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

Depuis 160 ans, Apprentis d’Auteuil, fondation catholique reconnue d’utilité publique, agit pour l’éducation et l’insertion des jeunes en difficulté. Elle accueille, protège, éduque et forme les jeunes les plus fragiles, tout en accompagnant les familles dans leur rôle éducatif.

Every year, Apprentis d’Auteuil supports more than 40,000 young people and 9,000 families through 420 establishments and programmes across France. Its approach is based on personalised support, educational relationships built on trust, and the belief that every young person has untapped potential waiting to be discovered.

The foundation works to promote academic success, access to training, and social and professional integration, in collaboration with families, businesses and local stakeholders.

In particular, through its hospitality and catering training programmes, Apprentis d’Auteuil passes on valuable skills, nurtures talent and empowers young people to build their professional futures. An ambition that closely reflects the values of Positive Mayo: making gastronomy a driving force for commitment, knowledge-sharing and opportunity.

Photo© Sébastien Dubois-Didcock/Apprentis d’Auteuil

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