Top Chef
French version of the reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry with one or more contestants eliminated in each episode.
- Creators:
- Pierre Leix Cote, Sébastien Zibi
Currently airing
Cast
Seasons
Season 17202614 episodes
- No stillE1Émission 1 :La comfort food à la montagne - Tignes Part 01&02· 109m
- No stillE2La gastronomie de la plage - Le Touquet (Part 01&02)· 108m
Freshly caught fish simply grilled, light salads, ice cream cones and gourmet doughnuts are just some of the treats you can enjoy at the beach. It's a playground that today's top chefs are increasingly investing in! They set up shop by the sea, keeping their dishes simple but adding their own boldness and gastronomy. This is the case for Alexandre Gauthier with his gourmet beachfront hut, where you can find seafood platters, fish and chips, sweet doughnuts... But also for Christopher Coutanceau in La Rochelle, Éric Frechon in Biarritz and Pierre Gagnaire in Châtelaillon Plage.
- No stillE3Émission 3 : Hommage à Paul Bocuse - Abbaye de Collonges (Part 01&02)· 111m
Nicknamed the ‘pope of gastronomy’, Paul Bocuse reinvented French cuisine with a revolutionary idea: getting chefs out of their kitchens and into direct contact with diners. Carving dishes at the table, flambéing, and culinary sleight of hand: the chef thus became the star of a real show, much to the delight of diners! Today, the greatest chefs of the new generation are following suit: Jérôme Banctel, in his Parisian palace, or Jordi Roca… Chefs are “breaking down the wall” of their kitchens!
- No stillE4Émission 4 : Petits prix, grands plats ! - Marché de Puteaux (Part 01&02)· 111m
These days, more and more Michelin-starred chefs are offering set menus for under 50 euros that are still truly gourmet! This week, Philippe Hardy, France’s most affordable Michelin-starred chef, and Cédric Burtin take the contestants to the heart of Puteaux market. They’ll have to create a starter and a main course featuring a protein, all on a tight budget, to prove that great dishes can be made on a shoestring.
- No stillE5Émission 5: les MOF - Cirque Jules Verne d’Amiens· 109m
Technique, rigour, precision of movement… this week is all about excellence with the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France. As true guardians of French culinary expertise, they embody an ideal to which many chefs aspire: one day winning the prestigious blue, white and red badge. For this fifth week of the competition, the contestants will experience a true immersion in the world of the MOF competition. Off to the Cirque Jules Verne in Amiens, transformed for the occasion into a culinary arena where they will face a marathon of technical challenges.
- No stillE6Émission 6: The Restaurant War - Children's Menus· 110m
With François-Régis Gaudry and Charles Patin O'Coohoon Top chefs know full well that children are the customers of tomorrow. To cultivate their palates from a young age, more and more fine-dining restaurants are now offering proper children’s menus. Gone are the days of endless nuggets and chips and simple half-portions of adult dishes: children are now entitled to creative, tasty and balanced meals, designed especially for them.
- No stillE7Émission 7: Who can beat France’s top pastry chefs?· 106m
- No stillE8Émission 8 : spéciale surprises ! - Jardin d'Acclimatation· 107m
Everyone knows it: top chefs love to surprise their guests! Behind every exceptional dish lies a story, an emotion, and sometimes even a genuine surprise. But the surprise doesn’t stop at unexpected combinations. Chefs also seek to evoke a powerful emotion during the tasting: that of a memory resurfacing, a Proustian madeleine that sends shivers down the spine. The contestants are heading to the Jardin d’Acclimatation for a day full of surprises. Surrounded by their loved ones and joined by chef Adrien Cachot, they begin by creating a dish brimming with emotion, in the style of a ‘Proustian madeleine’, before moving on to work with unexpected combinations featuring cauliflower, which they must pair either with chocolate or blueberries.
- No stillE9Émission 9 : produits ordinaires, plats extraordinaires· 110m
- No stillE10Émission 10 : 24h dans un palace - The Peninsula Paris· 109m
- No stillE11Episode 11· 110m
Welcome to 24 hours dedicated to street food – gourmet, creative and accessible cuisine to enjoy on the go. It is within the culinary and cultural hall at the Saint-Ouen docks that the contestants will have to rise to the challenge: to reinvent street food and win over both the judges and the public. On this occasion, the two winners of the parallel competition will return and rejoin the competition alongside the remaining contestants. To support them, Fabien Ferré and Yoann Conte, the chefs from the parallel competition, as well as François-Régis Gaudry, Mina Soundiram and several leading food influencers, will be on hand to offer their insights and expertise. Food influenceurs invités: Monsieur Thomas, El Piex, Le guide ultime, Le Paris food Alex, Poopiblh, Le Paris d'Alexis, Le street foodist, Imperatrice Wu, Alix Grousset & Saskinax.
- No stillE12Episode 12· 110m
- No stillE13Episode 13
- No stillE14Episode 14
Season 16202514 episodes
- No stillE1Épisode 1 : La quête de l'étoile· 153m
- No stillE2Épisode 2 : La quête de l'étoile Part 2· 147m
- No stillE3Épisode 3 : Trompe-moi si tu peux· 113m
- No stillE4Épisode 4 : Goûtez-moi ce plat magique !· 110m
- No stillE5Épisode 5 : Face à face avec les inspecteurs· 116m
- No stillE6Episode 6· 124m
- No stillE7Episode 7· 107m
- No stillE8Episode 8· 112m
- No stillE9Episode 9 : La guerre des Restos· 111m
- No stillE10Episode 10 : Face à l'étoile suprême· 117m
- No stillE11Episode 11· 156m
- No stillE12Episode 12· 127m
- No stillE13Épisode 13 : Les épreuves du feu· 107m
Quarter Final
- No stillE14Episode 14 : La dernière Marche· 121m
For the semi-final, it's the candidates themselves who set the rules of the game. It's all about strategy and creativity. The three semi-finalists have to propose a challenge to the other two, choosing a culinary theme that inspires them, but which could also destabilise their opponents.
Season 15202415 episodes
E1Episode 1· 120m
E2Episode 2· 110m
E3Episode 3· 130m
E4Episode 4· 90m
E5Episode 5- No stillE6Episode 6· 120m
- No stillE7Episode 7
- No stillE8Episode 8
- No stillE9Episode 9
- No stillE10Episode 10
- No stillE11Episode 11
- No stillE12Episode 12
- No stillE13Episode 13
- No stillE14Episode 14
- No stillE15Episode 15
Season 14202315 episodes
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Season 13202218 episodes
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Season 12202118 episodes
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Season 11202018 episodes
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Season 10201914 episodes
Jean-François Piège, who stayed a little behind the previous season, is back in force, since he, too, will be at the head of his own brigade. Thus, there are now four brigades that clash, all composed of 3 candidates, a total of 12.
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Season 9201814 episodes
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Season 8201715 episodes
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Season 7201614 episodes
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Season 6201513 episodes
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Season 5201415 episodes
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Season 4201315 episodes
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Season 3201211 episodes
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Season 2201110 episodes
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Season 120108 episodes
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Details
- Networks
- RTL-TVI, M6
- Seasons
- 17 · 237 episodes
- Runtime
- 2h 30m per episode
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- FR
- First aired
- February 22, 2010
- Country
- France
- Production
- Studio 89 Productions, NBCUniversal
- Homepage
- Official site ↗
- IMDB ID
- tt3632140