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2018 Edition of the Relais Desserts Charles Proust Competition

A gateway to the highly desirable MOF (Best Worker of France) distinction, the Relais Desserts Charles Proust competition took place at the Chocolate Trade Show in Paris on Wednesday, October 31st; 11 young pastry workers were competing in this 2018 edition.

Once more, each candidate in the running at this illustrious contest—re-launched in 2006 by the Relais Desserts Association—tried to show more imagination, more creativity and technique than the other to create pieces as beautiful as gourmet.

The “Dream” recipe and the “Dragon” artistic piece of Keita ISHIGURO, 1st Prize Charles Proust.

Keita ISHIGURO, 1st Prize Charles Proust and undeniable talent of this edition, since Keita also won the People’s Prize, the Artistic Prize and the Tasting Prize. Pastry chef, he has been working at East Gallery in Tokyo since 2014.

The “Baker Street” recipe and the “Sherlock Holmes” artistic piece of Ludovic DUFILS, 2nd Prize Charles Proust.

The “Chestnut Nugget” recipe and the “Abstract… Stroke of a pen” artistic piece of Enzo ROUSSEL, 3rd Prize Charles Proust.

“The Spip” recipe and the “Marsupilami” artistic piece of Pierre-Henri ROULLARD, Press Prize.

Keita ISHIGURO

1^stPrize Charles Proust
People’s Prize
Artistic Prize
Tasting Prize

with his “Dream” recipe and his “Dragon” artistic piece

Ludovic DUFILS

2nd Prize Charles Proust

with his “Baker Street” recipe and his “Sherlock Holmes” artistic piece

Enzo ROUSSEL

3^rdPrize Charles Proust

with his “Chestnut Nugget” recipe and his “Abstract… Stroke of a pen” artistic piece

Pierre-Henri ROULLARD

Press Prize

with his “The Spip” recipe and his “Marsupilami” artistic piece

Les 4^e Prix ex-aequo du Concours Relais Desserts Charles Proust 2018

Photos © Studio des Fleurs

BRIEFLY

The Cité internationale de la gastronomie et du vin has opened its doors in Dijon, and with it a new campus for the Ferrandi school. Future cooks and pastry chefs will be able to train in 850 m2 of teaching spaces, in English and French.

Cyril Lignac opened his first pastry shop outside the capital at the end of April, settling in Saint-Tropez! The signatures of the house will be there but also creations specific to the Southern workshop: pavlova, thin pies, tropéziennes…

It’s already back! The Taste of Paris festival will be held from May 12 to 15, and as every year, the sweet scene is well represented. We will see pastry in all its forms: from the palace (with Anne Corruble, Mathieu Carlin Quentin Lechat or Pascal Hainigue), to the boutique (Yann Couvreur, Erwan Blanche and Sébastien Bruno d'Utopie and Julien alvarez for Ladurée) or even the new concept of digital pastry with Claire Heitzler!