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Meet: Grégoire Michaud
Column: What's for Dessert?
Bio:
Grégoire is an award-winning baker and pastry chef who has worked all over the world for great chefs, and occasionally judging at international competitions. Today, he is the pastry chef of the Four Seasons Hotel in Hong Kong, which boasts six Michelin stars under one roof. His family background, from the Rhône Valley in the south of Switzerland, brought him his passion for authentic food and especially for bread and pastries.
Today, to perpetuate his family tradition and share his passion, Grégoire enjoys organising baking outings in the countryside, and using an old-fashioned wood-burning oven to bake breads and tarts. He is the author of several books on bakery and pastry, notably his latest book: Never Skip Dessert.
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