A native of Rennes, France, Manuel became enamored with pastries as an elementary school student.
He peered into the production room of the patisserie that abutted his school’s playground. Watching
the pastry chefs at work, Manuel resolved to become one himself.
At 19, after four years in pastry school, Manuel earned a BEP (Brevet d’Etude Professionel) and a BTM
(Brevet Technique des Métiers). These qualified Manuel to seek work in any pastry shop in France. He
went straight for the top, heading to Fauchon in Paris, a legendary food and pastry emporium whose
quality and reputation are only matched by its prices. It was there that Manuel continued his
development as a pastry chef learning from the best in the business.
After two years at Fauchon, Manuel joined an all-chocolate concept store called Un Dimanche a Paris
(A Sunday in Paris). There he flexed his creativity to the utmost, creating original pastries. Some
became signature creations.
Upon a personal visit in August 2013, Manuel fell in love with Chicago and decided to pursue his
career further in the free land. Starting his American journey as an Executive Pastry Chef at Patisserie
Coralie, he amazed the locals with authentic French pastries, bringing joy to people’s daily life.
In November 2015, Manuel joined the world’s biggest chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut as a
Technical Advisor. He explored trending themes on the market, such as gluten free and chocolate
showpiece.
In October 2018 constantly looking for new challenges, Manuel joined L’Arôme in Shanghai, a French
Culinary Education Institution well known for its high-quality classes. Manuel works as an Executive
Pastry Chef, teaching and inspiring students’ day by day with his passion for pastries.
In April 2021, time for Manuel to realize his dream with the opening of his own business named
“Twins’ Creative Lab” along with his Twin brother Alexis based in Taipei.
Since then, Manuel is focusing on research and development for brands and sharing pastry knowledge
with people around the world.
Manuel is also brand ambassador of Cacao Barry, President, La Fruitière, Traiteur de Paris and Remy
Cointreau.
