Chef Biography
Born in 1967 in France, Patrick Lassaque, like so many European chefs, started young. He earned his culinary diploma in Marseille, France at the Lycée Hôtelier in 1985 and then apprenticed at the Pastry Boutique in Marseille before moving on in 1990 to St. Tropez, St. Barts, London, Paris and the Hotel Negresco in Nice.
In 1994 he spent over a year with Great Chef Alain Ducasse as pastry assistant at the Hotel de Paris in Monaco before joining Great Chef Marc Ehrler as pastry chef at the Ritz-Carlton in Cancun, Mexico. That is where in 1998, Great Chefs Television caught up with him to tape several pastries for their Great Chefs of the Caribbean series for the Discovery Channel.
He stayed with Ritz-Carlton group, moving around to their various properties until joining the Wynn Hotel in 2010 as executive pastry chef and in 2015, joined Steve Wynn’s old property, the Bellagio, as executive pastry chef, where he remains in 2016.
Recipes
Banana-Chocolate Tart with Hazelnut Sauce
Print Banana-Chocolate Tart with Hazelnut Sauce By Great Chefs September 19, 2015 Caramelized banana slices are hidden beneath the rich chocolate filling of this dessert. The flavors are further intensified by the hazelnut crust and a garnish of praline creme anglaise. Ingredients Sweet Dough Tart Shells Unsalted Butter – 1/2 cup, at room temperature Confectioner’s […]
Passion Fruit Chiboust
Serving: 4 Print Passion Fruit Chiboust By Great Chefs September 17, 2015 Light frozen passion fruit mousse sits atop molds of tropical fruit in a pool of orange-passion fruit sauce. The chiboust gets a broiled topping, like a crème brûlée, for this dish; to simplify, a dollop of whipped cream could crown each instead. The […]
Banana Napoleon with Chocolate Sabayon
Serving: 9 Print Banana Napoleon with Chocolate Sabayon By Great Chefs September 17, 2015 Towers of puff pastry cookies and flambeed bananas are paired with coconut sauce and a rich chocolate “sabayon.” This “sabayon” is not a traditional sabayon at all, but chilled and firm enough to scoop. The sugary puff pastry cookies add a […]