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Éric Lanlard (born 1968) is a French people pâtissier and celebrity chef.Le Télégramme - Finistère - Mariage princier. Éric Lanlard la touche bretonne 2 mai 2011 " «Le Cake boy»:derrière ce pseudonyme «so british» se cache Éric Lanlard, pâtissier originaire de Plomelin, qui eut la charge, vendredi,..." He was previously a chef for the French Navy, but moved to the UK in 1989 to work with Albert Roux and Michel Roux. He left their company in 1995 to set up his first business, Laboratoire 2000, which was replaced by his shop Cake Boy in 2005. He had previously appeared on British television in guest spots on a number of channels before Channel 4 gave him his own television series, Glamour Puds and Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard.
Among Lanlard's publicised works are a croquembouche for the wedding of Madonna and Guy Ritchie, and wedding cakes for Elizabeth Hurley and Claudia Schiffer; as well as both the first birthday cake of Brooklyn Beckham, son of David Beckham, and the cake for the Queen Mother's 101st birthday which featured two Welsh Corgi wearing tiaras. Gulf News Essential Surrey & SW London His television appearances have included guest spots on UKTV Food, the BBC show Girls on Top and ITV's This Morning, and he has had his own television shows on Channel 4 called Baking Mad with Eric Lanlard, and Glamour Puds. He has twice been named Continental Patissier of the Year at the British Baking Awards.
Lanlard is now part of the "Food Heroes" for P&O cruises, looking after signature Afternoon Teas on board the whole fleet, as well as running classes and creating recipes. Lanlard is also a Food Ambassador for Marriott International, creating an "Afternoon Tea" concept around the world across their high end brands, like the St Regis & Luxury Collection. Lanlard's latest venture is with Virgin Atlantic, where he has designed an Afternoon Tea concept across all airline cabins and in Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse airport lounges.
He has also signed to go on a sub-orbital spaceflight with Virgin Galactic. He has stated in interviews that despite his trade, he doesn't have a sweet tooth and that his weakness is cheese.
Personal life
After moving to the UK, Lanlard lived in Putney, but moved to Battersea in 2004.
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