Stéphanie LE QUELLEC
Chef : 2 restaurants
One of Stéphanie Le Quellec's greatest victories? More than ten years after winning the 2011 edition of "Top Chef", it's undoubtedly to have succeeded in shedding the (sometimes) cumbersome label of "reality TV chef" and simply being recognized for what she is, a talented professional.tiquette of "reality TV chef" and simply being recognized for what she is: a talented professional.
In fact, like the vast majority of those who have taken part in this competition, Stéphanie Le Quellec, née Lecocq, had a life before TV. In 1998, not yet 20, she was working with MOF Philippe Legendre at the George V. It was there that she met her future husband, David Le Quellec.
The couple left for Provence, David officiating at Faventia, the restaurant of the magnificent Terre Blanche Hôtel Spa, in Tourrettes, Var. Stéphanie put herself on hold to look after her first child, then she too joined Philippe Jourdin's teams, succeeding him in 2010, just a few months before accepting M6's offer.
This media exposure and her victory obviously boosted her popularity. Two years later, when she was chosen for the position of chef at the Prince of Wales, which had just reopened after a major renovation campaign, expectations were high, and the spotlight was on her.
However, it won't be until 2020, once she's settled in her home on Avenue Matignon, that this fighter will join our 4-Toques club, for her cuisine that is both luxurious and delicate. The story is just beginning, and in recent months her husband David has joined her, after several years in the kitchens of the Moulin-Rouge.
