Nicholas Lodge, the famous cake and confectionery designer, passed away on Wednesday, August 10 at the age of 60. Dawn Butler, aka Dinkydoodle, a fellow cake designer from the United Kingdom, confirmed his death in a Facebook post. Lodge’s family and friends have yet to disclose the cause of death.
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Chef Nicholas Lodge’s work is known all over the world and he is considered one of the finest bakers. Lodge has been a pioneer in the confectionery industry for nearly 35 years. Lodge is well known in the street art community for its DVD lessons, books, and other training programs. Its official website states:
“The kingdom of sugar art introduced him to kings and celebrities and took him around the world.”
Lodge is said to have started baking and preparing cakes in the early 1970s. He is said to have made his first cake at the age of 10 to celebrate his parents’ wedding anniversary. After completing his studies, he worked for a decade as a cake designer in a neighborhood bakery. In her twenties, the pastry chef began teaching at the Mary Ford Academy of Cake Arts in Bournemouth. He was a member of the royal baking team at the time.
According to his website:
“Nicholas and the decorating team are hired to work on projects for the Royal Family and other celebrities. Most memorably, this was one of Princess Diana and Prince Charles’ official wedding cakes back in 1981. While the Prince and Princess of Wales were on tour in Tokyo, Japan, Nicholas recreated this royal wedding cake.”
The website also notes his involvement in other royal events:
“Nicholas was also tasked with designing cakes for the Queen Mother’s 80th birthday and Prince Harry’s christening.”
Nicholas Lodge published his first cookbook, Cakes and Pastries, in the mid-1980s. Six years later, in 1991, Lodge moved to the United States, where he is said to have lived until his death. Within a year of moving, Lodge and his business partner, Scott Ewing, co-founded the International Sugar Art Collection (ISAC) and the International School of Sugar and Confectionery Arts, focusing on sugar art education as well as the manufacture of confectionery and confectionery tools.
Lodge had been inducted into the International Bakery Research Association (ICES) Hall of Fame decades before his death. In 2010, he was honored by Dessert Professional magazine as one of the 10 best pastry chefs and the 10 best pastry chefs.
Netizens react to the death of pastry chef Nicholas Lodge.
After learning of his death, many fans expressed their condolences. Here’s what they said:
💚 We are deeply saddened by the death of Nicholas Lodge and send our condolences to his family. Our CEO Kevin O’Reilly first met Nick in 1991. He is a pillar of our industry and we have always appreciated him for his dedication to the profession. May he rest in peace forever.💚 pic.twitter.com/gtH4KdQ2ze
– Satin ice fondant (@SatinIce) August 10, 2022
Nicholas Lodge, that’s 5 so far in two years, with another plan for the new year. There must be something in the water in Essex.. WM Brian Todd, Stefan Lenyk and David Rout pic.twitter.com/xoqIguRdx3
– Marked PGL Essex (@PGLEssexMark) November 25, 2019
On August 10, hundreds of tweets paid tribute to the late pastry chef and acknowledged his contribution to the pastry profession.
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Source: vcmp.edu.vn