Alain Roby

Alain Roby, holder of three Guinness World Records,^[1] is an international pastry chef guru and has also won over twenty culinary awards throughout his career.^[2] He is also the owner and proprieter of All Chocolate Kitchen, a chocolate and pastry shop located in Geneva, IL.

Biography

Chef Roby learned his culinary expertise in Paris, working with Pastry Chef Lenotre. Chef Alain Roby is a Certified Master Chef of Pastry and Sugar Artistry and is internationally known for his life-size chocolate and sugar sculptures. Chef Roby worked as the Corporate Executive Pastry Chef for Hyatt Regency Chicago for 24 years, before opening All Chocolate Kitchen on July 30, 2011.^[3]

Achievements

• He is a permanent committee member of the Societe D’Escofier Chicago
• He served as Private Pastry Chef to Shah of Iran, while also working in various cities like London, New York, Tokyo, and Chicago.
• He is a Hall of Fame member in both “Pastry Art & Design” and “Chocolatier” magazines
• His life-sized chocolate and sugar sculptures have been featured on the Food Network and The Learning Channel ^[4] and one for the "World's Longest Candy Cane." ^[5]
• He is the only Pastry Chef to have won three Guinness World Records: one for the “World's Tallest Cooked Sugar Building”, one for the “World's Tallest Chocolate Sculpture,” ^[6] and one for the "World's Longest Candy Cane." ^[7]
• He served as a celebrity chef during the Celebrity Chef Tour in Chicago and has been the head pastry chef at the NFL Commissioner's Super Bowl Party for the past 19 years.^[8]
• He has won over twenty culinary awards throughout his career ^[9]
• Served as the Senior Corporate Pastry Chef for Hyatt Hotels, being in charge of the Pastry Division for all Hyatt Hotels and Resorts.^[10]

References

1. "Largest candy cane: Geneva chef breaks Guinness world record ""World Record Academy", Geneva, 9 December 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
2. "Chef Alain Roby of the All Chocolate Kitchen Goes for His Third Guinness World Record" "FSR", 6 October 2012. Retrieved on 16 January 2013.
3. "World Renowned Chef Alain Roby's All Chocolate Kitchen in Geneva Celebrates One-Year Anniversary" "St.CharlesPatch", 30 July 2012. Retrieved on 16 January 2013.
4. "Sweet! Pastry Chef Roby racks up another world record" "Dining Chicago", Chicago, 11 December 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
5. "Geneva chef makes world’s largest candy cane" "Daily Herald", Chicago, 8 December 2012. Retrieved on 16 January 2013.
6. "Sweet! Pastry Chef Roby racks up another world record" "Dining Chicago", Chicago, 11 December 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
7. "Geneva chef makes world’s largest candy cane" "Daily Herald", Chicago, 8 December 2012. Retrieved on 16 January 2013.
8. "Chef Alain Roby of the All Chocolate Kitchen Goes for His Third Guinness World Record" "FSR", 6 October 2012. Retrieved on 16 January 2013.
9. "Chef Alain Roby Profile""All Chocolate Kitchen", Geneva, 2011. Retrieved on 18 January 2013.
10. "Chef Alain Roby Profile""All Chocolate Kitchen", Geneva, 2011. Retrieved on 18 January 2013.