Massive silhouette, lumberjack beard and ogre's appetite…
Philippe Etchebest is in the place. A starred chef, he is mainly known to the general public for Top Chef and Cauchemar en cuisine. Two culinary shows cooked by M6 which appeal to a public fan of
recipes and of critiques. During a passage in Don't touch my postPhilippe Etchebest had a skirmish with the columnist Gilles Verdez. Hot, ahead!
In the pot since childhood
Philippe Etchebest was not really destined for cooking.
The young man is especially passionate about rugby.
However, he fell into the pot in the back kitchen when he was very small. His father has been a restaurateur since he was 16. Philippe initially considered a course in sports studies and then a career in oval racing. But the family passion catches up very quickly…
Finally, our Philou passed a BTS option in hotel and catering. It serves as
intern in prestigious double-starred restaurants likeAu Bon Coin du Lac. The young cook perfects his art, lets his dishes simmer
skills. At just 17 years old, he finished second in the French Dessert Championship. A seed of a chef!
Philippe Etchebest or the head of TV
More surprisingly, we find Philippe Etchebest for the first time on television at the age of 23. It's 1990 on the entertainment show
Caroline TV. As was often the case at the time, we witnessed the cooking of a dish live for the main guest. Behind the stove, we discover a young Philippe Etchebest.
He's not necessarily comfortable in front of the camera. However, he remains focused on his dish made for the gypsy musician
Silver Handymen. A revisit of grilled prawns. At the host's microphone, the chef is very didactic, almost educational. If we glimpse the future star of M6, with hindsight, he does not imagine becoming the chef on TV.
Lively exchange between the chef and Gilles Verdez
Because, in almost two decades, Philippe Etchebest has become the reference in television cooking.
Whether in the Top Chef competition or the Nightmare in the Kitchen competition. But this is not to everyone's taste. Gilles Verdez, columnist in TPMP, does not appreciate the host. Etchebest pulls the rug out from under him: “That doesn't surprise me.”
The chef adds: “Always to break, in fact you're never happy, it's sad.” Green up straight away: “I'm not going to have double standards, I respect you infinitely but I'm not a fan of your appearances [dans
Top Chef, NDLR]I'm skipping because you're here.” This pass of arms dates from 2015. Ten years later, Philippe Etchebest is still the best of M6.
