It is an appointment rich in emotion that Yannick Alléno, his relatives, the world of gastronomy and that of politics experienced on this day of Friday, May 13. Gathered in the Notre-Dame de Poissy collegiate church in the Yvelines, everyone wanted to be present to pay a final tribute to Antoine, son of Yannick Alléno, whose life was brutally cut short at just 24 years old on Sunday May 8. The scooter he was driving was violently hit by a car, killing Antoine Alléno instantly. The driver, who fled after the collision, was found, indicted and remanded in custody. The man, “too drunk“, claimed to have no memory of the accident.
If he had already expressed all his distress on social networks and in a press release, Yannick Alléno gave a speech to the assembly, a few words of which were revealed on CNews in particular: “This death, this horror must be at the origin of a change, of the return of severity against the delinquency which is rampant. It is a young man of 24 who was broke, a Frenchman who had patriotic ambitions.“
Ambition, Antoine Alléno did not lack it. The young man had followed in his father’s footsteps and entered the world of gastronomy by joining the prestigious Ferrandi school in Paris. The techniques, he had also acquired from his famous dad and his big brother Thomas, also a chef. Nearly a year ago, he opened, in collaboration with his father, the establishment Burger – Father and son by Alléno.
Tributes from the world of French cuisine have rained on the Web since the announcement of the disappearance of Antoine Alléno. That of Frédérick Anton first, chef of the restaurant Le Jules Verne on the second floor of the Eiffel Tower where Antoine had worked, that of Thierry Marx and all those who, from near or far, rubbed shoulders with the son of Yannick Alléno during of his promising career stopped short. Yannick Alléno had also published a magnificent tribute a few hours before the funeral: “VScrazy to look at your life and see your action! All those who have crossed this smile and this look remember! This afternoon, the whole world will come to greet you. I know you’re going to be a little embarrassed but it’s the price of glory, of your glory!“A talent now inscribed in eternity.