Alain Roby is an American pastry chef. He is the holder of three Guinness World Records."Largest candy cane: Geneva chef breaks Guinness world record ""World Record Academy", Geneva, 9 December 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013. "FSR", 6 October 2012. Retrieved on 16 January 2013. He is also the owner All Chocolate Kitchen, a chocolate and pastry shop located in Geneva, Illinois.
Biography
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. "St.CharlesPatch", 30 July 2012. Retrieved on 16 January 2013.
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 "Sweet! Pastry Chef Roby racks up another world record" "Dining Chicago", Chicago, 11 December 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013. and one for the "World's Longest Candy Cane.""Geneva chef makes world’s largest candy cane" "Daily Herald", Chicago, 8 December 2012. Retrieved on 16 January 2013. 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,” "Sweet! Pastry Chef Roby racks up another world record" "Dining Chicago", Chicago, 11 December 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013. and one for the "World's Longest Candy Cane.""Geneva chef makes world’s largest candy cane" "Daily Herald", Chicago, 8 December 2012. Retrieved on 16 January 2013. 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. "FSR", 6 October 2012. Retrieved on 16 January 2013. He has won over twenty culinary awards throughout his career "Chef Alain Roby Profile""All Chocolate Kitchen", Geneva, 2011. Retrieved on 18 January 2013. Served as the Senior Corporate Pastry Chef for Hyatt Hotels, being in charge of the Pastry Division for all Hyatt Hotels and Resorts."Chef Alain Roby Profile""All Chocolate Kitchen", Geneva, 2011. Retrieved on 18 January 2013.
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