Dominique Ansel
(born 1978)
is a French pastry chef and owner of
Dominique Ansel Bakery in New York.
He is best known for his invention of the
Cronut, a croissant-donut hybrid that became
a phenomeno.

Cheryl Day
(born 1961)
is a baker and author, who is owner of
Back in the Day Bakery and co-founder
of Southern Restaurants for Racial Justice.
She is the author of two best-selling cookbooks,
written with her husband Griff Day.

Cédric Grolet
(born 1985)
is a French pastry chef. He is the
executive pastry chef at Le Meurice in Paris.
Grolet's pastries focus on fruits and the
reinterpretation of traditional French desserts.
In March 2018 he opened his first pastry shop.

Philippe Conticini
a French chef and pastry chef, was born 16
August 1963 in Choisy-le-Roi, Val-de-Marne.
Having worked in France, in the U.S. and in
Japan, he conceived four innovations a
patisserie with outlets in France,Japan
and the UK.