Pascal Caffet
French pastry confectioner and chocolate maker
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Pascal Caffet (born 1962) is a French pastry confectioner and chocolate maker. He specializes in chocolate pralines and has shops in France, Italy, and Japan. He won the Meilleur Ouvrier de France competition.
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| Born | 1962 (age 63–64) Troyes, France |
| Website | maison-caffet |
Early life
Caffet was born in 1962 and raised in Troyes, France, to Lydie and Bernard Caffet, who opened a chocolate shop, Le Palais de Chocolate, in 1979.[1][2][3] He trained with Maison Peltier and with Gaston Lenôtre.[3]
Chocolatier
After his father's death in 1987, he and his wife, Florence, ran the shop.[1]
In 1997 he launched a competition for early-career chocolatiers.[3]
In 2004 the company opened another shop in Troyes and several shops in Japan.[1] It opened its first shop in Paris in 2008.[2] In 2010 it opened a shop in Turin, Italy. In 2013 it opened one in Nevers[4] and one in Reims.[citation needed]
Caffet specializes in chocolate pralines.[3][5] In 2017 he published Praline ISBN 9782732477008.[3][5]
In October of 2018 a fire destroyed his workshop in Pont-Sainte-Marie.[6][3]
Awards
- Best French Pastry Confectioner (1989, Meilleur Ouvrier de France)[1][2]
- Gold Medal Pastry & Chocolate World-Championship (1996, Champion du Monde). Milan, Italy[2]
- Gold Medal Pastry & Chocolate World-Championship (2003, Champion du Monde). Lyon, France[2]
- The Club des Croqueurs de Chocolat (2008)[citation needed]
- Best chocolate maker in France (2009)[2]
- Living Heritage Company (2014)[5]