Jean Claude

My next stop was Las Vegas, where I went to work for Jean Claude Canestrier at the M Resort. Jean Claude was an MOF, which is short for Meilleur Ouvrier de France, a highly coveted award given to the greatest artisans in France, and the object of heated competition. If you ever see a pastry chef with a collar on his coat that has the red, white, and blue stripes of the French flag, it means he’s an MOF (and it is usually a “he” in the male-centric world of French cuisine). His standards will be very high. Count on it.