Yves Thuriès (born June 5, 1938) is a French cooking and pastry chef, twice Meilleur Ouvrier de France.
At age 17, he prepared a CAP (Certificat d'Aptitude Professionnelle) in Toulouse and began his journeyman years.
He owned a pastry shop in Gaillac that he decided to sell to his trained worker, that would give him the opportunity to establish himself definitely.
He founded pastry shops especially in the United States where he created the teams in Los Angeles, Dallas and San Francisco.
He has also held demonstrations in Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Italy, Japan, Thailand and China.
He also received the Prix du Tourisme Midi-Pyrénées given by the Musée des Arts du Sucre and the Prix Trimbetta (Meilleur Livre sur les Métiers de Bouche).