Award-winning chef Loretta Liu grew up in multicultural Singapore and was exposed to many different foods and flavours from a young age. Singaporean cuisine is strongly influenced by Chinese, Malay and Indian spices and flavours. Her love for fine food propelled her into the kitchens of the Raffles Hotel where she was schooled in classical French cooking by the likes of Pierre Gagnaire, Frederic Bau and Alain Ducasse. Moving to the UK and Loretta became a chef and teacher in Raymond Blanc's Le Manoir Aux Quat' Saisons and later taught at Jean Christopher Novelli's cookery school. In 2010, Loretta started On Cafe where she makes and supplies macarons to customers from individuals to retailers such as Harvey Nichols and Michelin-starred restaurants, including Jason Atherton's Pollen Street Social. Loretta's first book for RPS was Supercute Macarons (978-1-84975-564-1).