The dessert being the freshest image we take away from a meal, it ought to be good. Laurent Favre-Mot goes all out to astonish us and have us swooning with delight. The Marseilleborn pastry chef grew up in Cannes and discovered his passion at age 13, when he was washing dishes in a restaurant on the Côte d'Azur. With no school diploma and no particular training, to reach the top he had to start from the bottom. From job to job in Paris, Saint-Tropez, Geneva, Le Valais, Milan and London he learned as he went and honed his speciality. In late 2012 he came home to Marseille. Our self-taught pastry chef dares to put his own slant on the classics; the cakes and pastries in his shop are as atypical and original as himself. This straight-talking, bearded father of three with a flair for inventiveness has a passion for motorbikes and also cares about his ingredients. For Laurent Favre-Mot, quality counts. He uses only seasonal products and all his ganaches are made with organic chocolate. His signature is a skull! But this rock-'n-roll attitude wins favour with many and got him involved in the Marseille Capitale de la Culture events last year. Proud of his Marseille identity, Laurent Favre-Mot wants to export, and takes part in numerous trade fairs and festivals. Brand ambassador and consultant, he also gives talks in schools, keen to share his knowledge and transmit
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By Géraldine Martens
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