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Philippe Etchebest (born December 2, 1966, in Soissons, Aisne), is a chef and a French TV presenter. Since 2014, he has been the judge of Top Chef (seasons 6 to 10) and has presented such TV shows as Cauchemar en cuisine and Cauchemar à l'hôtel.

Biography
Born in Soissons (Aisne) to a Basque father, Philippe Etchebest grew up in the Ardennes department (in Haybes), where his mother is from, from 1970 to 1977. It was in 1977-1978 that his family moved to Bordeaux where his parents opened a restaurant. He lived with his parents in Villeneuve-sur-Lot for 2 years (from 1977 to 1979).

Philippe Etchebest is a former boxer and rugby union player. He played the 1986-1987 season of the French rugby union championship with the French club CA Bordeaux-Bègles Gironde.

He trained as a chef for four years at the restaurant "Clos Longchamps" of Hotel Le Méridien in Paris.

Career
Philippe Etchebest was named Meilleur Ouvrier de France (best worker in France) in 2000.

From 2001 to 2003, he managed the kitchen of the Chateau des Reynats, a prestigious establishment in the heart of the Périgord, cooking local dishes. The Michelin Guide awarded him his first star.

He got his second Michelin star in Saint-Émilion, Gironde, in 2008.

His signature dish is pan-fried foie gras on a ravioli pasta with seasonal mushrooms.

Television
Since 18 April 2011, he has presented Cauchemar en cuisine (kitchen nightmare) on the French TV channel M6. The programme was inspired by the British TV show Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares, in which the chef Gordon Ramsay helps struggling restaurant owners. The TV show followed on from the channel's first such attempt in 2005, Panique en cuisine. On 30 October 2013, he presented a new concept: Cauchemar à l'hôtel (hotel nightmare), where he helps hoteliers on the verge of bankruptcy.

Since November 2014, he has presented Objectif Top Chef on M6. This is a TV show where he crosses France in order to find the first apprentice cook who will participate in season 6 of the cooking show Top Chef.

Etchebest was part of the Top Chef panel on M6 from season 6 to season 10.

He first took part in the TV show Fort Boyard on the French channel "France 2" on 27 July 2013, and again on 1 July 2017.

In 2017, he took part in the TV show Les 40 ans du Puy du Fou: Les Animateurs font le Spectacle, in which he figures as a guard, a clergyman that catches fire, and a Viking in the performance Les Vikings.