Chef

Nina Métayer

Nina Métayer is a French pastry chef renowned for her talent combining technical skill and creativity. She became the first woman to win the title of World Pastry Chef awarded by the International Union of Bakers and Pastry Chefs in 2023, before being crowned World’s Best Pastry Chef 2024 by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants.

Nina Métayer defends a committed pastry-making approach, in favor of professional equality and a more responsible approach based on seasonality, short circuits and reduced waste. The pastry chef attaches great importance to passing on her skills, and wants to encourage young people to gain confidence in their talents and fight for their dreams.

She therefore decided to make a commitment to Apprentis d’Auteuil and play an active role in its educational and professional integration initiatives, by becoming, in 2025, godmother of the foundation, which supports over 40,000 young people every year.

Photo : Mathieu Salomé

Foundation

Fondation Apprentis d’Auteuil

Apprentis d’Auteuil Foundation, a Catholic foundation recognized as being of public interest, has been supporting vulnerable young people for over 160 years. It welcomes, educates, and trains them, while also supporting their families to help them in their parenting role and prevent situations of breakdown.
Through 430 establishments (including three hospitality schools), the foundation supports more than 40,000 young people and 9,000 families. Its work focuses on situations of significant vulnerability: children at risk, young school dropouts, young people without employment or training, isolated families, and more.
The foundation develops personalized pathways tailored to each individual’s needs, with strong attention given to the educational relationship. It works in partnership with local stakeholders to address the broader challenges faced by young people (housing, health, mobility) and continually adapts its programs to social and economic changes. Professional integration and youth autonomy are at the heart of its mission.

Photo© Sébastien Dubois-Didcock/Apprentis d’Auteuil

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