Executive pastry chef Julien Perrinet caters to Asian zest at Park Hyatt Tokyo Feb. 27 06:30 am JST Feb. 27 | 07:08 am JST TOKYO
Park Hyatt Tokyo in metropolitan Shinjuku welcomed French Executive Pastry Chef Julien Perrinet in December. After his three-week quarantine hibernation in the luxury hotel which there was “nothing to complain about,” he has been bursting forth with ideas and hatching new creations for the next chapter in his life.
Some of Chef Perrinet s signature creations. Photo: MAI SHOJI
Perrinet is from Brittany in France, but now he feels “more Asian than French.” He knew he wanted to become a pastry chef at the age of 12 when he was cooking with his mother. It was an easy decision for him, “Savory or sweets, sweets!” He graduated with honors from St Joseph Pastry and Bakery School in Concarneau. Last year, he was invited back to his hometown school to give a talk, where the teacher was his former classmate. He recalls being anx