French recipes for pastry are rightfully famous world wide. Top tier French pastry chefs take getting their elaborate desserts very seriously, and it literally takes years of practice to master this art form. The top French pastry chefs earn the title of Meilleurs Ouvriers de Fance. This honor is only given to a chosen few who win an invitational contest.
Now they are the subject of a new documentary, as filmmakers D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus follow three chefs as they ready for the M.O.F event. In this competition they will assemble an array of cakes, petits fours and chocolate sculptures. These three chefs are competing with 13 others in the 3 day French competition held in Lyon every four years. They prepare for months ahead of time, testing recipes and preparing strategies.