Eric Lanlard was born in Brittany and came to London aged 21 to work with the Roux brothers where he ended up running their pastry kitchens. A master pâtissier, he is twice winner of the Continental Pâtissier of the Year at the British Baking Awards.
In 2007 Eric opened Cake Boy – a retail emporium that includes a patisserie, a lounge and cookery school, – housed in a luxury housing riverside Development in South West London. Eric has appeared on numerous television programmes including GMTV, Master Chef and Mary Portas Queen of Shops. He now fronts his TV series for Channel 4 called Glamour Puds, the second series aired in March 2010. Eric has partnered with Patrick Cox to create Cox Cookies & Cake. Home Bake, his second book is published on 6 September 2010 by Mitchell Beazley.