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Following her disappearance at the end of December, Maïté left a big void in the hearts of her loved ones and her fans. According to information from Tele-Leisure on December 31, a tribute will soon be paid to him on France Télévisions.
The news broke on Saturday December 21, 2024: the emblematic cook Maïté, who was the pioneer of culinary shows on the small screen, died at the age of 86 in Rion-des-Landes, her native village, which she loved so much. A death which comes four years after the loss of her dear husband, Jean-Pierre, nicknamed “Pierrot”… Having introduced many now-famous chefs, the cook renowned for her good humor and her love of the terroir has had an extraordinary life, which France Télévisions invites you to discover or rediscover this Sunday, January 5 at 3:35 p.m. Indeed, as announced Tele-Leisure on Tuesday December 31, France 3 decided to shake up its programming for a final tribute, by broadcasting Maïté, a woman of her time.
Exceptionally, the magazine In good company hosted by Sophie Davant will therefore give way to this dive into the incredible journey of Marie-Thérèse Ordonez – the real name of Maïté. Daughter of farmers, the woman who would become the spearhead of culinary shows on television left school at 14, before becoming… a maid in Paris! After twenty-two years as an announcer at SNCF, Maïté landed her first job on television thanks to a report on the Rion-des-Landes rugby team, for which she cooked on a voluntary basis. In 1983, the public discovered the cook’s verve and good humor in The Musketeers’ Kitchenalongside the late Micheline Banzet. A show that quickly became cult…
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If Maïté has left us, her mark on the French culinary landscape is here to stay. Not content with bringing the terroir up to date, the friendly chef opened the door to a whole generation of heirs who will continue to embody her values: simplicity, naturalness, good humor and kindness… And that’s not all: his granddaughter Camille, the daughter of his late son Serge, is also ready to take up the torch. Just as passionate about cooking as Maïté, the young woman, who looks a lot like her famous grandmother, notably participated in the show Top Chef objective in 2018, when she was just 16 years old. Very close to Camille and her sister, Perrine, Maïté had not hidden being “very proud” of his granddaughter’s culinary talents.
Article written with the collaboration of 6Médias
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