TRISTAN

ROUSSELOT

TITLE
Corporate Chef, Demo and Creation Manager, PROVA Gourmet

SPECIALTIES
VANILLA CARAMEL SAINT HONORÉ, REVISITING THE CLASSICS

ACHIEVEMENTS
Finalist of French TV show “Qui sera le prochain grand Pâtissier”

“I love noble products like vanilla and the diversity of flavors it offers. It’s a pleasure to be able to work and sublimate this ingredient in different applications.”

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KARINA

RIVERA

TITLE
Pastry Chef/Owner Karina Rivera Sweets with Love

SPECIALTIES
MACARONS, GANACHE, TARTS, ENTREMETS

AWARDS
1^st place in “Alex vs America” on the Food Network

“Vanilla has always been one of my favorite ingredients to work with, so I love working with a brand that cares so much about the quality of this beautiful ingredient and also has an amazing range of products to keep creating and bringing sweetness into people’s life.”

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NICOLAS

BOTOMISY

TITLE
Pastry Chef, Chocolatier, International Consultant

SPECIALTIES
CHOCOLATE & PASTRIES MADE IN A PRODUCTION-FRIENDLY WAY

ACHIEVEMENTS
Nicolas has worked in 15 different countries and helped many pastry and chocolate businesses to improve or set up their businesses.

“Some pastry chefs see vanilla as the salt of the pastry by adding it everywhere regardless of the flavor profile or origins. I prefer to enhance it in the selection of preparations where it is added in order for the vanilla to become the star of the recipe and not a commodity ingredient. There is not vanilla, but a huge variety of vanillas, and it is up to us, pastry chefs, to enhance it in our preparations, way of using, and food pairing. We should be able to train the people who enjoy our cake (friends, family, customers…) to taste the difference between the different types of vanilla that exist.”

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Mango and Milk Chocolate plated dessert-3

CAROLINA

MOLEA

TITLE
Founder and Chef of L’Artisane Bakery & Bistro

SPECIALTIES
PLANT-BASED VIENNOISSERIE, PLANT-BASED MOUSSES AND MACARONS, PLANT-BASED CHOCOLATE WORK, ETHICAL AND SUSTAINABLE CULINARY PRACTICES

ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS
Pioneering the First French Vegan Bakery in the USA. Best Croissant Miami by French Morning Magazine 2018 | PETA Top 10 Vegan Desserts in the United States 2022 | Businesswoman of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce of Coral Gables 2023 | Best Bakery Miami by the Miami New Times 2023.

“Vanilla, the ‘black gold’ of the spice world, nurtures with its earthy femininity, transforming any moment into a sweet memory.”

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JUAN

Gutierrez

TITLE
Corporate Pastry Chef Lettuce Entertain You

SPECIALTIES

CHOCOLATE, CAKES

ACHIEVEMENTS & AWARDS

JEAN BANCHET AWARDS 2022: Best Dessert Program of the year Nominee
SCHOOL OF CHOCOLATE SEASON 1 WINNER
TIMEOUT CHICAGO
JEAN BANCHET AWARDS 2020: Rising Pastry Chefs of the year Nominee
CHOPPED SWEETS CHAMPION
“OUTSIDE THE BOX” WINNER
Chef Roll and Callebaut Chocolate Competition

“There are 3 keys on a pastry chef success: Creativity, passion and Vanilla.”

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