Jean Michel Raynaud is head patissier of Sydney's Renaissance Patisserie and Baroque restaurant. He began his career under the tutelage of master patissier Robert Schicchi in Marseilles in France and was a head pastry chef by the age of 20. After settling in Australia he specialised in the exclusive wedding cake market as head chef of Sweet Art and Planet Cake in Sydney. Jean Michel has appeared on television, written for magazines and contributed recipes to several books.