Pascal Caffet

Pascal Caffet (b. 1962) is a World-Champion and Meilleur Ouvrier de France French pastry confectioner and chocolate maker. He specializes in chocolate pralines and has shops in France, Italy, and Japan.

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

Boutique Pascal Caffet, Troyes, France

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). Milano, 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]

Personal life

Caffet was married to Florence.^[1] By 2020 he was married to Gaëlle.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Ambrosi, Pascal (2006-04-14). "Les chocolats de Pascal Caffet séduisent les palais japonais". Les Echos (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-03.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Vickie, Reh (2018-09-04). The Wine Table: Recipes and Pairings from Winemakers' Kitchens. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-5107-3084-7.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Bizzotto, Elena (2019-03-21). "Pascal Caffet, maître de la praline". Journal des femmes (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-04.
^ Bonnet, Eric (2013-12-10). "L'ex-champion du monde de la pâtisserie Pascal Caffet, a ouvert sa boutique à Nevers". Le Journal du Centre. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
^ ^a ^b ^c Richard, Olivier (2016-12-02). "La success story du chocolatier Pascal Caffet passe par Sens". Lyonne Republicaine. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
^ Tillier, Céline (2018-10-11). "VIDÉOS. 1200 m2 d'un entrepôt Pascal Caffet détruits par un incendie aux Écrevolles". L'Est eclair (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-03.
^ Tillier, Céline (2020-06-23). "Pascal Caffet repart de l'avant pour sauver ses quatre-vingts salariés". L'Est eclair (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-03.

External links

http://www.pascal-caffet.com France
http://www.pascalcaffet.co.uk Archived 2016-02-27 at the Wayback Machine UK

[:0-1] Ambrosi, Pascal (2006-04-14). "Les chocolats de Pascal Caffet séduisent les palais japonais". Les Echos (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-03.

[:1-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Vickie, Reh (2018-09-04). The Wine Table: Recipes and Pairings from Winemakers' Kitchens. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 978-1-5107-3084-7.

[:2-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Bizzotto, Elena (2019-03-21). "Pascal Caffet, maître de la praline". Journal des femmes (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-04.

[4] Bonnet, Eric (2013-12-10). "L'ex-champion du monde de la pâtisserie Pascal Caffet, a ouvert sa boutique à Nevers". Le Journal du Centre. Retrieved 2024-06-03.

[:3-5] Richard, Olivier (2016-12-02). "La success story du chocolatier Pascal Caffet passe par Sens". Lyonne Republicaine. Retrieved 2024-06-04.

[6] Tillier, Céline (2018-10-11). "VIDÉOS. 1200 m2 d'un entrepôt Pascal Caffet détruits par un incendie aux Écrevolles". L'Est eclair (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-03.

[7] Tillier, Céline (2020-06-23). "Pascal Caffet repart de l'avant pour sauver ses quatre-vingts salariés". L'Est eclair (in French). Retrieved 2024-06-03.

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