The people behind the glass
Pastry Chefs
The pastry chef used to be the quiet one at the back of the kitchen. Today the name on the box sells out a boutique in an hour. Twenty portraits, from palace kitchens to counters of their own.
Le Meurice, Paris
Cédric Grolet
The sculptor of fruit
Ritz Paris
François Perret
The madeleine man
Pierre Hermé Paris
Pierre Hermé
The Picasso of pastry
Hôtel Plaza Athénée
Angelo Musa
World champion, MOF
Cheval Blanc Paris
Maxime Frédéric
From the Normandy farm
Four Seasons Hotel George V
Michael Bartocetti
Vanilla and restraint
The Peninsula Paris
Anne Coruble
The tiered stand as canvas
Délicatisserie, Paris
Nina Métayer
The world’s best, twice
Yann Couvreur Pâtisserie
Yann Couvreur
Mille-feuille to order
Michalak Paris
Christophe Michalak
The showman of pastry
The Pastry Academy, Las Vegas
Amaury Guichon
Chocolate as sculpture
Dominique Ansel Bakery, New York
Dominique Ansel
The inventor of the Cronut
El Celler de Can Roca, Girona
Jordi Roca
Dessert as memory
Hidemi Sugino, Kyobashi
Hidemi Sugino
The master of the mousse
Pâtisserie Sadaharu Aoki, Paris and Tokyo
Sadaharu Aoki
Matcha meets Paris
Pierre Marcolini, Brussels
Pierre Marcolini
Bean to bonbon
2am:dessertbar, Singapore
Janice Wong
Dessert as installation
Tarte by Cheryl Koh, Singapore
Cheryl Koh
The tart, perfected
Lysée, New York
Eunji Lee
Korean-French in Flatiron
Philippe Conticini, Paris
Philippe Conticini
The Paris-Brest reinvented