Two years ago, the famous food critic Sébastien Demorand died of cancer at the age of 50. A departure that had greatly affected his little brother, Nicolas Demorand, who paid him a discreet tribute on Franceinter, this Thursday, January 20.
The world of gastronomy lost one of its own on January 21, 2020, with the disappearance of Sébastien Demorand. Died of cancer, the food critic who became famous thanks to MasterChef left behind many bruised relatives, including Denis Brogniart, who had paid tribute to him on his Twitter page. “Very sad after the death of Sébastien Demorand with whom I had worked at Europe 1. He fought against a fucking disease with courage and dignity. I loved the epicurean that he was, his flights, his banter, his passionate, sometimes exalted side. RIP mister Bistronomy“, he wrote. Ten days after his disappearance, the funeral of Sébastien Demorand took place at Père-Lachaise, in Paris, where many personalities had made the trip to say goodbye to the one who crunched life to the fullest.
His little brother, Nicolas Demorand, was of course present, he who had received the warm support of his colleagues after the death of his eldest. “To Sébastien Demorand, who was larger than life. And on behalf of France Inter a thought of love and affection for his brother Nicolas Demorand, his wife Élodie, his children Rodolphe and Rose, his mother Jacqueline and his sister Cathy“, had declared Ali Baddou on the antenna. At the end of the emission, the journalist had again evoked this tragic disappearance, sending “a word of affection and love for Nicolas Demorand and all his family. We kiss him very hard and we will soon find him on the air“. Very moved, Léa Salamé had launched: “And we love him very much. We love you Nico...“.
The subtle wink of Nicolas Demorand
This Thursday, at the end of the morning of France Inter, Nicolas Demorand had a nice thought for his big brother, after the weather forecast for Marie-Pierre Planchon. “If the frosts were less severe this morning, during the day the temperatures remain a bit fair for the season. Remembering the Auvergne saying: ‘Snow à la Saint-Sébastien, weeds never come back’, she said. To which Léa Salamé’s colleague replied: “And I kiss one from Sébastien, my eternal brother“. A discreet and moving tribute.