Since the announcement of Maïté's death, which occurred on the night of December 20 to 21, 2024, tributes have been coming to pay tribute to the memory of the star cook of the small screen. This Sunday, December 22, it was chef Cyril Lignac who spoke on his social networks.
“We don’t remove the fat because it’s good!” Maïté left her mark with her unfiltered declarations and her strong character which gave rise to still legendary scenes from her shows. The kitchen of the musketeers et At the table. Following her disappearance on the night of December 20 to 21, 2024, we immediately think of her XXL burger which rivals those cooked across the Atlantic or the famous sequence in which she knocks out eels… These shows, for some questionable, have impacted generations since the 1980s and influenced numerous chefs. One of them is none other than Cyril Lignac who paid tribute to the former SNCF announcer.
Cyril Lignac's parents shared a meal with Maïté
This Sunday, December 22, 2024, Cyril Lignac reacted to the death of Maïté, whose funeral will take place in the coming days, on his Instagram account. In his story, he posted a nice photo of the French television figure accompanied by a moving text. “What a joy to have shared all these moments with you!”declares the chef from Aveyron, before adding: “Your good humor, your good cooking that we shared at your home with my parents. I will never forget.” It’s a beautiful memory that the coach of Top Chefwho considered the wife of Jean-Pierre Ordonez as his “godmother”. Indeed, she had coached him during his first television appearance on the show Yes Chief! on M6 in 2005.
“It was a very, very nice experience” : Philippe Etchebest recounts his first memories with Maïté
Cyril Lignac is not the only French chef to have benefited from Maïté's valuable advice. Philippe Etchebest was also influenced by her when he began his career as a chef. Back in 1996 when the starred chef took his first steps on television in At the table. “I did my first TV show with her”he declared to FranceInfo after the announcement of Maïté’s disappearance, before continuing: “Like destiny, life is weird… I continued by luck too, but my first experience was really with her and it was a very, very beautiful experience.” For him, “she embodied this image, this grandmother, this mother who cooked for the family and who inspired people”. He praises his “generosity” and its “good mood”.
Article written in collaboration with 6Medias.
