Chef Stéphane Frelon was born in Tours, France and obtained his first professional chef qualification in 1992. He then proceeded to get the Bachelor’s degree on vocational training in Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Canada in 2015.
Stephane started his professional career as a cook apprentice as early as 1990 at Hotel-Restaurant <Le Prieué> in Nouzilly, France. Then, he was the executive chef and manager in several restaurants such as Restaurant -Brasserie <A L’Aventure> in Montréal, Canada, Restaurant Gastronomique <La Fourchette> in Brighton, England, Restaurant Italian Fine Dining <Leones> in Hove, England and Restaurant French Fine dining <Victor’s> in Brighton, England in between 1997 - 2013 before started his teaching career in serveral institution and college all over Canada as a cuisine chef instructor. To pursue his passion in cooking, he also opened his own restaurant, <Le diable O’Thym> and <Le Diable D’Thym> back in France.
Wishing to impart his skills and experience to the younger generation, he decided to join the Le Cordon Bleu family as a cuisine chef instructor for 4 years. He was aiming to travel to Asia to learn more about the ingredients and an opportunity arises to fill up a vacancy in Le Cordon Bleu Malaysia, he was transfered from the Ottawa school to the Malaysia school as Executive Chef and Cuisine Chef Instructor since 2019.
Creativity and determination have always been the earmarks of Chef Sylvain Dubreau’s career.
Upon gaining his professional certificates from the Centre de Formation d’Apprentissage in St. Germain de Lesignan in 1991, Chef Sylvain spent fourteen years honing his craft and mastering the arts of French cuisine at the Grandes Maisons area in Paris, where many Michelin-starred restaurants and hotels are located, including 3 Michelin-star La Tour d’Argent, 2 Michelin-star Les Ambassadeurs, 1 Michelin-star Prunier and the world-renowned 2 Michelin-star Hotel de Crillion.
His world travels began at the Michelin-star La Melazane by Gourmard restaurant at the Hilton Resort in Mauritius in 2004, before moving on to spend 5 years at world-famous Lotte Hotel in Seoul, South Korea.
Keen to experience the challenges of restaurant-ownership for himself, he then moved on to Japan, where he has established his own ultra-exclusive 17-seat French fine dining restaurant, the Sucre-en-Rose.
Always on the hunt for new challenges, Chef Sylvain has now joined Le Cordon Bleu Malaysia as Chef Cuisine Instructor and looks forward to sharing his journey with his students.
Born and raised in Burgundy, Chef Julien Bartement has grown up in a butcher family. had discovered the pleasure of cooking with his Grand Mother who taught him some hearty typical eastern French dishes such as “Escargots à la Bourguignonne”.At the age of 14, Julien has joined the renown Lycée des Métiers de L’Hôtellerie et du Tourisme de Toulouse (Toulouse Culinary School) and graduated in 2005 with a Higher Diploma of Hospitality Management.
Through those 5 years in Toulouse he had the opportunity to train in some prestigious establishment such as the Hotel de Paris in Monte Carlo, The Hyatt Regency Paris CDG and The Sofitel Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles.
His career path had brought him all across Malaysia and the Toulouse area in the South Western part of France, he started as Sous Chef in a Brasserie in the suburbs of Toulouse with a young 1 Michelin star chef, then move forward and took command in 2 different brasserie in the Gers State. Chef Julien also gain strong products knowledge as he worked for some food service companies both in France and Malaysia, then used those knowledges to open his own brasserie style restaurant in Kuala Lumpur. In 2017, the once in a lifetime opportunity presented to him to become the Executive Chef of the French Ambassador in Malaysia. He accepted the challenge and has been proposing hearty French cuisine to the honoured guest of the French Ambassador until 2022.
Chef Julien has always looked forward sharing his passion for cooking and his love for the products, thus he has recently had the opportunity to join Le Cordon Bleu in order to be able to share and train young chefs to be here at Sunway Le Cordon Bleu.
Chef Sarju has recently join Le Cordon Bleu Malaysia. Being an alumnus, he studied and graduated at Le Cordon Bleu London in 2010, Chef Sarju did his apprenticeship at the famous Ritz Carlton Hotel in London which is one of the most prestigious hotels in the world. Chef Sarju then went on to work at the Dorchester collection, opening the chic 45 Park Lane in 2011 hosting the world-famous chef Wolfgang Puck’s first restaurant in Europe. Moving on to work at Brassiere Zedel, a tradition French brassiere holding up 1200 covers per day serving favorite French classics.
In 2013 Chef Sarju joined the prestigious and exclusive hotel The Berkeley in London’s Knightsbridge location. Whilst working at The Berkeley Chef Sarju began competing in local pastry competitions winning several awards including, best Chocolate Showpiece and Petit Fours as well as Entremet competitions. He worked at The Langham Hotel and also the oldest hotel in London, Brown’s Hotel by Rocco Forte where he reinvented the afternoon tea and pastry department focusing on modern trends and entertaining guests with sweet delights.
In 2016 Chef Sarju joined Classic Fine Foods UK as Assistant Pastry Chef at The Taste Lab, for three years he ran the Lab with Denis Drame MCA (Master of Culinary Arts). He hosted several guest chefs for workshops and demonstrations as well as teaching his own classes for professional chefs. He also worked with numerous suppliers and manufacturers on research and development for new ingredients and products. During his time at The Taste Lab, Chef Sarju competed at the UK Pastry Open and came up tops at the Chocolate Category which secured his place as the Chocolate Candidate to represent the United Kingdom in the Coupe du Monde de la Patisserie 2019 where the UK team was placed 5th in the Coupe du Monde de la Patisserie, highest ever ranking for United Kingdom, whilst he won special prizes for best Sugar Display and Eco Responsible, scoring 2nd highest on all artistic work and overall buffet. Chef Sarju then joined Le Cordon Bleu Malaysia in September 2019.
Chef Frédéric Oger, was brought up in the Loire Valley, France by his family of wine connoisseurs. Instead of making a career in the wine business, he found his passion in pastry at a very young age of 6 years old. His passion took a more serious turn when he started his apprenticeship program with the Association of Maison des Compagnons du Tour de France, the oldest establishment in France recognized by UNESCO. With them, he worked with various well-known pastry shops, chocolatiers and bakeries around France and Belgium, setting a strong foundation in the pastry arts.
At 21 years old, he travelled to England and exposed himself to fine dining restaurants working with Michelin starred chefs and reaching the position of Head Pastry Chef at the age of 24 with Michael Caines restaurant. He continued his travels to the Maldives and Middle East where he worked as Executive Pastry Chef in various 5-star luxury hotels and resorts such as Hilton now (known as Conrad) and assisted in the opening of a few hotels under the Rotana Group, the largest chain of hotels in the UAE.
Always wanting to share his experiences with a larger audience, Chef Frédéric continued his career in teaching as the Director of Pastry Arts with the Academy of Pastry Arts in Malaysia for 4 years, further enhancing his skills under various MOFs (Meilleur Ouvrier de France). This ignite his passion in teaching and chef finally found where he belongs, by opening his own pastry school where he managed for 10 years with the aim to offer the finest pastries and education to all who seeks to hone their culinary skills. Due to the pandemic, he had to close the school to continue his deep desire to impart his pastry. Chef Frédéric then joined Le Cordon Bleu Malaysia in September 2022 as pastry chef instructor.
Chef Damien’s passion for the art of baking and pastry began in 1999, sparking a lifelong dedication to mastering his craft. He earned his first Pastry diploma in 2001 after three years of hands-on experience at a prestigious pastry company in his hometown of Agen, France. Chef Damien’s drive for excellence led him to pursue further specialization, earning not one, but 2 diplomas in Bakery.
Throughout his career, Chef Damien had the privilege of working alongside some of the best in the industry. In Paris, he honed his skills under the mentorship of Meilleur Ouvrier de France (MOF) Boris Portolan. His career flourished, leading him to contribute his talents at two renowned pastry companies in the culinary capital of the world.
In 2014, Chef Damien embraced an exciting new challenge, moving to New York as a consultant, collaborating with another MOF, Remi Coste, to elevate pastry standards in the United States. Driven by a passion for sharing French gastronomic culture globally, he later ventured to Asia, continuing his journey to promote French culinary traditions on the international stage.
Since 2018, Chef Damien has been offering masterclasses in Bakery at Le Cordon Bleu Shanghai, where he shares his wealth of knowledge with aspiring chefs. His commitment to craftsmanship and education led to his integral role within the Le Cordon Bleu International Chef team, inspiring the next generation of bakers and pastry chefs.
Chef Damien now joins Le Cordon Bleu Malaysia as the Boulangerie Chef Instructor, where he continues to impart his expertise and passion for baking to students.
Samantha Lee (International Food Artist)
Being a passionate cook and food artist, I only dream of coming to Le Cordon Bleu. This 9 months has been the most challenging experience of my life but I gained so much. Not only I did learn to cook delicious French cuisine. I gained confidence in cooking.
Chua Tor Aik (Head Chef of Zen, 3 Star Michelin Restaurant)
Being the oldest culinary institute in the world, Le Cordon Bleu Malaysia definitely lives up the standard by having experienced culinary instructors, state of the art kitchens and the best quality & wide range of ingredients for the students. I am glad i did my Diplôme de Commis Cuisinier with Le Cordon Bleu Malaysia as i was professionally trained and molded by the chefs, to prepare for the international kitchen.
Amelia Ng
Sous Chef at Willow Kuala Lumpur, Champion- 2017 Jeunes Chefs Rôtisseurs Competition in Frankfurt, Germany
After joining Le Cordon Bleu there is no looking for me in the food industry. I was able to refine my cooking techniques and that gave me a great head star into the working world as a chef. This is because Le Cordon Bleu does not only retain its classical cooking techniques but also introduces students to cutting edge culinary techniques that are used in the industry today. For that, I am proud to be a part of the Le Cordon Bleu alumni.
Nikom Uatthong (Proprietor of KomPassion Restaurant)
You are never too old to learn. Joining Le Cordon Bleu after being a self-taught Thai Chef for many years was the best decision of my life. With dedicated lecturers and staff, Le Cordon Bleu had provided me the foundation of French cooking techniques that enables me to expand my creativity beyond Asian cooking.
Abang Brian (Celebrity Chef, TV Host, Cookbook Author)
There is only one way- the Le Cordon Bleu way,a mantra that has been ingrained in me through my years of training with Le Cordon Bleu which has made me the educator I am today; One who does not compromise when it comes to respecting ingredients and food as I share the joy and value of cooking with kids all around Malaysia.
Janice Siew (Proprietor of Petiteserie Desserts)
Graduating fromLe Cordon Bleu gave me the confidence and skills I needed to pursue my dream to have my own bakery. My brand, Petiteserie Desserts was established 3 months upon graduating and I have never looked back.
Datin Su (A well-known socialite and gourmand)
l really enjoyed myself during my time at Le Cordon Bleu. I have learned a lot from the Lecturer Chefs there. Le Cordon Bleu do not cut corners either on the ingredients we used to learn to cook or on the Lecturer Chefs. They bring in the best Chefs, whom are strict but fair and they teach you all the trick of the trade in cooking and French Cuisine
Dato Fazley Yaakob (Celebrity chef & owner of Suka Sucre Bistro)
Being in Le Cordon Bleu allowed me to dig deeper into what I thought was soft passion had became my proffesion and lifestyle. I learned and explored the French way of cooking whilst at school. It also made me a wholesome person being able to share what I had learned from Le Cordon Bleu. As the first Ambassador of Le Cordon Bleu Malaysia, it means shouting out loud to the world that "Look, I’m a Le Cordon Bleu graduate". To master the techniques, innovate and present a good cake, you need to learn from Le Cordon Bleu master chef instructors.
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