S. G. Sender
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S. G. Sender was a Belgian pastry chef
known as the "cakemaker to the kings" for his elaborate wedding cake
s created for members of Europe's royalty
. He was a specialist in so-called "prestige pieces" and designed wedding cakes for Belgium's King Baudouin as well as the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana in 1981.
Sender was born Serge Gustave Sender Wayntraub in Mont-sur-Marchienne
(today Charleroi
), Belgium. He resided in neighboring France for much of his later life. His family had been patissiers (pastry chefs) for generations. It is believed that one of Sender's family members had worked for French King Louis XIV. Another of Sender's ancestors, Antonin Carême
, a 19th-century pastry chef, had worked in the royal courts
of Belgium, Great Britain, Japan, the Netherlands and Sweden.
Sender created pastry items and cakes specifically for the Museum of the Decorative Arts in Paris. He also created pieces that were displayed at an exhibition on sugar at the Centre Pompidou in 1985 and 1986.
He co-authored a book on the history of cake and sweet-making in France. An avid collector, Sender acquired more than 6,000 items related to the culinary arts from the 16th century to the modern day. He was preservative of research library, 1989 November the 30, but the library had financial problems in 1996. The 6,154 books was the only collection in French in the 90s, he used to say.
Sender died on 12 July 2009 near Paris at the age of 78 after a long illness. A religious service was held for him in Plaisir, France
, and was attended by numerous patissiers and chef
s.
Pastry chef
A pastry chef or pâtissier is a station chef in a professional kitchen, skilled in the making of pastries, desserts, breads and other baked goods...
known as the "cakemaker to the kings" for his elaborate wedding cake
Wedding cake
A wedding cake is the traditional cake served to the guests at a wedding reception after a wedding. In modern Western culture, it is usually a large cake, multi-layered or tiered, and heavily decorated with icing, usually over a layer of marzipan or fondant...
s created for members of Europe's royalty
Royal family
A royal family is the extended family of a king or queen regnant. The term imperial family appropriately describes the extended family of an emperor or empress, while the terms "ducal family", "grand ducal family" or "princely family" are more appropriate to describe the relatives of a reigning...
. He was a specialist in so-called "prestige pieces" and designed wedding cakes for Belgium's King Baudouin as well as the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana in 1981.
Sender was born Serge Gustave Sender Wayntraub in Mont-sur-Marchienne
Mont-sur-Marchienne
Mont-sur-Marchienne is a section of the Belgian town of Charleroi within the Walloon region in the Province of Hainaut. It was a commune of its own before the merger of the communes in 1977....
(today Charleroi
Charleroi
Charleroi is a city and a municipality of Wallonia, located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. , the total population of Charleroi was 201,593. The metropolitan area, including the outer commuter zone, covers an area of and had a total population of 522,522 as of 1 January 2008, ranking it as...
), Belgium. He resided in neighboring France for much of his later life. His family had been patissiers (pastry chefs) for generations. It is believed that one of Sender's family members had worked for French King Louis XIV. Another of Sender's ancestors, Antonin Carême
Marie-Antoine Carême
Marie Antoine Carême , known as the "King of Chefs, and the Chef of Kings" was an early practitioner and exponent of the elaborate style of cooking known as haute cuisine, the "high art" of French cooking: a grandiose style of cookery favored by both international royalty and by the newly rich of...
, a 19th-century pastry chef, had worked in the royal courts
Noble court
The court of a monarch, or at some periods an important nobleman, is a term for the extended household and all those who regularly attended on the ruler or central figure...
of Belgium, Great Britain, Japan, the Netherlands and Sweden.
Sender created pastry items and cakes specifically for the Museum of the Decorative Arts in Paris. He also created pieces that were displayed at an exhibition on sugar at the Centre Pompidou in 1985 and 1986.
He co-authored a book on the history of cake and sweet-making in France. An avid collector, Sender acquired more than 6,000 items related to the culinary arts from the 16th century to the modern day. He was preservative of research library, 1989 November the 30, but the library had financial problems in 1996. The 6,154 books was the only collection in French in the 90s, he used to say.
Sender died on 12 July 2009 near Paris at the age of 78 after a long illness. A religious service was held for him in Plaisir, France
Plaisir, Yvelines
Plaisir is a commune in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France in north-central France. It is located in the western suburbs of Paris from the center.It borders among others on Élancourt , Trappes and Les-Clayes-sous-Bois ....
, and was attended by numerous patissiers and chef
Chef
A chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who cooks for a living, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation.-Etymology:The word "chef" is borrowed ...
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