An essential personality in gastronomy, but also in television, Philippe Etchebest has shared Dominique’s life for many years. Without her, the chef of Nightmare in the Kitchen would be nothing. He says it himself…
“She is at the same time my agent, my assistant, my advisor, the one who manages, in the shadows, the stewardship and administration of all our projects. » But she is also – and above all else – the woman of his life! At the age of 57, after twenty years of marriage and the adoption of her son Oscar-Louis in 2005, Philippe Etchebest can no longer do without his wife Dominique. “It’s my wife who manages, he confided to Gala in 2015. On a daily basis, she is the one who cooks, I have no say. Besides, she was the one who proposed to me! »
If he seduced her by inviting her for their very first romantic dinner in a simple fast-food restaurant (a few weeks after falling in love with Dominique’s dad’s butcher’s shop), Philippe Etchebest has not stopped – ever since – everything do to please his girlfriend. Purchase of a second home in Dordogne: granted. Making chocolate rose bouquets (Dominique’s guilty pleasure): no sooner said than done!
Dominique Etchebest, support for the chef
Ensuring stewardship in the private life of the PAF’s best-known MOF, Dominique Etchebest assists him – also – in Fourth wallthe chic brasserie that the couple took over at the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux. “I can’t sit still… But I like this rhythm without downtime, where everything comes together, confided the Top Chef juror to Tele-Leisure in 2018. Sometimes Dominique comes to pick me up and sits me down on the sofa. She tells me : “Stop, relax a little…” I can’t help it: even when I’m resting at home, I like to be productive. » For his part, Dominique is full of praise for his top chef. “What I find incredible about [Philippe], these are his values, she declared in the weekly TV magazine. He’s not macho. He considers me his equal and is very attentive to my point of view. »
A couple, therefore, but also a pair. Philippe Etchebest insisted on this point last March. “You have to know one thing: I am not alone. I have a wife who has been with me for a very long time. Without her, ultimately we would not have done what we did today”he declared, before adding: “We’ve been through a lot together, and today, we both built each other up. We started really at the bottom of the ladder and we did this journey together and today, we have a very nice team who follows us and that we love“.
