ''Le livre de recettes d'un Compagnon du Tour de France''. Ten years later, ten colleagues work for him.

Meilleur Ouvrier de France and international success

In 1976, Yves Thuriès was named twice Meilleur Ouvrier de France. His case is unique because he received this honour on one hand for ice cream, sorbets, ice cream desserts, and on the other hand for pastry, confectionery and catering. In 1977, he published the first volume of ''La pâtisserie française''. His encyclopedia is translated into several languages and became around the world, a reference for over 200,000 professionals. The twelfth edition was released in 2007. In 1979, he received the ''Culinary Trophy'' and was named Chef of the year. He expands his knowledge all around the world. He founded pastry shops especially in the United States where he created the teams in

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and

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. He has also held demonstrations in

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and

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Later career and publications

In 1980, he acquired the hotel-restaurant ''Le Grand Écuyer'' at Cordes-sur-Ciel. In a few years, he made of it the highest rated hotel of the region. In 1985, he bought the ''Hostellerie du Vieux Cordes'' and made of it a bistro. In 1988, he released the first edition of his magazine dedicated to cooking and pastry ''Thuriès Magazine''. In 1989, he created the Musée des Arts du Sucre et du Chocolat. His chef is Jean-François Arnaud. He also received at that time the ''Prix

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''. In 1991, he created his own brand of chocolates. He also received the ''Prix du Tourisme

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'' given by the Musée des Arts du Sucre and the ''Prix Trimbetta'' (Meilleur Livre sur les Métiers de Bouche).

Shops in France and worldwide

Yves Thuriès owns several chocolate shops especially in the South of France. He also owns shops in Japan,

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Honours

* Meilleur Ouvrier de France in 1976 *Chevalier of the Ordre National du Mérite *President of the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France of the Grand Sud-Ouest in 1995

References

External links

Official site of Yves ThurièsSite of the Musée des Arts du Sucre et du Chocolat Yves ThurièsOfficial site of chocolates Yves Thuriès
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