Maïté left us at the age of 86. The star cook of the small screen leaves behind her granddaughter Camille Ordonez, known for having participated in the show Top Chef objective on M6.
The world of gastronomy is in mourning. Marie-Thérèse Ordonez, known as Maïté, died on the night of December 20 to 21 at the age of 86, announced News Landes. After her debut as an announcer for the SNCF, she turned to cooking and started her career on the small screen with The Kitchen of the Musketeers alongside her accomplice Micheline Banzet-Lawton, who died in 2020. The end of the culinary show in 1997 did not prevent the restaurateur from pursuing her career in the audiovisual sector, notably with Maïté’s recipes on the airwaves of Sud Radio. The icon of French cuisine leaves behind his granddaughter Camille, who participated in the program Top Chef objective a few years ago.
Death of Maïté: her granddaughter Camille Ordonez among the participants ofTop Chef objective in 2018
In 2018, M6 viewers discovered Camille Ordonez, Maïté's granddaughter, among the participants ofTop Chef objective. During the show, the young woman, then aged seventeen, had a little surprise in store for Philippe Etchebest, who had made his first TV show with the famous cook. “I hope you remember me because I, yes, I just wanted to say hello and good luck for the future, see you soon”she addressed him. Years after her appearance on the M6 show, Camille Ordonez admitted that the experience had not been very pleasant for her. “I was asked to imitate my grandmother. There was her cult phrase: 'It doesn't say woodcock'. I was asked to say it like her. With the same confidence. And that's when I said to myself: 'I only came for that, only to make an audience, only to make an audience, only to talk about my grandmother in the end'.”
Death of Maïté: her granddaughter Camille Ordonez gave her news in It starts today
During his appearance on the show It starts today, Camille Ordonez had given news of her grandmother who had walked away from the audiovisual industry for more than ten years. “She is doing very well. She is enjoying her retirement with her family with us. This media aspect has passed her by. In 2010, she chose to retire”she confided on the set of France 2, before delivering precious memories of the time spent with her grandmother when she was younger. “When she looked after us in the evening, she could make my sister and me a roast chicken for two.”
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