Pastry chef Lauren Eldridge has won the prestigious Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide Chef of the Year award, making history as only the second pastry chef and fourth woman to claim the top accolade in the award’s 41-year history.

Eldridge’s win is a significant milestone that celebrates the growing influence of patisserie in the culinary world.

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