He received Pope John Paul II, supplied cakes to NATO and even to Dictator Mobutu in Zaire, and was the favorite pastry chef of King Albert and Queen Paola. Paul Wittamer, the legendary Brussels Master-Pastibakker, died at the age of 81. With him, the third generation disappears from an iconic family who put the Belgian patisserie internationally on the map. “Paul was a source of inspiration that young patissiers like me looked up to,” testifies star chef Roger van Damme.
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Paul Wittamer (1943-2025) baked cakes for NATO, Mobutu and our kings. But was above all a sweet and modest professional
Bytaketonews
Jul 31, 2025