[3][5] Canonne has worked at a variety of fine-dining restaurants and luxury hotels, including three-star Michelin restaurants; the Pré Catelan in Paris and the Côte Saint Jacques in Burgundy, France; the Beau-Rivage Palace in Geneva; the Euler Palace Hotel in Basel, Switzerland; and the Palais de l'Elysée in Paris for French president François Mitterrand.

[4][5] He moved to the United States in 1991, becoming the executive pastry chef at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Chicago.

[8][9] In 2012, Canonne was knighted in the Order of the Academic Palms, recognizing outstanding merit and contributions in education.

In 2015, Canonne was knighted in the Order of the Legion of Honour, recognizing outstanding merit and contributions to French culture.

Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus, which documented Jacquy Pfeiffer's attempt to earn the title of Meilleur Ouvrier de France.