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A superstar French patisserie chef is creating ‘one of the most expensive wedding cakes ever made’ for the Venice wedding of Amazon boss Jeff Bezos to Lauren Sanchez this weekend, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal.
Cédric Grolet has won international plaudits and legions of social media fans for his luxury trompe-l’oeil (artistic illusion) desserts, which are sculpted to resemble fresh fruit or flowers.
Sanchez, 55, fell in love with the 39-year-old’s exquisite creations during her May bachelorette trip to Paris, where A-list friends including Kim Kardashian and Katy Perry joined her for high tea at Le Meurice Hotel.
Grolet has been the pastry chef at the five-star institution since 2012.
Sources in the French capital have revealed that Grolet has spent weeks designing a wedding cake he hopes will be an ‘utterly unforgettable’ part of the couple’s $20million nuptials.
The custom-made cake – which is being created under the strictest secrecy – will be unveiled during their wedding reception on San Giovanni Evangelista Island, in the lagoon city this weekend.
Grolet’s central role in the wedding was revealed by the Mail on Tuesday after his name was snapped on a local tour guide’s clipboard as she collected arrivals at the city’s airport.
During a fun-filled bachelorette weekend, former journalist Sanchez and her glamorous pals thought Grolet’s ‘cakes and patisseries were absolutely adorable,’ a senior staff member at Le Meurice told DailyMail.com.
French pastry chef Cédric Grolet is known for his stunning trompe-l’oeil creations that resemble real fruit and flowers
Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are tying the knot this weekend in a lavish $20million wedding in Venice
Superstar pastry chef Grolet’s cakes can cost several thousand dollars. He has promised Bezos and Sanchez an ‘utterly unforgettable’ cake
‘They especially liked the fact that all of Cédric’s creations are light and fresh, making them ideal for celebrities who need to watch their weight.
‘Cédric has a fantastic personality, and is a culinary superstar in France, so he loved meeting Ms Sanchez and the gang.
‘They got on so well that she actually invited Cédric to fly out to Italy to work at the wedding. The rest of us are very jealous!’
It can also be revealed that Grolet has flown out to the lagoon city with his glamorous influencer model girlfriend, Astrid-Olivia Germain, who posts frequent social media updates on their globetrotting.
Grolet and Germain enjoy a luxurious life together, with the pastry virtuoso recently revealing that he bought her a Cartier love bracelet worth thousands of dollars.
In an interview with the Financial Times last year, he showed off his large collection of rare Nike sneakers – including a Travis Scott-designed pair, which he said are a ‘collector’s item’.
His home also boasts a wine cellar, and he has enjoyed several holidays with friends in Bali, Indonesia, as well as regular snowboarding holidays in the French Alps.
Grolet – who has almost 13 million Instagram and 9 million TikTok followers – has legions of fans flocking to his cafes and bakeries around the world to pay eye-watering prices for his pastries.
Pastry creations by Le Meurice’s pastry chef Cédric Grolet are pictured at the luxury five-star Le Meurice Hotel in Paris on October 25, 2017
Grolet has flown out to the lagoon city with his glamorous influencer model girlfriend, Astrid-Olivia Germain
At his Paris venues, a small strawberry pavlova costs €18 ($20) and an apple tart is €80 ($93), with the chef previously criticized for selling Yule Logs for almost $100 each.
Asked about the price-tag of his creations, the Mail’s source added: ‘It’s true that Cédric’s work doesn’t come cheap – I guess this could be one of the most expensive wedding cakes ever made.
‘But who knows, maybe they’re all such good friends now, that the couple will get the cake as a present.’
Another Paris-based colleague of the patisserie chef said: ‘Cédric is so excited to be a part of all this – yes, this is all about billionaires, but they’re all down-to-earth people who ultimately want to have a bit of fun.’
Grolet’s extraordinary talent certainly earns him big bucks but the real money to be made is in his custom-designed cakes, including those for weddings, when prices can rocket into the thousands of dollars.
‘The sky’s the limit if you want a personalized cake,’ said a long-term client of the Grolet shops.
‘You just hand over your design, and they’ll work out the cost’.
Sanchez and Bezos are in regal company in securing a custom cake.
Billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are all smiles as they arrive in Venice ahead their much anticipated wedding
The Aman hotel has built a private jetty for the lucky 48 guests who will be staying there for the Bezos wedding
Later this summer, Grolet – who has filmed social media baking stunts with celebrities including Blake Lively and Zoë Saldana – will unveil an exclusive creation in honor of Prince Albert of Monaco when he becomes executive pastry chef at the Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo.
On Tuesday DailyMail.com revealed how Grolet’s name was seen on tour guide Beatrice Bavato’s clipboard under ‘staff’ for the London-based luxury wedding planners Lanza and Baucina.
A note of ‘Valentin’ next to his name may provide a hint as to the theme he is going for the couple’s wedding cake when examined alongside his previous love-themed creations.
For this year’s Valentine’s Day, Grolet shared a video of himself online creating a strikingly life-like bright red toffee apple.
His reimagined sculpted fruit had a caramel mousse and apple filling surrounded by Japanese vanilla biscuit and Breton shortbread, encased in a glazed red icing.
On a previous Valentine’s Day, he crafted a red heart-shaped Vanilla cake, which was iced to resemble a rose.
When approached by DailyMail.com about his plans for the couple’s wedding cake, Grolet refused to comment.
Lauren Sanchez reportedly fell in love with Grolet’s exquisite creations during her A-list Paris bachelorette trip with Kim Kardashian, Eva Longoria and Kris Jenner
During a fun-filled bachelorette weekend, former journalist Sanchez and her glamorous pals thought Grolet’s ‘cakes and patisseries were absolutely adorable,’ a senior staff member at Le Meurice told DailyMail.com
Grolet moved to Paris in 2006 and honed his craft at the renowned bakery ‘Fauchon’.
After six years at Fauchon, he joined the two Michelin-starred restaurant of Le Meurice under the tutelage of expert chef Alain Ducasse, where he became executive pastry chef in 2013.
His extraordinary talent for desserts was quickly recognized by gourmets and he was showered with a slew of awards including best pastry chef in France in 2015 and best pastry chef in the world in 2018.
Grolet’s success initially saw him open several locations in his name, with the first two in Paris: Le Meurice Cédric Grolet in 2018 and Cédric Grolet Opera in 2019.
In 2022, he opened Cédric Grolet at the five-star Berkeley hotel in London’s Knightsbridge before conquering Singapore with a pastry shop in the high-end Como Metropolitan hotel.
He is also an author, with several books of his cakes and desserts published between 2017 and 2022.
The pastry star previously spoke openly about undergoing a hair transplant, saying he wanted a ‘straighter, squarer hairline like Kylian Mbappé’, the France international soccer player.
He also had a beard transplant and told social media followers at the time: ‘I’m really happy I had this transplant. It doesn’t hurt that much, and if it can make you feel better, don’t hesitate.’
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