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Jacques Torres is an Algerian pastry chef and chocolatier , who is best known as a judge and co-host on the cooking comedy show Nailed It! alongside Nicole Byer . Torres is a member of the International Culinary Center community , as Dean of Pastry Arts and holds pastry demonstrations .
Jacques Torres Age
Torres was born on 14th , une , 1959 , in Algiers , French Algeria .
Jacques Torres Career
After leaving Le Cirque in 2000 , Torres went on to open a chocolate factory and retail shop in Brooklyn , New York . There are now eight Jacques Torres shops . These shops include one chocolate factory in the Brooklyn Army Terminal and an ice cream shop in Grand Central Terminal .
Torres opened New York City’s first chocolate museum , in arch 2017 . The museum is known as Choco-Story New York and it was opened at the site of his flagship store in Manhattan .
Jacques Torres Nailed It
Torres is a judge and co-host on the cooking comedy show Nailed It! alongside Nicole Byer . The show was inspired by the craze of people trying and failing to make elaborate cakes they found on the Internet .
Jacques Torres Weight Loss
In 2018 , Torres lost a huge amount of weight . He spoke toE! News about the motivation behind his weight loss . He said ; “A lot of times , we know how to do it , but we don’t do it for maybe a lack of reason… Having a young boy , a young child—my wife is pregnant with a little girl now ; I have a good reason to change my lifestyle .”
Jacques Torres Salary
Torres Salary estimates is still under review , this section shall be updated once information is available .
Jacques Torres Net Worth
Torres Net Worth is estimated to be 6 million USD.
Jacques Torres Family
Torres Family background and details is not known publicly , However, He grew up in Bandol , a fishing village in the South of France . This section shall be updated once information is available .
Jacques Torres Wife
Torres is married to Hasty Khoei , who is a chocolatier as well . Hasty and Morres used to work together , at his chocolate factory , before they started dating . He was her boss , friend and mentor The couple dated for about four months and Torres eventually proposed . Khoei owned a chocolate shop , Madame Chocolate , in Beverly Hills , California .
The couple got married in 2007 and in August , 2016 , they welcomed their first child together , a boy named Pierre . Later on , in early 2019 , they welcomed their second child , a girl named Jacqueline .
Jacques Torres Education
Torres began an apprenticeship at a small pastry shop when he was just 15 years old . He completed his apprenticeship requirements in two years , graduating first in his class .
Later in 1980 , Torres began working with two-star Michelin chef Jacques Maximin at the Hotel Negresco . While working there , he was attending a culinary school as well , to earn a Master Pastry Chef degree .
Between 193 and 1986 , he taught pastry courses at a culinary school in Cannes . In 1986 , Torres became the youngest person to ever win the Meilleur Ouvrier Pâtissier de France competition .
Torres went on and relocated to the USA , where he served as the Corporate Pastry Chef for the Ritz Carlton Hotel Company before moving on to Le Cirque in 1988 . He worked there for 11 years Executive Pastry Chef .
In 1993 , Torres joined the faculty of the International Culinary Center . In 1996 , he designed thJacques Torres Bio, Age, Wife, Weight Loss, Pastry, Nailed It, Net Worth