Claire Clark
Claire Clark, regarded as one of the top three pastry chefs in the world, learned her craft under the legendary Swiss patissiers Ernst Bachmann and John Huber. Her glittering career has taken her to some of the leading restaurants in London including the kitchens of Claridges Hotel in Mayfair and The Wolseley on Piccadilly. Claire Clark moved to California in 2005 to take up the position of Head Pastry Chef at The French Laundry, voted 'The Best Restaurant in the World' in 2003 and 2004, where she worked under the admiring eye of the inspirational double Michelin three-star chef Thomas Keller. She is the author of 80 Cakes From Around the World, published by Absolute Press (2014). Claire was a judge in the first series of the BBC's Bake Off: Crème de la Crème. Claire was recognised in the 2011 Queen's Birthday honours list, and is the first person in the UK and only female recipient of "Meilleur Ouvrier de la Grande Bretagne" (MOGB) or "Best Crafts Worker of Britain". As well as this she is a double winner of the Craft Guild of Chefs' - Pastry Chef of the Year.
Claire is now a freelance chef consultant based in London. Milton Keynes College has partnered Claire to offer a range of unique Patisserie courses in The Claire Clark Academy which opened in May 2017
Claire Clark, regarded as one of the top three pastry chefs in the world, learned her craft under the legendary Swiss patissiers Ernst Bachmann and John Huber. Her glittering career has taken her to some of the leading restaurants in London including the kitchens of Claridges Hotel in Mayfair and The Wolseley on Piccadilly. Claire Clark moved to California in 2005 to take up the position of Head Pastry Chef at The French Laundry, voted 'The Best Restaurant in the World' in 2003 and 2004, where she worked under the admiring eye of the inspirational double Michelin three-star chef Thomas Keller. She is the author of 80 Cakes From Around the World, published by Absolute Press (2014). Claire was a judge in the first series of the BBC's Bake Off: Crème de la Crème. Claire was recognised in the 2011 Queen's Birthday honours list, and is the first person in the UK and only female recipient of "Meilleur Ouvrier de la Grande Bretagne" (MOGB) or "Best Crafts Worker of Britain". As well as this she is a double winner of the Craft Guild of Chefs' - Pastry Chef of the Year.
Claire is now a freelance chef consultant based in London. Milton Keynes College has partnered Claire to offer a range of unique Patisserie courses in The Claire Clark Academy which opened in May 2017
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