Presentation of the Gastronomicom team
Our French campus boasts a team of teachers with considerable skill and experience, who will help you progress in the culinary world. As well as providing you with a comprehensive education, our teachers are happy to share their professional secrets with anyone not only eager to learn but also with an interest in building their culinary career.
Samuel Breux
Cooking teacher
Education:
- Elected Jeune Talent Midi-Pyrénées 2010 by Guide Gault & Millau 2 Toques
- Workshop with Chef Michel Guerard “Les Prés d’Eugénie” 3 Michelin star level 2 Training courses Alain Ducasse
- CAP et BEP, restaurant cuisine option, Cavaillon, Vaucluse.
Spoken languages: French and English
Professional Experience:
- Head Chef, Hôtel de Paris ***, Sète, Hérault.
- Head Chef, Grand Hôtel de la Muse et du Rozier ***, Mostuejouls, Aveyron.
- Head Chef, Hôtel les Roches ****, Le Lavandou, Var.
- Second Chef, Hôtel les Roches ****, Le lavandou, Var.
- Second Chef, La Bastide des 5 Lys Hôtel ****, Gordes, Vaucluse.
- Chief of dessert with Chef Christophe Gillino (15/20 Gault&Millau), Château de la Pioline ****, Aix en Provence, Bouches du Rhône
Pol Bertholet
Pastry teacher
Education:
- Brevet de Maîtrise pâtissier chocolatier
- Silver Medal ACF Ben E. Keith, Show piece competition 2014, Houston Texas
- Silver Medal Ben E. Keith Show piece competition 2013, Houston Texas
- CAP de pâtissier chocolatier glacier confiseur
- CAP de cuisine – Participation au concours du « meilleur apprenti de France cuisinier » 3éme régional
- Meilleur apprenti cuisinier du Puy de Dôme
Spoken languages: French and English
Professional Experience:
- Pastry Chef instructor, Ecole Ritz Escoffier, Le Ritz Paris
- Pastry Chef, Delice Capy – David Capy “Meilleur Ouvrier de France 2007” Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
- Chef Pâtissier Instructeur, Culinary Institute LeNotre – Houston, Texas USA
- Pastry Chef, Constance Moofushi Resort – Maldives
- Executive Pastry Chef, Labourdonnais Waterfront Hotel et Le Suffren Hotel et Marina, Port Louis – Ile Maurice
- Pastry Chef, O plaisir des mets – Saint-Paul, Ile de la Réunion
- Pastry chef, Mercure Hotel – Accor. Clermont Ferrand, France
Stéphane Massin
French teacher
Education:
- Graduated: Masters level in Modern Literature
Spoken languages: French and English.
Professional Experience:
- Teacher at Paul Valery University (Béziers, 34500)
- French and History teacher at IRFA SUD, (Narbonne 11100)
- Teacher at our culinary institute in France since its creation
Johanna Le Pape
Pastry teacher (consulting)
2014 World Champion of sweet arts – Championne du Mondial des Arts Sucrés, binôme Gaëtan Fiard
Education:
- ENSP – Certification Perfectionnement de Pâtisserie
- CFA Corot – CAP Pâtissier
Spoken languages: French and English.
Professional Experience:
- Chef consultante, JLP Consulting
- Pastry Consultant, Johanna Le Pape
- Instructor Pastry Chef, Culinary school Alain Ducasse
- Pastry Commis, Le Meurice
- Pastry Demi leader, Lutétia
Olivier Cantaut
Président-director
Education:
- Bac+4
- Director of Gastronomicom France since december 2014
- Commercial director Groupes CREMONINI
- Commercial director BtoB 2LO SA (Marque Coffret INFINI)
- Sales manager GRAS SAVOYE
- Commercial / Travel agent SWITCH
- Artistic direction Etincelles
- Supervisor TRADER COM
Spoken languages: French, English, Portuguese
The team
The team includes 6 employees: Olivier Cantaut, président-director, Samuel Breux Cooking teacher, Pol Bertholet, Pastry teacher, Stéphane Massin, French teacher, Lise Richard, secretariat and school, and Emmanuel Wiss, communication and accounting.
