Last June, the communication of the 5-star hotel had indeed announced that Jean Imbert succeeded Alain Ducasse “en as Head of the kitchens of the entire Hotel“. A heavy responsibility in which the 40-year-old chef once again excelled. His coming will in any case be expected by viewers since he had not appeared in Top chef since 2014.
It’s not the only event this season. At the end of August, the public learned that Michel Sarran, who had been present for seven years, would not be back. He was in fact dismissed in order to make way for Glenn Viel, who will be in command of the yellow brigade. “When I found out, it made my heart ache. It was a bit violent. I was not excpecting that at all“, had declared the chief to the casting of Here everything starts with the Parisian after learning he was dismissed.
“A jury changes. There have already been nine different jurors who have played Top Chef. Michel Sarran was with us for seven years. We thought it was important to move forward and come up with a new way of judging these talented young people.“, replied Thomas Valentin, director of programs for M6, at the microphone of Indulge (RTL).