Héléna Philippart wins award for her creative patisserie in Occitanie

Héléna Philippart, head pastry chef at Marcelle, Domaine de Verchant, Castelnau-Le-Lez, was awarded the Trophée Pâtissière at the Gault&Millaue of the Trophée Pâtissière at the Gault&Millau Tour Occitanie-Andorre, held at Domaine de la Trinité in Mauguio on Monday April 13, 2026. The award, presented by Prescillia Kiala of Debic, recognizes the technical skills of a pastry chef.

A passion inherited from her grandmother

If the young chef inherited her "immoderate taste for cooking" from her grandmother, she has never ceased to develop this taste for good food. From her hotel school in Avignon, to her apprenticeship alongside pastry chef Sadaharu Aoki, or pastry chef Loïc Colliau, to the tables of Christophe Bacquié and Frédéric Anton. at the end of 2025, the chef joined Domaine de Verchant in the kitchens of La Table de Marcelle, to express her personality through her sweet creations

Colorful patisserie, a refreshing vision

Taking the reins of the establishment alongside Guillaume Cocault, a chef she met during her experience at Christophe Bacquié's table, Héléna brings a fresh vision, breathing new life into this institution. now, in 2026, Héléna's light, refined patisserie and refreshingly colorful vision have won her thecompensated by the Trophée Pâtissière awarded on Monday April 13 at the Gault&Millau Tour Occitanie Andorre.