Laëlya Van der Vliet, 17, was crowned Monday in Dijon (Côte d'Or) The apprentice is working alongside Sébastien Serveau, former chef of the Ritz in Paris. “It’s a lot of joy but above all a big drop in pressure,” reacted the winner this Tuesday the day after the competition.
If the test took place over 8 hours, from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m., the candidates had all already received the subject to be completed on D-Day at the end of December. The teenager was able to benefit from the know-how and advice from a master in the field: SéBastien serveau, the famous 5-star hotel on Place Vendôme in Paris, like his grandfather. The winner now aspires to prepare for the technical certificate for the pastry chef-confectioner-ice cream maker-caterer professions.