TOP CHEF 2022. The Top Chef jury changes for season 13. Michel Sarran was dismissed by the production of M6 in favor of Glenn Viel. What we know.
[Mis à jour le 16 février 2022 à 20h50] Top Chef returns to M6 this Wednesday, February 16, 2022. Regulars of the cooking show, on the TV program at 9:10 p.m., will however notice a not insignificant change in the composition of the jury. If Hélène Darroze, Philippe Etchebest and Paul Pairet return, Michel Sarran has been replaced by Glenn Viel. The Toulouse chef left Top Chef on the decision of the production, which wished to renew the jury, we learned on August 31.
In an interview with Le Parisien in September 2021, Michel Sarran explained that the announcement of his departure from the M6 show made him “a little badly”, especially since he would not have really accompanied himself with explanations. “It was a bit violent. I didn’t expect it at all. Why me? What prompted their decision? What did I do wrong? I didn’t get Answer”.
For his part, Glenn Viel wanted to contact his predecessor before the filming of Top Chef, he revealed in an interview with Télé-Loisirs: “I think it’s normal. And then, we exchanged quickly.” Will Glenn Viel be as popular with viewers as Michel Sarran was? We will have to wait a few episodes and the reactions of Top Chef fans to find out.
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On June 9, 2021, the last season of Top Chef ended with the coronation of Mohamed Cheikh, candidate for Hélène Darroze’s brigade, against Sarah Mainguy. The 2022 edition has been preparing since. Top Chef will be back on M6 from Wednesday February 16, 2022 from 9:10 p.m.
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. At the end of the first episode, the candidates who will not be eliminated will constitute the brigades for this 2022 season.
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. For his part, Michel Sarran, emblematic juror of Top Chef, announced that he would not return to the show in 2022. He is replaced by Glenn Viel, who has appeared several times on the M6 show as guest chef. .
During a press conference presenting the new season of Top Chef, we were able to discover the role that Glenn Viel will play this year. The chef of the Oustau restaurant in Baumanière (Baux-de-Provence) will coach the orange brigade. “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 will discover a new juror this Wednesday evening. 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 chef from Toulouse 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.
During a press conference in January 2022, Stéphane Rotenberg sketched the outlines of the next season of Top Chef. He sums it up in these words: “a new promotion surprising in character on the one hand, and a pantheon of great chefs on the other”. Among the guest chefs already announced for this 2022 edition, let us mention Alexandre Gauthier, elected chef of the year 2016, Clare Smyth, the first woman to win three stars in the United Kingdom, Dominique Crenn, the first three Michelin star chef in the United States. United, or even Pia Leon, elected best chef in the world in 2021.
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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 has been 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.