Perched on a pink bar stool, I grip the edge of the marble countertop tightly to stop myself from falling face first into the array of stunning pastries in front of me. ‘They look too pretty to eat,’ I tell Sofia Neves, the assistant manager of Cédric Grolet at The Berkeley . Unsurprisingly, it’s not the first time she’s heard this.
I’m pretty sure my eyes must be as big and as round as saucers as I take in the patisserie (French pastries) and viennoiserie (Viennese pastries) the team has laid out for me. Having seen Cédric’s creations on social media , I didn’t expect to be so blown away, but they truly are works of art — they don’t call him the ‘God of pastry’ for nothing! ‘I didn’t know I was called a God,’ the French pastry chef admits to Metro.co.
uk. He’s incredibly humble about his success, revealing he still gets ‘surprised’ when his food videos go viral online, despite having 11 million followers on Instagram. 🍩 cerise, framboise, citron, abricot, fraise, enrobé de vanille ! Dispo à Londres à partir de vendredi 7 juin! ⚡️ #cedricgrolet ‘I’m just happy that my work is appreciated and that people understand my creations.
With my teams around the world, we always try to do better and work harder to surprise and delight.’ The 38-year-old is quite possibly the most famous pastry chef in the world right now, with pâtisseries around the globe, including Cédric Grolet Opera and La Pâtisserie du Meurice par Cédri.
