“And hop, we add a pinch of magic!” » In her immense kitchen, starred chef Nolwenn Corre shows, with a big smile, a jar of fleur de sel, which will undoubtedly make all the difference in the day's pastry preparation.
In his four-star establishment, the Hôtellerie de la Pointe Saint-Mathieu, located on the sublime site of the same name, on the edge of the coastal town of Plougonvelin (Finistère), Nolwenn Corre is hosting, this Saturday, a workshop unlike any other . Thanks to the Un enfant un futur association, children suffering from often very serious pathologies, regularly hospitalized in pediatrics at the Morvan University Hospital, in Brest, can take a breather by participating in an incredible cooking class.
“If we can help these children in our own way”
“The menu of the day is therefore something sweet,” says the chef, who is celebrating ten years at the Hôtellerie this year. We're starting with a pyramid of cookies with soft chocolate and vanilla cream in the shape of a tree! A sort of original log inspired by the great Parisian pastry chefs.”
In front of her, the little ones are already salivating, whip in hand. With his apron, his paper hat and his elegant outfit, to which he puts a point of honor, Naël, 7 years old, does not hide his enthusiasm. “I love cooking! We make rougail sausage with dad and cookies with mom. Later, I would like to be a waiter or work as a cook.”
A godsend, therefore, for this CE1 student, to be able to learn with a recognized professional, who has worked with Paul Bocuse, in Lyon and in Parisian palaces. “I had heard about the association with a friend who was a chef in Brest, and I was really attracted by the concept,” confides the latter. If we can help these children in our own way, to move, step by step, towards healing, that’s really great.”
The ovens are heating up and a delicious smell emanates from the stoves and the preparations of the other cooks who are working on their lunch menu. You can hear the wind blowing and shaking the windows, which offer a breathtaking view of the ruins of Pointe Abbey, its immense lighthouse and its often raging sea where you can regularly see schools of dolphins.
Rediscover the taste for good things
“A little walk later after the tasting? », say the members of the association. Karine, the secretary, who, like her president, Marie-France Roche, is a former Blouse Rose, is delighted with this first workshop. “This is the first in a long series. We will also work with other chefs and increase activities and meetings as much as possible.”
For the little ones as for their parents, “it’s a break from everyday life which is good”, as Pascaline, mother of Edgar, 10 years old, explains. “We were able to meet the sponsor of the association, Jean-Louis Étienne, on his new boat, Persévérance, which we could visit for a month, in Brest. It was really nice to get on board. As soon as an activity is possible, we are up for it, obviously.”
And the volunteers from Un Enfant un futur add: “it boosts morale, and offers the child other perspectives.” Ways to escape to move forward better and above all to rediscover the taste for good things.
