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02.27.2008
The "Talk about desserts!" competition : Using recipes to bridge the generation gap.
In 2008, Avenance – a major player in contract catering and a subsidiary of the Elior Group – is holding another "Talk about..." competition for the fifth year running. After 4 years dedicated to soup recipes, this year the selected primary school children and seniors will work together to create a fruit-based dessert.
Residents in the 250 retirement homes where Avenance Santé-Résidences is responsible for catering services will be invited to propose a fruit-based dessert recipe which they either grew up on or which their grandchildren love. The Avenance chefs in each retirement home will then prepare the proposed desserts and serve them to the other residents who will choose the best one. The ten best recipes in each region will subsequently be selected by a professional pastry chef partnering the event and the creators of the recipes will be invited to represent their retirement homes by preparing their desserts at a regional final. At the same time, 30,000 9-to-10 year-old pupils from 800 primary schools whose meals are prepared by Avenance will be encouraged to draw a picture on the theme "Fruit – my hero". The winning artists will then be invited to attend the regional final and spend the day with the seniors who will be preparing their desserts.
At the regional final, each child will be allocated a “grandparent for the day” who they will help in the kitchen to prepare the dessert. The three-person team made up of a child, a senior and an Avenance chef will then present their dessert to a jury comprising well-known people from the world of gastronomy. The renowned chefs who will be attending the 7 regional finals scheduled to take place between 5 March and 2 April 2008 will be as follows: • Thierry Mulhaupt at Colmar on 5 march • Patrick Raymond at Toulouse, on 12 march • Michel Galloyer at Angers, on 12 march • Jean-Pascal Leroy at Lille, on 19 march • Cédric Léridon at Marseille on 19 march • Sébastien Bouillet at Lyon on 26 march • Pierre Hermé at Paris on 2 april.
As well as being a fun and educational experience this competition is a way of helping elderly people to feel less isolated while giving them the opportunity to share their memories and savoirfaire with young children.
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