Paris pastry spotlight
The 2026 Michelin Guide added four Paris–Île‑de‑France addresses to its 'Passion Dessert' roster as part of 10 new French restaurants honored, underscoring Paris’s leadership in patisserie innovation (bonjourparis.com). The Passion Dessert label — now in its fifth year — is being used to flag pastry chefs who are reshaping technique and flavor expectations worldwide (bonjourparis.com).
The MICHELIN Guide unveiled the 2026 Passion Dessert promotion at the Grimaldi Forum on March 16, 2026, when inspectors named ten restaurant pastry teams to the selection. (guide.michelin.com) The ten designees named by the Guide and partner Valrhona were Irwin (Tessa Ponzo), William Frachot/Hostellerie du Chapeau Rouge (Jérémie Parmentier), Bellefeuille at the Saint James Paris (Coline Doussin), La Chabotterie (Elie Bremont), Maison Rostang (David Boudinet), La Table de Pavie (Tom Berger), Maison Decoret (Antoine Decoret), Arbane (Arnaud Beck), Le Corot (Baptiste Vial) and Maison Pellestor‑Veyrier (Jean‑Marc Joffraud). (valrhona.com) Four of those ten are based in Paris–Île‑de‑France: Tessa Ponzo at Irwin (Paris 8ᵉ), Coline Doussin at Bellefeuille (Saint James, Paris 16ᵉ), David Boudinet at Maison Rostang (Paris 17ᵉ) and Baptiste Vial at Le Corot (Ville‑d’Avray). (sortiraparis.com) Irwin is the eponymous first restaurant from chef Irwin Durand and the inspectors specifically cited its vanilla‑and‑miso dessert as a standout in their list of ten desserts for 2026. (sortiraparis.com) Coline Doussin was singled out by hotel and palace trade press after the announcement; outlets report she joined Saint James Paris in 2024 and is cited as a young talent (mid‑20s) now responsible for the Bellefeuille pastry program. (mybusinessevent.com) Maison Rostang confirms pastry chef David Boudinet joined the team in 2023 after training at three‑star kitchens including Le Louis XV and Le 1947, and Le Corot’s kitchen received a second Michelin star in 2026 the same week its pastry chef Baptiste Vial earned the Passion Dessert distinction. (maisonrostang.com)
