At what point in your life did you realize that you would like to be a Chef?

My grandmother was an excellent cook and I learned how to cook with her. When I was ten, I waited every Sunday to see the recipes that came in the newspaper or the back of products to cook as well as helping at home on a daily basis. When I was 16, I started working as a waiter in my town, Nevers (France). The idea was to work in the hotel business, but life led me to gastronomy. My first job was at an Italian restaurant in Nevers, where I had the opportunity to take a course at Lenôtre. After that I was promoted to the position of Sous Chef. I keep in touch with the owners until today!

 

I worked in several hotels of the Club Med Brand, in Switzerland, in Portugal and in France. As you know, Club Med brings together people from all over the world, it's a company that has a huge cultural mix, and that's how I met my current wife. She worked as a receptionist and then was transfered to Angra dos Reis, Brazil. I missed her so much that I came to spend a season of 3 months and I fell in love the county.

The beautiful vegetation, the weather and the people.

 

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 I have a drawer at home where I write what I wish to happen to me. One of the dreams was to be a teacher. I think we must to show reality to students and time is one of the most important things in professional cooking.

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Pâtisserie - Tart Fraisier

I go where the wind takes me, slowly and always.

 

I did several events, like Carnival in Rio de Janeiro (Camarote Incentivo Brasil), for 14 thousand people;