Philippe Etchebest (; born 2 December 1966) is a French chef. He was awarded two

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s at the Hostellerie de Plaisance in

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, France. He appears on French television in ''Top Chef'', ''Objectif Top Chef'' and ''Cauchemar en cuisine'', the French-language version of

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's ''

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''.

Career

Etchebest's father owned a restaurant in

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and his family lived above the restaurant. In his youth, he played rugby for the Bègles-Bordeaux rugby club and practised judo. At the age of fifteen, he chose to pursue a career in catering over professional rugby. Etchebest trained at the Talence Bordeaux culinary school. By the age of 22 he was second chef de cuisine at the Paris restaurant Clos Longchamps, and moved on to Jardins de l'Opéra in Toulouse in 1992. He subsequently became head chef at Château Grand Barrail, where he stayed for five years and where, in 2000, he was named

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. He moved to Château des Reynats in 2001 where he won his first

. Etchebest joined the Hostellerie de Plaisance in Saint-Emilion in 2003. The restaurant already held a Michelin star which he retained, and added a second star in 2008. He began presenting the cooking reality television show ''Cauchemar en cuisine'' on French channel M6 in 2011. The show is the French language equivalent of

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and American television shows ''

''. Etchebest prefers to know as little as possible in advance about each restaurant visited in the show in order to keep his reactions spontaneous. Since 2015, he also becomes a member of the jury in

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's French adaptation, aired on M6.

Personal life

He has an adopted son named Louis Oscar, and is married to Dominique.

References

External links

Philippe Etchebest official websiteOfficial website of Hostellerie de Plaisance
{{DEFAULTSORT:Etchebest, Philippe Living people Businesspeople from Bordeaux French chefs 1966 births Head chefs of Michelin-starred restaurants