Maïté, the television cooking star, died at 86. Marie-Thérèse Ordonez died during the night from Friday to Saturday. She was known as Maïté in her show “La Cuisine des mousquetaires”, on France 3.
His outspokenness left its mark on an entire generation. Maïté, Marie-Thérèse Ordonez, her real name, died at the age of 86, on the night of Friday to Saturday, confirmed the mayor of Rion-des-Landes, her town of origin, with France Bleu Gascogne.
She popularized South-West cuisine in her show “La Cuisine des mousquetaires”, broadcast first on France 3 Aquitaine, then on the national antenna of France 3, from 1983 to 1997. Fourteen years during which viewers ‘have heard her laugh, seen her cook, and even knocked out an eel with her bare hands. She then hosted the show “À table”, from 1997 to 1999. Maïté is a television figure from the end of the 20th century, who left her mark on several generations.
Tributes from Emmanuel Macron
And the president is one of them. Emmanuel Macron reacted to the announcement of her death in a message published on , is no more,” the president was moved. He added to send his “condolences to his family, his loved ones and to all those who enjoyed listening to him”.