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
8.1
Senna
2010
8.1
Samsara
2011
7.2
Fantastic Fungi
2019
7.2
180° South
2010
7.1
Pumping Iron
1977
7
Game of Thrones: The Last Watch
2019
6.1
Atlantis Rising
2017
7.1
Maidentrip
2014
7.1
Ferrari: Race to Immortality
2017
8.7
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition
2026
7.1
Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon
2013
7.2
In the Realms of the Unreal
2004
7
Beyond Infinity: Buzz and the Journey to Lightyear
2022
7.2
First Position
2011
7.8
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
1990
7.3
Red Army
2015
Similar Movies
7.3
Classified People
1987
10
Warrior of Light
2001
7
The Pimp and His Trophies
2014
Loving Lorna
2017
4.5
An Evening
2013
Château Noir
2022
Understanding The Georgian Republic
1993
La Cité sanitaire de Clairvivre
1935
Orléans
1938
Cliff Dwellers of America
1926
2.6
The Good Son
2012
From Both Sides Of The Aegean: Expulsion And Exchange Of Populations, Turkey-Greece 1922-1924
2013
7.5
The Revenge of Bernadette Chirac
2023
7.4
Adriana's Pact
2017
6.9
Chavela
2017
Britain's Holocaust Survivors
2013
Portrait of an African Woman
1985
Sbrigàte. Chef in libera uscita
2025
8.3
Fannie's Film
1981
6.7
1971
2014