His qualification for the final of the 13e competition season The Best Pastry Chef, Timothée celebrated it by jumping into the pond at Ormesson Castle. “We made this bet with Cyril Lignac, who has the same mentality as me. We’re a bit like kids. »
However, the age difference is significant between the star chef of M6 (47 years old) and the one who embarked on the adventure of Best Pastry Chef at 16 years old. Timothée, who grew up in Lyon, did not have any hang-ups.
The final was also a goal, at least when it was registered. “At the beginning, we think about it, but during the competition, not so much. It was in the semi-final that I told myself that I had to go to the final,” rewinds Timothée, followed by more than 123,000 subscribers on Instagram.
A record in passing
To make it to the final evening, broadcast this Thursday, Timothée broke a record. That of the number of victories in the technical test, which requires all candidates to succeed in the same recipe: the young pastry chef won the exercise eight times in a single season.
-“I even predict my mistakes”
“It’s a new challenge to take on every time. I loved this challenge and this discovery, admits Timothée. It was my favorite event during the adventure, which saved me once or twice. » It must be said that the event goes well with its greatest quality, constant composure. “I don’t stress. I even predict my mistakes, I always try to find plans A, B, C…”
What to dream of for Timothée in 2025, the year he turns 17: he will take his international Baccalaureate (he lives in Switzerland) and obtaining it was his New Year’s wish, when Mercotte asked him the question, and is more than one step away from the title of Best Pastry Chef.
But watch out for his two competitors for the final. “José is an encyclopedia who knows everything and masters the techniques and fundamentals of pastry. Tsiory is a very calm person, very technically strong in terms of assembling his cakes and their texture,” explains Timothée. To find out which of the three will be the Best Pastry Chef 2025, it’s this Thursday at 9:10 p.m. on M6.
