One of the world’s best pastry chefs is coming to London
At some point in early 2022 – we can’t be more specific because, well, you know – Cedric Grolet will be coming to The Berkeley in London’s Knightsbridge.
Who he? He great pastry chef, that who he.
Famed for his culinary ‘trompe-l’œil’ – where his patisserie genius is used to create optical illusions (not to mention generate two million Instagram followers) – this venture, his first outside of France, will bring together two of the chef’s patisserie signatures: his Fruit creations, and his celebrated Flowers.
The patisserie will be position on Knightsbridge, overlooking Hyde Park. Customers will be able to sit in – it’s a 60-seater space – or takeaway or, indeed, watch the master at work: there are eight immersive seats overlooking the kitchen.
“Opening in London is a monumental event for me,” says Grolet. “It is such a special city and its energy completely inspires me. I can’t wait to open… and share with the capital the result of mixing my two universes for the very first time.’
Neil Davey
Neil Davey is a freelance writer specialising in things you can do sitting down, but mostly eating, drinking, travelling and interviewing the odd famous person. The author of The Bluffer's Guide To Chocolate, Neil also writes for The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, Metro, Delicious Magazine, Sainsbury's Magazine, Escapism, Foodism and Hello!. Thanks to a karaoke machine in Montana, he once told a billionaire that he loved his sweet little pussycat nose and sang I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For with a Hollywood star, in the space of 15 minutes. He now generally stays away from karaoke machines in Montana.