Jacques Torres

Jacques Torres, known as "Mr. Chocolate", is a master pastry chef. Torres is a prominent member of the International Culinary Center community, as Dean of Pastry Arts as well as holding pastry demonstrations.[1]

Location:

  1. Dumbo: 66 Water Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201
  2. SoHo - Hudson Square: 350 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
  3. Upper West Side: 285 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10023
  4. Rockefeller Center: 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111
  5. Midtown: 110 East 57th Street, New York, NY 10022
  6. Upper East Side: 1186 3rd Avenue, New York, NY 10021
  7. NoHo - Lafayette: 327 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012
  8. Grand Central Station: 107 East 42nd Street, New York, NY
  9. Ice Cream - Grand Central: 89 East 42nd Street, Grand Central Terminal (Dining Concourse)

Biography

Jacques Torres was born on June 14, 1959 in Algiers and grew up in Bandol, a fishing village in the South of France.[2][3] When Torres was 15 years old, he began an apprenticeship at a small pastry shop and completed his apprenticeship requirements in two years, graduating first in his class. In 1980, he began working with two-star Michelin chef, Jacques Maximum at the Hotel Negresco. During that time, Torres also attended culinary school to earn a Master Pastry Chef degree. Next he taught pastry courses at a culinary school in Cannes from 1983-1986.[4] In 1986, Torres was the youngest person to ever win the Meilleur Ouvrier Patissier de France competition.<ref name="NYT "One Chef's"">Fabricant, Florence (5 July 1989). "One Chef's Successes". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 October 2011. </ref> Torres moved to the United States, and in 1988 he served as the Corporate Pastry Chef for the Ritz Carlton Hotel Company before moving on to Le Cirque, where he worked for 11 years as Executive Pastry Chef.[4] Torres joined the faculty of the International Culinary Center in 1993, and after designing the Classic Pastry Arts Curriculum in 1996, he became the school’s Dean of Pastry Arts.[5] In 2000, Torres left Le Cirque to open a chocolate factory and retail shop in Brooklyn, NY. Currently there are nine Jacques Torres shops, including one chocolate factory in Brooklyn Army Terminal and an ice cream shop in Grand Central Terminal.[4][6]

In 2007, Jacques Torres married chocolatier Hasty Khoei, who formerly worked under Torres in his chocolate factory. Mrs. Torres owns a chocolate shop, Madame Chocolat, in Beverly Hills, California.[7]

Achievements

References

  1. ↑ http://replay.web.archive.org/20090615200332/http://www.frenchculinary.com/aboutus_faculty.htm
  2. ↑ Louie, Elaine (12 May 2002). "Possessed; A Confection for a Chocolatier: Two Wheels, East River Views". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  3. ↑ Cazenueve, Brian (22 December 2004). "All Chocolate, No Oompa-Loompas". The New York Times. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  4. 1 2 3 "Jacques Torres". American Immigration Law Foundation. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Chef Jacques Torres". Chef2Chef. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  6. ↑ "Jacques Torres". The French Culinary Institute. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  7. ↑ Dougherty, Margot. "Tout Sweet". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved 31 October 2011.
  8. ↑ "Holiday shopping: Tips to find the best deals on Cyber Monday 2010". Daily News (New York).

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