2023-12-12 05:00:00
I’ve been baking for two and a half years, more or less. It was during covid. I was bored. So, I had to find something else to do other than my online classes. So I started making cakes. I already made them before with my grandmother, all that, but they were little cakes. But I really got into it during covid.
What was your best moment in the adventure?
I don’t know if I have ONE best moment of the adventure. The whole adventure was great. Obviously, there was a crush. The great cakes I made. There were some really great meetings too. I don’t know if I have ANY time, but really, the whole adventure was a good time. We’re going to avoid stressful moments, but other than that, honestly, it was incredible.
What was your worst moment in the competition?
After the final, we all left. It wasn’t particularly my elimination. I was sad, but I was a little relieved that it was over because it was very long, I was very tired. But I think it was following the final when we all had to leave each other because it’s a bit of a “cake camp” and we’re all together all the time. We are all together 24 hours a day. And the fact of saying to yourself, for two and a half months, we are pampered, we are always with people, we create crazy bonds and overnight, we go home. That was the hardest moment.
What was your best encounter?
My best encounter, obviously, was Thibaut because I didn’t expect to find love in the best pastry chef. And it happened. It’s not just him, obviously. I especially think of Fanny and Ninon who are my big adventure favorites, Marie Portolano also incredible. If I have to give a name, obviously, it will be Thibaut.
What moment of the adventure struck you the most?
A moment of the adventure that marked me, I would say it was Sébastien Bouillet’s favorite. It’s true that I’ve been waiting for this crush and this blue apron for a long time. It was a bit of an accomplishment of the work I had put in. It was really the week where I really did what I wanted from A to Z. It was a great moment for me.
What dessert was your favorite to make?
So the cake that I preferred to make, I think it was the 30 cm egg. Before the best pastry chef, I had never tackled chocolate much and for the show, in fact, I started testing it. And I realized that I actually love it. And really, I think this is the cake I enjoyed making the most. It was really a great discovery.
What dessert did you least like to make?
So the cake I liked the least to make, I think everyone has understood, is the Mercotte churros. I made nuggets, really. However, I ate churros during my Erasmus. But, I don’t know what happened. Stress, fatigue, pressure, all that. Sometimes we do anything, we see each other on TV followingwards and we say to ourselves: “But what did I do?”. But it does not matter.
What was the most complicated test?
The most complicated test, I think it was the semi-final, the 50 centimeter cake. Even Cyril Lignac said: “You have seen the Virgin, 3 hours for a wedding cake, it is not possible”. In the end, almost all of us got there anyway, but it was really very hot. The timing was very complicated. And then I got into something I shouldn’t have done. Well, that’s how it is.
Is there a test that you found very easy?
I was talking regarding the egg earlier. I found it super easy to do this test since I had tested it a little bit before the Best Pastry Chef, I said to myself, there you go, I found a great technique. I found it quite simple and I really had so much fun.
Do you have any regrets regarding the adventure?
If I have one regret, I think it is in relation to my preparation. Maybe I would prepare a little better. I would focus more on certain techniques that I know now but that I perhaps didn’t know before. But otherwise, zero regrets.
How did you experience your elimination?
I took my elimination on set very well because in fact, I was a little relieved to leave. I was extremely stressed, but really, I had a moment of exceptional stress that I had never experienced. And when I was eliminated, I was super relieved. Well on the one hand, obviously, I was a little disappointed, that’s normal. But I was so stressed thinking I have to do 8 hours of cakes, I have to do an 8 hour final. I said to myself, “It’s not possible, but I’m going to collapse.” And so, I wasn’t that unhappy.
What has this adventure brought you?
This adventure brought me lots of things. I think this is just the beginning of it all. It has already brought me a leap forward in terms of my level in baking. I met amazing people, truly friends for life. And above all, I found love.
How did you experience this romantic encounter?
I didn’t expect to meet anyone during a show. Me, I’m very down to earth regarding all that. I said to myself, but never… I didn’t think regarding that at all and it happened. So how I experienced it, well, very well. It’s true that I was a little afraid regarding social networks, compared to the comparison with Ben and Adé last year. Well, it went more or less well so it’s okay and we were afraid of what happened next and finally, it’s going very well. So I’m super happy.
What advice would you give to the next contestants on the show?
If you want to participate in the Best Pastry Chef, the only advice I can give you is to stay yourself. It’s regarding being all in, not giving up even if you’re stressed, thinking sometimes, settling down and in fact just telling yourself that it’s an exceptional adventure, that very few people have the chance to live and that if you are part of it, really, go all out.
What are your wishes for the future?
My wishes for the future, in any case what I would like to do… I have lots of projects, I have projects alone, projects with Thibaut. So the real goal now is to try to make a living from all that, to make lots of cakes, why not write a book, blogs, why not do TV once more. So I would really like to make a living from it.
Can you tell us regarding the project with Thibaut?
No. But he’s not a child. (laughs)
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