About us

The Pastry Training Centre of Vancouver was founded in 2009 by fourth-generation and German born Master Pastry Chef Marco Röpke.

With over 40 years of experience,  worked at top hotels worldwide as Executive Pastry Chef, created countless memorable desserts with precision and creativity in the luxury hospitality industry includes Ritz-Carlton Beijing;  JW Marriott Hotel Beijing; Four Seasons Hotel Toronto & Vancouver;  The Peninsula Hotel Beijing; Hilton Hotels in China and Japan; Forte Grand Hotel Dubai; Turnberry Hotel Scotland;  Balmoral Hotel Edinburg and more…

With Provincial Instructor Diploma, Chef Marco Röpke is teaching currently the complete curriculum for our programs and courses.

Born and trained in Hamburg, Germany. He started young in his career. Helping out occasionally at the age of 6 in his parents pastry & bakery shop before starting his three year German pastry apprenticeship at the age of 15.

• • Relocated to Lyon, France when he was 18 to continue his education and to work as Chocolatier / glacier at the ‘Marron aux Glace Patisserie’ in Lyon, which Chef was the founding member of the Relais Desserts Associations of leading pastry shops.
  • Moved to the Turnberry Hotel Golf Courses & Spa in Scotland at the age of 20 only to be promoted to Executive Pastry Chef, running the pastry kitchen of this British 5 red diamond property at the age of 21.
  • Several years of traveling and working as Executive Pastry Chef at top hotels in the Middle East and Asia followed, Forte Grand Meridian Hotel in Dubai; The Peninsula Hotel in Beijing; Hilton Hotels in Japan (Otaru & Osaka), Hilton Hotels in China (Shanghai, Nanjing, Dalian & Chongqing, Taipei).
  • Immigrated to Canada in 2002 to continue his career as Executive Pastry Chef at The Four Seasons Hotel properties in Vancouver and Toronto, before finally settling in Vancouver to pursue his career as Pastry Instructor at the North West Culinary Academy of Vancouver.
  • Obtained his Provincial Instructor Diploma from VCC in 2006.
  • Moved back a final time to Asia in 2007 as Executive Pastry Chef for the new-opening of The Ritz Carlton Hotel Beijing & JW Marriott Hotel in Beijing during the Beijing Olympics.
  • Returned to Vancouver in 2009 to fulfill his dream in opening Pastry Training Centre of Vancouver.

Credentials:

• • German Pastry Trade Certification and the Provincial Instructor Diploma.
  • Various awards, gold, silver & bronze medals from pastry competitions in Vancouver, Dubai, Lyon, London & Glasgow.