Bruno Cormerais
Bruno Cormerais | |
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| Born | 17 July 1969 Lagny-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne, France |
| Occupation(s) | Baker, television host |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Known for | La Meilleure Boulangerie de France |
| Television | M6 (2013–present) |
Bruno Cormerais (born 17 July 1969) is a French baker, Meilleur Ouvrier de France and television host of the baking contest La Meilleure Boulangerie de France (French version of Britain's Best Bakery) on the channel M6.
Early life and education
[edit]As a child who grew up at the countryside, Bruno Cormerais developed a taste for cooking alongside his mother and his grandmother.[1] In addition, his great-grandmother was a cook for the Rothschild family.[2]
At the age of 16, he began his training course made in the bakehouse of a friend of his parents in Gouvernes, Seine-et-Marne.[2] He obtained a CAP (Certificat d'Aptitude Professionnelle) in baking in 1986, then one in pastry the following year, and finally his BM (Brevet de Maîtrise) in baking in 1992 in Montévrain, Seine-et-Marne then in Villeneuve-le-Comte, Seine-et-Marne. In the meantime, in 1989, he made his military service and was sent to Berlin where he assisted at the Berlin Wall fall.[2]
Career
[edit]During 17 years, Bruno Cormerais was a baking adviser of a miller who moved from bakery to bakery to teach the making of sourdough bread in particular.[2]
During his career, Bruno Cormerais has participated at many contests.[2] As a result, he was named Meilleur Ouvrier de France in baking after four years of training, and became three years later the owner of a bakery located in Bussy-Saint-Georges in the department of Seine-et-Marne.[3][4][5][6][7] He was also rewarded of many other distinctions, including the gold medal at the Foire d'Arpajon, Essonne, silver medal in Romorantin-Lanthenay, Loir-et-Cher, and silver medal at the Baguette de Paris, among others.[8]
In 2013, at the age of 44, he became the co-host of the popular television baking contest La Meilleure Boulangerie de France, the French version of Britain's Best Bakery. From 2013 to 2015, he co-hosted with baker Gontran Cherrier, and then from 2016 with cooking chef Norbert Tarayre.[9] Since 2023, it is the pastry chef Noëmie Honiat who co-hosts the contest with him.[10]
In April 2021, he opened a new bakery aside a miller in Gien in the department of Loiret.[2] He opened another bakery in January 2022 in Bourcefranc-le-Chapus in the department of Charente-Maritime, associated with two other bakers, Étienne Rousseau and Tony Gibier.
References
[edit]- ^ "Bruno Cormerais, Interview Meilleur". Secrets de héros (in French). 18 June 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f Emmanuelle Litaud (10 January 2022). "La Meilleure Boulangerie de France : Bruno Cormerais, le talentueux discret". Le Figaro (in French). Retrieved 10 January 2022.
- ^ "Bruno Cormerais : biographie, news, photos et videos". Télé-Loisirs (in French). Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ^ "Bruno CORMERAIS - Dirigeant de la société Sci Cormerais - BFMBusiness.com" (in French). BFM TV. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Détours en banlieue : Boulangerie Bruno, Bussy-Saint-Georges (77), la Tradition dans une ville nouvelle" (in French). Painrisien.com. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "LES 10 MEMBRES FONDATEURS" (in French). Skyrock. 17 January 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ Alex Par (15 October 2020). "Bussy-Saint-Georges : le meilleur croissant du département est chez les Garochau". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Bruno Cormerais, chef boulanger et MOF" (in French). Paris: Le Cordon Bleu. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
- ^ "Gontran et Bruno, jurés de La meilleure boulangerie de France" (in French). France Bleu. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "La meilleure boulangerie : qui est Noémie Honiat, la nouvelle complice de Norbert Tarayre ?". Voici (in French). Retrieved 2 April 2023.