FROM CHILDHOOD, Belle Epoque Patisserie founder Eric Rousseau knew he wanted to be a baker. That ambition, and a lot of toil, led him to London's Hilton Park Lane last September when he won the Craft Business category at the Baking Industry Awards. "It was great to win the award. I was very proud and it's a celebration of the last 15 years of non-stop hard work," says Rousseau, who has three boutique outlets in London. Originally from France, Rousseau grew up in the restaurant business and followed his family's footsteps into the catering industry.
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