• Producer(s):

    ARTE FRANCE

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2014

  • Language(s):

    German, French

  • Rights:

    TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD

Contrary to popular belief, the crepe is neither a recent invention nor is it from Brittany. Its origins go back so far that even the most eminent historians struggle to date it.

The crepe features in the canvas painted in 1560 by Pieter Aertsen, a Flemish painter considered to be one of the most famous of his era. Aertsen, a predecessor of Rubens, was one of the first Flemish masters to devote his art to still life, a new genre at the time. Gastronomy art historians argue passionately about the rites and history of the crepe around one of its variations: the “pascade”, a puffed crepe, originally from Aveyron - just like chef Alexandre Bourdas himself.