The program "Objectif Top Chef", which selects an apprentice who will then participate in "Top Chef", returns this Monday on M6.
At its head, viewers will again find Philippe Etchebest this year.
The thunderous chef unveils in "Culture Médias" the novelties of this season.
INTERVIEW
It is a springboard that can lead very high.
Guest of
Culture Médias
, chef Philippe Etchebest tells the behind the scenes of the new season of
Objectif Top Chef,
which returns this Monday evening on M6.
And the chef has high ambitions.
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"I am proud of this youth"
The show continues to attract many applicants.
Philippe Etchebest explains to Philippe Vandel that he had to choose from 108 suitors, and therefore tasted so many dishes.
"There is a selection of young amateurs and apprentices, but the proportion of apprentices is higher," explains the Meilleur Ouvrier de France.
"I realize that there are still many very motivated young people. I am extremely proud of these young people who surpass themselves and strive for excellence".
Among these candidates, Philippe Etchebest will find himself facing an astonishing and moving duo: Ben and Hassan, two Israeli and Palestinian cook friends.
"I don't know anything about the life of the candidates, I discovered it during the filming, explains the chef. We realize that the kitchen brings people together and unites. It's a very beautiful message."
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"You piss me off with your thermometers!"
In this season, the thunderous chef has also found a new reason to get annoyed: the growing role of technology in the kitchen.
And in particular these probes which allow the temperature of a pan to be monitored.
"Stop with this bullshit, you piss me off with your thermometers! Learn how to cook first," says Philippe Etchebest with his famous outspokenness.
"The proof: on the show, when this material malfunctions, young people are lost."
Philippe Etchebest takes the opportunity to come back to one of his specificities in
Objectif Top Chef
: his quasi-martial tone.
"People need a framework, I am convinced of it," he explains.
"But they also need an example. Motivation is often contagious, for example."
According to him, one way of preparing candidates for
Top Chef,
"an extremely difficult competition".