Maurice Bernachon

Maurice Bernachon, born in Saint-André-le-Gaz, July 1919, and deceased in Lyon in the night from 17 to 18 September 1999, was a master chocolatier and founder of the Bernachon family business.[1]

Biography

The son of a signalman, Bernachon started an apprenticeship as pâtissier in Pont-de-Beauvoisin at 12 years of age.[1][2] In 1975 he created the Président, a cake creation to celebrate the admission to the French League of Honor of Paul Bocuse by then-president of France Valéry Giscard d'Estaing - a cake that made him famous.[3]

He was one of the few French chocolatiers who would entirely manufacture their own chocolate from raw cocoa, imported variously from Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil and Equatorial Guinea.[1][4][5]

He retired in 1997, leaving the management of his chocolate business to his son Jean-Jacques (1944-2010), husband to Françoise, the daughter of Paul Bocuse.[1]

The business is currently run by Philippe and Stéphanie Bernachon, the children of Françoise and Jean-Jacques.

Bibliography
  • Bernachon, Maurice & Bernachon, Jean-Jacques (1985) La passion du chocolat. Flammarion. 117 pages. Google books identifier e9z2AAAACAAJ. Accessed on 10 August 2014.
  • Deligeorges, Stéphane (2009) Le chocolat selon Bernachon. Glénat. 246 pages. Google books identifier tniQgAACAAJ. ISBN 9782723464673. Accessed on 10 August 2014.
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References
  1. "Histoire de Bernachon". Bibliothèque municipale de Lyon. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2014..
  2. Serex, Anthony (2012). "Dictionnaire de Lyon: Petit Futé". Retrieved 10 August 2014..
  3. Katherine Khodorowsky & Hervé Robert (2009) Tout sur le Chocolat Odile Jacob. Google books identifier F5xwAwAAQBAJ Accessed on 10 August 2014.
  4. Bernard Pivot (21 April 2011). L’hommage de Bernard Pivot à Jean-Jacques Bernachon (in French). Lyon People. Retrieved 10 August 2014..
  5. Auzias, Dominique & Labourdette, Jean-Paul (2013) Guide de l'amateur de chocolat . Petit Futé. Google books identifier Kcfa4_XRldEC Accessed on 10 August 2014.
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