Kings of Pastry
“16 Chefs, 3 Days, 1 Chance”
2009•1h 27m•6.8•Released
Documentary
The collar awarded to the winners of the Meilleur Ouvrier de France (Best Craftsman in France) is more than the ultimate recognition for every pastry chef - it is a dream and an obsession. The 3-day competition includes everything from delicate chocolates to precarious six foot sugar sculptures and requires that the chefs have extraordinary skill, nerves of steel and luck. The film follows Jacquy Pfeiffer, founder of The French Pastry School in Chicago, as he returns to France to compete against 15 of France's leading pastry chefs. The filmmakers were given first time/exclusive access to this high-stakes drama of passion, sacrifice, disappointment and joy in the quest to have President Sarkozy declare them one of the best in France.
Director
Chris Hegedus
Languages
English, French
Studio
Pennebaker Hegedus Films
Cast
Jacquy Pfeiffer
Self
Sébastien Cannone
Self
Rachel Beaudry
Self
Philippe Rigollot
Self
Stéphane Glacier
Self
Regis Lazard
Self
Frédérique Lazard
Self
Philippe Urraca
Self
Recommended
7.1
Cave of Forgotten Dreams
2010
7.2
Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey
2011
7.7
Hitting the Apex
2015
7.2
Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans
2015
7.8
Beyoncé: Life Is But a Dream
2013
7.2
180° South
2010
7
Ferrari: Race to Immortality
2017
7.3
Red Army
2015
7
Mifune: The Last Samurai
2016
8.1
Senna
2010
7.2
Fantastic Fungi
2019
7.2
In the Realms of the Unreal
2004
6.8
The War Room
1993
7.1
Tony Parker: The Final Shot
2021
8.1
Samsara
2011
7.2
Pumping Iron
1977
7
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019
6.8
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
7.8
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990
7.1
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
2013
Similar Movies
5.9
You've Got Beautiful Stairs, You Know...
1986
Guten Tag, RDA !
2012
7
Hugo Pratt, trait pour trait
2016
8
François Hollande, le mal-aimé
2017
10
Warrior: The Life of Leonard Peltier
1991
7
Hitler's Hitparade
2005
8.5
Farewell, Herr Schwarz
2014
6
Jazz in Love
2013
Young, Black and Gifted: Diversity at the Paris Opera
2024
6.1
Maison du Bonheur
2018
Blekkmetal
2016
7.1
The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat
1896
Magic Mirror
2013
8
Les trésors des ambassades parisiennes
2024
Rocaterrania
2009
8.5
There is No Death For Me
2000
7
Gateways to the Mind
1958
9
Vanessa Paradis, la soirée
2025
6
Pelican: 74 Years of Japanese Tradition
2019
7
Blind Light
2007