Geoffrey Michael Pâtissier

FIVE MINUTES WITH ALBURY PÂTISSIER GEOFFREY DIMITROVSKI Tell us about the name: Geoffrey Michael Pâtissier? Hang on a second, Dimitrovski is not French! What’s your background and what got you hooked on pastries?Why open your business in Albury?How has the response been since you opened in December 2013? Your gateaux are amazing individual works of art. What are some of your favourite creations?Have you have had any unusual requests from customers?You use touches of gold and silver leaf to garnish many of your products. How much heavy metal do you expect to go through in a year, and is eating gold good for us and might we feel richer eating it?What’s the secret to a seriously good French croissant?Macrons have become so popular in Australia that they can be now found at a fast food chain – you know the dirty big ‘M’. Why have they become so fashionable here, and do your macrons have an edge over the competition?Open Tuesdays to Saturday 7.30am to 3.30pm  Ground floor, The Botanical of Albury669 Dean Street, Albury, NSWTel 02 6021 6733