At the Ritz, he worked among some of the … Benoit Blin was born and raised in Villedieu-les-Poêles, in Bass Normandy, near le Mont Saint-Michel, situated on the borders of Brittany.

Benoit is a judge on Bake Off: The Professionals Credit: Mark Bourdillon Where has Benoit Blin worked? This gorgeous centrepiece has a flourless chocolate sponge base topped with rich chocolate mousse and a spun sugar nest WHEN it comes to making a top-notch pudding, there are few better than French pastry chef Benoit Blin who has worked at the Ritz Paris. View the profiles of people named Benoit Blin.

He is back on the box on Channel 4’s Bake Off: The Prof… Join Facebook to connect with Benoit Blin and others you may know. It's the highest accolade in the industry, and is only awarded once every four years.Benoit, who holds a French Masters degree in pastry, was also labelled Pastry Chef of the Year in 2009.He is also a long-standing member of the Royal Academy of Culinary Arts.Kanye 'demands' staffers create collages for Twitter in 'difficult' workplace,Gwen Stefani calls lockdown with Blake 'magical' amid relationship 'struggles',Four Seasons singer Tommy DeVito dead at 92 after suffering Covid complications,Wendy Williams says she may get a breast reduction after 25-pound weight loss,Ellen DeGeneres' talk show apology slammed by ex-employees,© 2020 THE SUN, US, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED |,Comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed,Benoit Blin, the top pastry chef at Raymond Blanc's restaurant,Benoit (left) with Raymond Blanc (centre) standing outside Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons,Benoit is a judge on Bake Off: The Professionals,Stacey Hart just misses out on the final of Great British Bake Off in emotional scenes after flamingo disaster. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.WHEN it comes to making a top-notch pudding, there are few better than French pastry chef Benoit Blin who has worked at the Ritz Paris.He is back on the box on Channel 4's Bake Off: The Professionals as one of the judges.Benoit grew up in Normandy, France, in a small town with a bakery at each end of his street.This humble apprenticeship, at one of these bakeries, led to Benoit landing the role of Senior Pastry Sous Chef at the Ritz Paris in 1991.In between these two roles, Benoit did a second apprenticeship as a Patissier, worked a year's National Service as a naval chef and worked at the Normandy Hotel, in Deauville.Benoit has been a judge since the first series of the show which was launched on BBC2, previously called Bake Off: Crème de la Crème, which was presented by Tom Kerridge.Benoit Blin has definitely had some memorable moments on the show.Blin recalled "For me, this year has been about different cultures, different countries, different backgrounds,".He continued: "The teams we've selected for you guys this year are amazing.He added: "Of course in every competition, there is the element of time, time is tight and is the best way to see if they have a strategy and work well as a team. My only complaint might be that you have to watch your weight, so to eat 12 desserts back to back sometimes is … The Great British Bake Off: The Professionals – Benoit Blin (Channel 4) Frenchman Benoit has worked as a Chef Pâtissier at Raymond Blanc’s two star Michelin restaurant for over 20 years. But who is Benoit Blin, and what has he done in his career that led to him earning a place as a judge on the hit spin-off show? A true chocolate showstopper for any Easter table.

Bake Off: The Professionals (previously Bake Off: Crème de la Crème from 2016–2017) is a British television baking competition featuring teams of professional pastry chefs pit against one another through two different challenges. Benoit: It’s not that difficult as long as the creations are beautiful to eat. It is a spin-off from The Great British Bake Off, and its first episode was screened on BBC Two on 29 March 2016. ".At the Ritz, he worked among some of the best chefs in France for four years, before Raymond Blanc persuaded him to come to the UK.Benoit has now worked at Raymond's two Michelin-starred Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons, in Oxfordshire, for more than 20 years.He is the Chef Patissier at the famous restaurant, the highest role in a dessert kitchen.Benoit leads a team of 13 pastry chefs creating fresh bread, pastries, chocolate, ice creams and plated desserts on a daily basis - and it seems Mary Berry's a fan...Benoit is no stranger to the world of pastry competitions.He was team president for the UK team in the 2011 Pastry World Cup and is currently the Chairmain of the UK Pastry Club.He says he would love to see Britain win the Pastry World Cup one day.In 2005, talented Benoit was given the title of MCA, the Master of Culinary Arts. He always wanted to be a chef as far back as he can remember.