"Did you want to scam me?" : Cyril Lignac unpleasantly surprised by the Best Pastry Chef nominees, professionals

Kick-off of the competition on the M6. On Thursday, June 23, the fifth season of “Best Pastry Chef, Professionals” began: seven couples from the pastry world embarked on an adventure. To evaluate them, the program is betting on a new couple this year: Cyril Lignac is once again on a date, pastry chef Christelle Brua at the Élysée is making her big break at the M6.

A special test awaited the candidates for this first evening: seven couples had to make a trompe-l’oeil dessert. In addition to Cyril Lignac and Christelle Brua, Julien Alvarez (international pastry chef for Ladurée) came to consider the candidates. To stand out, Théo and François decided to go with a potato-based trompe-l’oeil. If it looks like a lump, their creation is actually made of crunchy speculum, a mango compote, and an exotic mousse. During the tasting, the judges seemed stunned by the visual aspect of the dessert: “It’s really not easy to recognize the real potato for your dessert.begins Julien Alvarez. Cyril Lignac will take one of the plates to continue cutting, but not everything will go as planned.

Indeed, the pastry chef realizes that he has cut a real potato in half. “But is this real potato? And did you get it wet? Did you actually want to scam me?he began. To make their desserts as similar as possible, the duo didn’t hesitate to gift a ‘lacquered’ potato that was easy to imitate.”I see the air, it’s okay‘ added Cyril Lignac, amused and a little annoyed by the surprise. After tasting the duo’s real dessert, the pastry chef did not hide his small disappointment.Lacking the lemon, pep, is what you actually told us. You got me the mountain, we’re the good guys… You gotta send‘ he regretted. At the end of the episode, Théo and François were eliminated from the competition.

LR