Pastry Special Awards 2023Pastry chef

Ophélie Barès

Encore

Asnières-Sur-Seine, France

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Pastry Talent of the Year Award

Most promising pastry chefs of the year (across bakeries, tea rooms, and dessert restaurants)

High end and high energy, Ophélie Barès trained in the very best hotel kitchens, but now you can walk into her newly-opened bakery and pâtisserie, Encore, for your daily bread. Known for Qui sera le prochain grand pâtissier, and as a judge on Académie des Gateâux, Barès offers a wide range of breads made with heritage French grains and traditional viennoiserie, but there’s plenty for the sweet-toothed too, from a cheeky chocolate bread and cookies, to her elegant coconut-mango-passion entremet. An outstanding talent in our exciting pastry field.