Gontran Cherrier

Gontran Cherrier (born 11 November 1978) is a French baker and pastry chef, a cookbook author, a TV presenter and an entrepreneur.

Biography

Childhood Gontran Cherrier was born 11 November 1978 in Luc-sur-Mer (Calvados), France, where he was raised. Cherrier is a fourth-generation baker. At 8 years old his parents moved to Paris and opened their first bakery where he earned his first stripes. At 16 he went to the prestigious Ferrandi culinary school and then to les Grands Moulin de Paris where the young chef has passed one by one the diplomas to become master baker.

Career In 1999 he integrated the prestigious 3 Michelins stars restaurant "l’Arpège" and worked beside Alain Passard.

Cherrier is successively a pastry chef, a chocolate maker and a baker.

Medias Gontran wrote in 2005 his first cookbook named "a croquer". Eight other books will follow in eight years: "Ultra chocolat", "Gontran joue de la casserole", "Les bons plats de Gontran", "Gontran fait son pain", "pains" "Pains, Toastés", "Cuisinez givré" & "Mini Cakes, tartes pies & Co". Followed by several editorial collaboration. quickly followed by Japan (Tokyo, Fukuoka, Nagoya...) and South Korea (Seoul, Busan...).

In 2016 the brand is expanding to Australia with the first opening in June in Melbourne on 140 Smith Street, Collingwood.