who we are

Preface by Chef Ivo Camões

Who are we?

I'm Chef Ivo Camões, and I grew up baking cakes for my family. From an early age, I wanted them to be different and exceptional.

However, I confess that I had a second passion – tennis – a sport to which I dedicated myself both in competition and teaching for some years. It was, however, Rita, my wife, the daughter of someone who always worked in the pastry field, who encouraged me, at the age of 20, to train in my chosen area.

I trained in the world of pastry and was fortunate enough to work with a great French chef.

I was quickly invited to work in the south of France, on the beautiful Côte d’Azur, where I remained as head pastry chef for four and a half years.

During that period, I took the opportunity to deepen and refine my knowledge in Pastry.

Chef Ivo Camões

Career and Education

Chef Ivo Camões has worked with chefs from Portugal and France, trained in the field, and received an invitation to be a pastry chef in the south of France, where he lived with his family for four and a half years.

Specializing in:

- Pastry Chef, Cake Designer, Chocolatier
- Baker (breads and specialty breads)
- Sugar Paste Diploma,
- Sugar Flowers, Royal Icing & Piping
  (Cake Design and Pastry School)
- Master's Certificate (Certificat International PME)
- Decorated Cakes, 3D Gâteaux, Traditional Portuguese Pastries and Puddings
- We produce puff pastries, decorate birthday and party cakes, and make cookies, petit fours, truffles, and chocolates.
- Artisanal ice creams, desserts, and fine pastries
- Course/Internship with Christophe Michalak (Pastry World Champion)
- Course/Internship with António Bachour
- CCP Trainer Training
- Hygiene and Food Safety; HACCP System

perfecting knowledge

I not only took courses with great world Chefs, including the illustrious Chef – World Pastry Champion – Christophe Michalak.

But thanks to my dear wife, who worked by my side, inspiring and encouraging me daily, we traveled all over France.

As well as, we dialogued there, perfecting our technical knowledge with famous Chefs from Paris.
We chased after our dreams.

And that's when we decided to return to our roots and open our Pâtisserie Dacquoise, where everything was meticulously planned.

A universe of sensations and pleasure that “apporte une vie de BONHEUR” to us.
(Chef Ivo Camões)