Arnaud Larher

Meilleur Ouvrier de France 2007 - pastry-making and confectionery. Very early on in life, Arnaud Larher developed a passion for baking and went on a series of work experience courses in Brittany where he grew up. At 15, he apprenticed to Mr. Guillerm, the best pastry chef of Brest. For two years, Mr Guillerm chaperoned him like a father in competitions, and taught him to "let time take its course". After his military service, he worked in the largest patisserie in France at the time, Peltier, in Paris. He then acquired Viennese pastry techniques at Dalloyau and joined Fauchon for 5 years. In 1997, he set up his own business with his wife, in Montmartre. Since 2000, they have opened three stores in the same neighbourhood.