By participating in Top Chefthe candidates do not suspect for a second the destiny that awaits them. Mohamed Cheikh, winner of the twelfth season, opened his own restaurant called Meida at the gates of Paris. And he is not the only winner to offer his cuisine to loyal viewers of Channel 6 as well as to lovers of good food. Indeed, Jean Imbertwho won the third season of the famous culinary competition in 2012, has come a long way. To the point of announcing the upcoming opening of an exceptional restaurant in a place well known to all.
Monday December 16, 2024, Jean Imbert took over his Instagram account. He takes a break in a striped sweater in front of a famous monument in Normandy. It’s Mont-Saint-Michel! “It has existed for 1000 years! In a month, on January 16, we are opening a restaurant at the top of Mont-Saint-Michel!“, we can read in the caption of this pretty photo. In the comments, many Internet users are enthusiastic about this lovely project! But to find out more, you will have to wait until mid-January… What we knows today is that in this project, Alexandra Rosenfeld’s ex-partner is joining forces with Mauviel 1830, offering high-end cooking utensils made in Normandy since 1830. In story on Instagram, the brand expresses itself: “A new adventure begins for us from January 16. We can’t wait for you to discover this magical place!“
A Top Chef in a monument, a highly anticipated new adventure!
See you in less than a month for grandiose cuisine in a worthy place. Because Mont-Saint-Michel is the second tourist destination in France, just behind Paris. Every year, more than three million visitors come to discover this unique site with its medieval architecture. The religious dimension is less today, but the abbey remains one of the major places of pilgrimage. With Rome and Santiago de Compostela, Mont-Saint-Michel stands out as one of the greatest spiritual centers of the medieval West. Perhaps the beauty of the place, surrounded by the highest tides in Europe, will inspire Jean Imbert to create a special menu… To be continued.
