A few months ago, Xavier Pincemin, former winner of Top Chef, spoke candidly behind the scenes of the cult M6 show. The chef, who is enjoying great success today in his professional career, was not kind to the telehook.
It is a revelation which was gone unnoticed in recent months : Xavier Pincemin, former winner of Top Chef, thrown behind the scenes of the show of the kitchen. But with the new season in full swing on M6 since March 13, the information has resurfaced. In fact, the chef was not kind to the telehook who revealed it to the general public.
It is duringan interview with YouTuber Zack Nanifor its concept Zack Freewheelingsix months ago, that the candidate for season 7 of the program presented by Stéphane Rotenberg mentioned the below of his career in Top Chef. Before that, Xavier Pincemin explained why he had decided to participate in this adventure.
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“Top Chef, I didn’t want to do it”
“Me, Top Chef, I didn’t want to do it […] My sister told me to do it.”. In fact, two years previously, the casters would have already contacted him, but due to his young age and his professional background, he preferred to decline the offer. In 2016, he decided to take the plunge. He successfully passes the selection stages, but begins very quickly to become disillusioned.
“I say to myself: what the hell am I doing here (…) I didn’t want to be friends with people, I was like: piss off.”, says the 34-year-old chef. He then decides to overcome your apprehensions and concentrate on your competition and on his passion for his profession. Very quickly, he impressed the jury of the culinary show.
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“The other candidates had the same”
From his first test, the one who is then “only” second chef at the two-star restaurant Gordon Ramsay is particularly praised for its revisited stuffed tomatoes. Enough to fine the other candidates. “I saw that they had the seum“, he admitted. For him, the M6 production tries to show that the casting, which competes for final victory, is a big family, but behind the scenes it’s completely different.
Everyone was friends, but you felt like it was wrong. Me, I was wary”explained Xavier Pincemin. Tele-Leisure also revealed at the time that the young chef discreetly slipped out of the hotel where all participants were sleeping to sometimes join his friends and family. With this strategy, the latter had managed to go all the way. Today, he met with great success since he opened Le Pinceminhis own restaurant in Versailles.
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