Constance Constance Festival Culinaire
Pierre Hermé Trophy
Wednesday 18th March 2026
BLUE PENNY CELLAR
AT CONSTANCE BELLE MARE PLAGE
13h00 to 15h00
Six international Pastry Chefs paired with 6 Pastry Chefs from Constance Hotels & Resorts to create the most delicious pastry.
VOTE & WIN!
Vote for the most eye-pleasing Plated Dessert, Artistic Piece, Ice Cream, and Entremet to stand a chance to win 3 nights at Constance Belle Mare Plage in Bed & Breakfast.
Voting opens at 16h00 on Wednesday 18 March 2026 and closes Saturday 21 March 2026 at 12h00 (GMT+4).
Pierre Hermé
2016 World Best Pastry Chef
Mercotte
Culinary Critic, blogger & TV presenter
Marc Rivière from France - Winner 2025
Champion du monde de pâtisserie en 2009
Frederic Cassel
Former President of Relais Desserts & World’s Best Pastry chef in 1999 & 2007
Vincent Guerlais
President of Relais Desserts
Sébastien Claverie
Deputy General Manager of production Maison Pierre Hermé Paris
- Preparation of an entremet dessert in the shape of a Yule log :
The product imposed for the entremet : Valrhona Chocolate and coffee
- Preparation of a plated dessert :
The imposed products for the plated dessert: The Banana
- Preparation of an ice cream cup
- Preparation of an artistic piece made by the internationally renowned pastry chefs. This artistic piece will have to get along with the theme - The Fisherman Refuge
Yann Brys
Meilleur Ouvier de France Pâtisserie 2011
Alban Guilmet
Boutique Alban Guilmet
François-Xavier Cathala
La Martinière - Ile de Réunion
Pascal Hainigue
Chef Pâtissier à l’Auberge de Lill ** & Pâtissier de l’année 2025 par lechefmagazine
Cesare Murzilli
Corporate Executive Pastry Chef at Lungarno Collection Milano
Chef Christophe Morel
Grand Prix Canadien de la Chocolaterie in 2003 and er prix Chocolat à la Coupe du monde de la pâtisserie à Lyon (2005)
Alexsandra Lacharmante
Constance Belle Mare Plage
Dasun Wanasingha
Constance Moofushi Maldives
Tapas Kumar Palai
Constance Halaveli Maldives
Neelu Sharma
Constance Lemuria Seychelles
Debbie Aglae
Constance Ephelia Seychelles
Yogesh Halkory
Constance Prince Maurice
Discover other Competitions
18th edition's winners
After a week of exceptional culinary experiences and cultural exchange, we are pleased to announce the winners of the five prestigious competitions held during the Constance Festival Culinaire.
