TOP CHEF 2022. The quarter-finals began in episode 15 of Top Chef this Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Who was qualified? The recap and the notes.
[Mis à jour le 25 mai 2022 à 23h40] Top Chef is coming to an end soon. This Wednesday, May 25, 2022, M6 broadcast the first part of the 2022 quarter-finals. As a reminder, there are only four candidates left: Louise in Hélène Darroze’s brigade, Pascal at Philippe Etchebest, Sébastien at Paul Pairet and Arnaud on the side of Glenn Viel. To qualify for the rest of the competition, each candidate must win two events and have two passes.
The quarter-finals of Top Chef started very strong this Wednesday since two passes were at stake from the first test. Chef Mauro Colagreco challenged the candidates on two recipes: making a flower-based starter and a grass-based dessert. Pressure or additional boost, the participants were able to count on the letters and the presence of their loved ones (Sebastien’s mother and sisters, Louise’s sister and father, Arnaud’s friends and Pascal’s father). Quickly during this test, a duel between Arnaud and Louise takes shape, the two candidates receiving the praises of Mauro Colagreco. Each of the two candidates obtains a pass at the end of this test.
The second round of this first Top Chef quarter-final was led by Stéphanie Le Quellec, former winner of the culinary competition. The starred chef required candidates to master technique and creativity: their main recipe had to be hidden by other ingredients, in order to create a surprise when tasting. As in the first event, Arnaud and Louise stand out. The former decides to use savory flavors from Italy hidden behind the appearance of a dessert, while Louise insisted on paying homage to her Portuguese roots. It is finally Arnaud, from the brigade of Glenn Viel, who won Stéphanie Le Quellec’s event. By collecting two passes from the first episode, he is the first to qualify for the semi-finals. Louise, Pascal and Sébastien will play their place in the competition from the next episode, there was no elimination at the end of this episode 15.
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Top Chef is the Wednesday night TV show. The 2022 season started on February 16 and will probably end in May, as is usually the case. Each new episode can be discovered on M6 from 9:10 p.m. on Wednesdays. It is also possible to find Top Chef in replay the day after its broadcast on the site 6play.fr
Fifteen candidates have been selected to compete in season 13 of Top Chef. Among them, there are notably 12 men, three women, including 3 Belgians. Among the standout candidates this season are Renaud, who had participated in Top Chef season 1, Lilian, a young chef whose dreams of opening a gastronomic restaurant were shattered by the coronavirus and who has since become a supermarket manager, Thibaut who has a green star, or Louise, chef of her own restaurant in Portugal who does not lack original ideas in her preparations. Discover the portraits of the Top Chef candidates by clicking here.
Since the creation of Top Chef, the show’s jury has evolved from season to season, with some chefs leaving the show to be replaced by new names from the French culinary scene. For the 2022 season, Philippe Etchebest (blue brigade), Hélène Darroze (red brigade) and Paul Pairet (purple brigade) are returning to the jury. On his side, Michel Sarran, emblematic juror of Top Chef, announced that he would not return to the show in 2022 by decision of the production. He is replaced by Glenn Viel, who has appeared several times on the M6 show as guest conductor.
Glenn Viel is the new member of the Top Chef jury. The chef of the Oustau restaurant in Baumanière (Baux-de-Provence) is coaching the orange brigade this year. “He has every intention of blowing it all up, commented Stéphane Rotenberg. He arrived with energy and the will to do very hard”. Glenn Viel explains that he did not specifically ask to join the jury of Top Chef 2022, he was contacted by the production. “Of course, I jumped at the chance, he recalls. It’s a competition that is well perceived, well seen, with the greatest chefs in the world who come to participate. I was welcomed with a lot of benevolence and kindness.”
Top Chef viewers discovered a new juror during the 2022 season. If Philippe Etchebest, Hélène Darroze and Paul Pairet are still present, Michel Sarran has been removed from the program. The latter evokes a choice of production, without knowing the reasons: “It was a little violent, remembers the Toulouse chef in an interview with Parisian, last September. I did not expect it at all. Why me What prompted their decision? What did I do wrong? I didn’t get an answer.” He is replaced by Glenn Viel who, according to information from Télé Loisirs, did not fail to contact his predecessor before filming, for correction.
On June 9, 2021, Mohamed Cheikh became the winner of season 12 of Top Chef. The candidate, who did the whole competition under the advice of Hélène Darroze, faced Sarah, from Paul Pairet’s brigade, during this final. He won 54.86% of the vote, against 45.14% for Sarah, which gives him a gain of 54,860 euros. Aged 28, this young chef has never hidden that he comes from a popular suburb of the Paris region (Fontenay-sous-Bois), and that he had to struggle to find a place for himself in the middle. . He has notably worked with several starred chefs, such as Eric Fréchon. He has also worked in prestigious restaurants, such as the Royal Monceau or the Shangri-La. Since the start of the competition, Mohamed was part of Hélène Darroze’s squad.
Each new episode of Top Chef is available the day after its broadcast in replay. Just connect to 6play, M6’s replay service, to find the episode. This one is available for a limited time though, so it’s recommended you don’t delay before catching up. It is possible to see Top Chef in replay on your computer, tablet or smartphone.