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Pierrick Boyer | |
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| Born | 22 July 1974 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation | Pastry chef |
Pierrick Boyer (born 22 July 1974 in Valognes) is a French pastry chef.
In 1997, he started to work in a French pâtisserie in Palm Springs.
In 2002, he joined the pastry department of the Ritz Carlton in Boston. Boyer also worked at the Plaza Athenee in Paris as Sous Pastry Chef, under Christophe Michalak. [1] [ citation needed ]
In July 2007, Boyer opened Le Petit Gateau Patisserie.
He also appeared at the Cake Bake & Sweets Show 2015 in Sydney and Melbourne [2] and at Regional Tastes Festival at Eynesbury in 2016.
In May 2018, Boyer opened the Pierrick Boyer Cafe and Patisserie. [3] [4] [5]
In 2017, he was awarded the Gault & Millau Pastry Chef of the Year award. [6] [7] [8]
He is an ambassador of RSPCA Victoria. [9] He took part in the inaugural Asia In South Australia 2015 Charity Dinner [10] [11] and Sakai in Ginza Miyako Charity Dinner. [12] [13]
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