Top Chef 2025: Who are the candidates in this 16th season and what are their restaurants in Paris?

Published by Manon de Sortiraparis · Updated on March 11, 2025 at 05:10 p.m. · Published on February 27, 2024 at 06:35 p.m.
Top Chef returns this Wednesday, March 26, 2025 for a 16ᵉ season that promises to be full of twists and turns. While we wait to find out what the culinary competition has in store, discover the 14 candidates in this new season. Who are they? Where do they come from? We tell you all...

Are you already excited about the new season of Top Chef? So are we, especially as this season will be unlike any other! While this year's jury of chefs includes Philippe Etchebest, Glenn Viel, Paul Pairet, Hélène Darroze and Stéphanie Le Quellec, and a Michelin star could be awarded in the final, season 16 of Top Chef could well hold other surprises in store...

For example, for the first time in its history, Top Chef will feature... a couple of chefs! They are Philippine Jaillet, 30, who trained as a pastry chef with Pierre Hermé, and Charles Neyers, 32, who both work at Le Boréal restaurant in Paris. "She met Charles when he came to lunch at the restaurant where she worked, and it was love at first sight. A year later, they started working together and have been sharing the same restaurant ever since," says the chain's press release.

The 14 candidates of Top Chef 2025:

  • Philippine Jaillet & Charles Neyers, chefs at Le Boréal, Paris
  • Claudio Semedo Borges, chef at 19.20 du Prince de Galles in Paris (ex-L'Oiseau Blanc, Epicure, Les Climats)
  • Quentin Mauro, chef at Bonhomie restaurant, Paris
  • Esteban Salazar, chef at Datsha restaurant in Paris
  • Charlie Anne, chef from Normandy, ex-DavidToutain, Le Gabriel , Paris
  • Kilian Franceschi, private chef at Koeur in Paris
  • Sean Gabbiani, chef at residences in Paris
  • Noémie Cadre, chef at Caravane Palace in Rennes (35)
  • Steven Thiebault Pellegrino, chef-co-owner of Leptine restaurant, Lyon (69)
  • Margaux Elie, owner-chef at L'Auberge du Boisné in Villebois-Lavalette (16)
  • Grégoire Touchard, home chef, ex-La Villa Madie in Cassis (13)
  • Rémi Blanpoil, home chef in Landes (40)
  • Noé Pellet, chef in Belgium

This season promises, once again, to set gourmets' hearts aflutter, with talents from diverse backgrounds, all driven by the same passion for gastronomy and the desire to stand out from the crowd. So, who do you think will win the Top Chef 2025 title?

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Top Chef returns to M6 for a 16th season packed with new features. Starting on March 26, 2025, 14 candidates will compete under the watchful eye of five renowned chefs: Hélène Darroze, Stéphanie Le Quellec, Philippe Etchebest, Paul Pairet and Glenn Viel. This year's competition features a unique partnership with the Michelin Guide, offering the winner the chance to earn a prestigious star. [Read more]

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On March 26, 2025

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