This Wednesday March 13, M6 releases the 15th season of Top Chef. Unlike previous years, there will only be two brigades: one opposing Philippe Etchebest, Paul Pairet and Glenn Viel to Hélène Darroze, Dominique Crenn and Stéphanie Le Quellec. Why this choice ? Explanations.
This is one of the great new features of Top chef. This Wednesday, March 13, Stéphane Rotenberg will kick off the 15th season of the prestigious culinary competition. On this occasion, two new recruits joined the jury. Philippe Etchebest, Glenn Viel, Paul Pairet and Hélène Darroze are joined by Dominique Crenn and Stéphanie Le Quellec. For the first time since the creation of the brigades, there will be no not four or even six teams, but only two!The 16 candidates of this edition will have the choice between the gray brigade and the orange brigade. Philippe Etchebest, Paul Pairet and Glenn Viel are at the head of the first, while the second is led by Hélène Darroze, Stéphanie Le Quellec and Dominique Crenn. “We didn’t want to pit men and women against each other.“, however, swears to us the producer of Top chef, Virginie Dhers. Moreover, the composition of the brigades will be mixed.
“It’s almost a bit caricatured“, deplores Paul Pairet. But Glenn Viel assures that they do not see “no gender but only cooks“. And “The best“, according to Paul Pairet. Yes”by default“It’s men against women, Philippe Etchebest promises that it’s not.”not in the message“that they want to pass. Stéphanie Le Quellec would not have been opposed to leaders of mixed brigades.”That would also have been great but it didn’t turn out that way.“, she tells us. The producer prefers to concentrate on “the symbol“to have parity within the jury and these three exceptional chefs.”The constitution of the two brigades was done becauseHélène really wanted to be with Dominiquealso knew Stéphanie and that there is an affinity, something natural“, justifies Virginie Dhers.
Impossible to separate Philippe Etchebest, Glenn Viel and Paul Pairet
And Hélène Darroze said in a burst of laughter: “Let’s tell the truth: how did you want to separate the three zozos?“Last season, while Hélène Darroze formed her hidden brigade, Philippe Etchebest, Paul Pairet and Glenn Viel put on a show. The complicity between the three chefs is palpable and the floodgates are flying.”They love each other and it’s something great for the program“, confirms Virginie Dhers. It must be said that they do not leave each other, spending all the time off together. “Philippe, who had a hotel until now, now lives with them“, reveals Hélène Darroze. A real summer camp for these gentlemen.”It’s a recreation, we enjoy getting together. We have good times together“, confirms Glenn Viel. A special energy that shines through on the screen.