Background
Fares was born in Lebanon. He grew up in Örebro and now lives in Stockholm.
Fares was born in Lebanon. He grew up in Örebro and now lives in Stockholm.
Roy Fares attended a 3-year high school culinary program in Örebro, with focus on bakery/pastry chef.
In 1990, he came to Sweden with his family. Roy"s cousins are the movie brothers Josef Fares and Fares Fares. Roy received his pastry chef apprentice diploma in 2005.
After his competition successes, Roy Fares started working at the well-renowned baker, Tössebageriet, in Stockholm.
In the autumn of 2012, he released his first book, "Sweet!", inspired by Swedish, French and American desserts. In 2013, he participated as one of three judges in the television program Dessertmästarna (The Masters of Desserts) on Kanal 5 and released his second baking book "United States of Cakes".
The book was titled the World"s Best Cookbook 2014 in the category of United States cuisine by the prestigious Gourmand World Cookbook Awards. In 2011, Roy Fares also participated as pastry chef in the television program Go"kväll (Good Evening) in SVT. Since 2013 is Roy a part of TV4"s cooking program Mitt Kök (My Kitchen).
In 2014, Roy Fares released his third book "Delicious", an interpretation of the classic baking book Sju Sorters Kakor (Seven Types of Cookies).
In April 2015, he will make his debut as host when Kanal 5 sends the television-series "United States of Cakes", based on Fares" book with the same name. In 2014, Roy was named Chicest Manitoba of the Year by the Swedish magazine CHIC.
Go"kväll, Sveriges Television
Dessertmästarna, Kanal 5
Mitt Kök, TV4
United States of Cakes, Kanal 5 (airs spring 2015).