Only a few weeks of patience. Top ChefThe M6 Culinary-Pear competition will begin in its 16th season on Wednesday, March 26. The members of the Hélène Darroze jury, Glenn Viel, Philippe Etchebest, Stéphanie Le Quellec and Paul Paret do their return, as well as presenter Stéphane Rotenberg. The winner will happen to Jorick Dorignac, winner of the previous edition.
This 16th season, whose cast has not yet been revealed, will present its share of new features. Starting with a small revolution in the world of Top Chefannounced last January: an association with the Michelin guide. The winner or the winner will open an ephemeral restaurant after the transmission of the final, which can be decorated with a star.
As part of this association, inspectors will regularly evaluate candidate productions. Anonymity will be preserved: M6 announces artifice such as sifted lights or stainless windows, to allow them to judge the work of the participants without showing themselves.
New tests, return from the old …
Among the events that will score the competition, the spectators can expect essential (who can overcome “, the” black box “) but also unpublished: the candidates will have to spend 24 hours in the skin of a palace leader in George V. A trial in tribute to Michel Guérard, three chief of stars disappeared in 2024, will also be established.
M6 also announces the return of three former candidates, Norbert Tarayre, Mallory Gabsi and Matthias Marc, whom the candidates of season 16 will have to face during the tests.
The Parisian specifies other elements: the casting will be composed of 14 candidates and the final will be different from the previous ones. According to daily life, the two finalists will have to configure their own restaurant and serve a menu in which Michelin’s jurors and inspectors will be based to make their decision.
To date, 27 ex candidates At least one star headline, who received after their participation in the program: 24 won one and three won two.
Source: BFM TV
