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Currently, Jacques Torres is 64 years, 10 months and 15 days old. Jacques Torres will celebrate 65rd birthday on a Friday 14th of June 2024. Below we countdown to Jacques Torres upcoming birthday.
Popular As | Jacques Torres |
Occupation | Chef |
Age | 64 years old |
Zodiac Sign | Gemini |
Born | June 14, 1959 (Algiers, Algeria) |
Birthday | June 14 |
Town/City | Algiers, Algeria |
Nationality | Algeria |
Jacques Torres’s zodiac sign is Gemini. According to astrologers, Gemini is expressive and quick-witted, it represents two different personalities in one and you will never be sure which one you will face. They are sociable, communicative and ready for fun, with a tendency to suddenly get serious, thoughtful and restless. They are fascinated with the world itself, extremely curious, with a constant feeling that there is not enough time to experience everything they want to see.
Jacques Torres was born in the Year of the Pig. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Pig are extremely nice, good-mannered and tasteful. They’re perfectionists who enjoy finer things but are not perceived as snobs. They enjoy helping others and are good companions until someone close crosses them, then look out! They’re intelligent, always seeking more knowledge, and exclusive. Compatible with Rabbit or Goat.
Pastry chef and chocolatier who founded the Jacques Torres Chocolate shop and became known to Food Network viewers as the host of Chocolate with Jacques Torres. He has received numerous industry honors, including the James Beard Foundation Award for Pastry Chef of the Year.
He was raised in the fishing village of Bandol in Southern France. He began apprenticing at a local pastry shop at age 15.
He became the youngest person to ever win the Meilleur Ouvrier Patissier de France competition.
He married chocolatier Hasty Khoei in 2007. His son Pierre was born in August 2016.
In 2010, he prepared a $30,000-per-couple dinner for a fundraiser put on by President Barack Obama.