Manon Lagrève
Manon Lagrève is a French baker, cookbook author and creator in London, sharing seasonal French recipes and the family cooking behind them.
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Overview
- From
- Brittany, France
- Based in
- London, UK
- Work
- Baker, cookbook author and recipe creator
- Breakout
- The Great British Bake Off quarter-finalist, 2018
Mini bio
From the family kitchen.
Manon grew up on a farm in Brittany and learned to bake with her mother and grandmother. She moved to London as an au pair, where the city’s bakeries helped turn that early grounding into a passion of her own.
Into the tent.
She reached the quarter-finals of The Great British Bake Off in 2018. Her precise bakes drew on her French upbringing, discoveries in London and travels. She later returned to win the 2023 New Year special.
Recipes to live with.
After Bake Off, she built a career sharing recipes online. Et Voilà! arrived in 2023, followed by Chez Manon in 2024 and La Saison in 2026. Her books connect French family recipes with practical home cooking, hosting and the seasons.
A long road to print.
In her own account of becoming an author, Manon says it took three years and two proposals to secure her first cookbook deal. Her newsletter, My Little French Life, now makes room for recipes, publishing stories and the everyday meals she cooks for her family.
Creditschronological, newest first
Cookbooks
- 2026La SaisonAuthor
- 2024Chez Manon: Simple Recipes From a French Home KitchenAuthor
- 2023Et Voilà! A Simple French Baking Love StoryAuthor
Television
- 2023The Great New Year Bake OffReturning baker and winner
- 2018The Great British Bake OffQuarter-finalist
Awards
Quotes
Seasonal and intuitive.Manon Lagrève, Popsa Table Talk
Her answer when asked to describe her cooking style in February 2026.
Trivia
- Her first job, at 15, was in a family friend’s butcher’s shop and catering business.
- Her grandmother Suzanne’s apple tart appears in Chez Manon.
- She enjoys hand smocking and making clothes as well as baking.
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