Top Chef

Top Chef

French version of the reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry with one or more contestants eliminated in each episode.

Reality

Seasons

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2010-02-22

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2010-03-01

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2010-03-08

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2010-03-15

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2010-03-22

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2010-03-29

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2010-04-05

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2010-04-05

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2011-01-31

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2011-02-07

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2011-02-14

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2011-02-21

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2011-02-28

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2011-03-07

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2011-03-14

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2011-03-21

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2011-03-28

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2011-04-04

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2012-01-30

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2012-02-06

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2012-02-13

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2012-02-20

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2012-02-27

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2012-03-05

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2012-03-12

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2012-03-19

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2012-03-26

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2012-04-02

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 2012-04-09

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2013-02-04

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2013-02-11

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2013-02-18

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2013-02-25

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2013-03-04

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2013-03-11

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2013-03-18

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2013-03-25

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2013-04-01

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2013-04-08

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 2013-04-15

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 2013-04-22

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 2013-04-29

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 2013-05-06

15. Episode 15

Air Date: 2014-01-20

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2014-01-20

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2014-01-27

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2014-02-03

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2014-02-10

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2014-02-17

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2014-02-24

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2014-03-03

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2014-03-10

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2014-03-17

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2014-03-24

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 2014-03-31

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 2014-04-07

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 2014-04-14

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 2014-04-21

15. Episode 15

Air Date: 2014-04-28

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2015-01-26

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2015-02-02

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2015-02-09

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2015-02-16

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2015-02-23

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2015-03-02

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2015-03-09

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2015-03-16

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2015-03-23

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2015-03-30

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 2015-04-06

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 2015-04-13

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 2015-04-20

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2016-01-25

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2016-02-01

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2016-02-08

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2016-02-15

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2016-02-22

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2016-02-29

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2016-03-07

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2016-03-14

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2016-03-21

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2016-03-28

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 2016-04-04

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 2016-04-11

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 2016-04-18

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 2016-04-25

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2017-01-25

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2017-02-01

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2017-02-08

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2017-02-15

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2017-02-22

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2017-03-01

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2017-03-08

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2017-03-15

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2017-03-22

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2017-03-29

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 2017-04-05

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 2017-04-12

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 2017-04-19

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 2017-04-26

15. Episode 15

Air Date: 2017-05-03

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2018-01-31

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2018-02-07

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2018-02-14

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2018-02-21

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2018-02-28

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2018-03-07

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2018-03-14

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2018-03-21

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2018-03-28

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2018-04-04

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 2018-04-11

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 2018-04-18

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 2018-04-25

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 2018-05-02

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2019-02-06

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2019-02-13

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2019-02-20

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2019-02-27

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2019-03-06

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2019-03-13

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2019-03-20

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2019-03-27

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2019-04-03

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2019-04-10

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 2019-04-17

Episode 12

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 2019-04-24

Episode 13

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 2019-05-01

Episode 14

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 2019-05-08

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2020-02-19

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2020-02-26

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2020-03-04

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2020-03-11

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2020-03-18

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2020-03-25

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2020-04-01

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2020-04-08

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2020-04-15

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2020-04-22

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 2020-04-29

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 2020-05-06

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 2020-05-13

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 2020-05-20

15. Episode 15

Air Date: 2020-05-27

16. Episode 16

Air Date: 2020-06-03

17. Episode 17

Air Date: 2020-06-10

18. Episode 18

Air Date: 2020-06-17

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2021-02-10

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2021-02-17

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2021-02-24

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2021-03-03

Episode 5

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2021-03-10

Episode 6

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2021-03-17

Episode 7

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2021-03-24

Episode 8

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2021-04-01

Episode 9

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2021-04-07

Episode 10

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2021-04-14

Episode 11

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 2021-04-21

Episode 12

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 2021-04-28

Episode 13

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 2021-05-05

Episode 14

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 2021-05-12

Episode 15

15. Episode 15

Air Date: 2021-05-19

16. Episode 16

Air Date: 2021-05-26

17. Episode 17

Air Date: 2021-06-02

18. Episode 18

Air Date: 2021-06-09

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2022-02-16

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2022-02-23

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2022-03-02

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2022-03-09

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2022-03-16

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2022-03-23

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2022-03-30

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2022-04-06

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2022-04-13

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2022-04-21

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 2022-04-27

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 2022-05-04

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 2022-05-11

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 2022-05-18

15. Episode 15

Air Date: 2022-05-25

16. Episode 16

Air Date: 2022-06-01

17. Episode 17

Air Date: 2022-06-08

18. Episode 18

Air Date: 2022-06-15

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2023-03-01

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2023-03-08

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2023-03-15

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2023-03-22

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2023-03-29

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2023-04-05

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2023-04-12

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2023-04-19

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2023-04-26

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2023-05-03

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 2023-05-10

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 2023-05-17

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 2023-05-24

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 2023-05-31

15. Episode 15

Air Date: 2023-06-07

Episode 1

1. Episode 1

Air Date: 2024-03-13

Episode 2

2. Episode 2

Air Date: 2024-03-20

Episode 3

3. Episode 3

Air Date: 2024-03-27

Episode 4

4. Episode 4

Air Date: 2024-04-03

Episode 5

5. Episode 5

Air Date: 2024-04-10

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2024-04-17

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2024-04-24

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2024-05-01

9. Episode 9

Air Date: 2024-05-08

10. Episode 10

Air Date: 2024-05-15

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 2024-05-22

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 2024-05-29

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 2024-06-05

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 2024-06-12

15. Episode 15

Air Date: 2024-06-19

1. Épisode 1 : La quête de l'étoile

Air Date: 2025-03-26

2. Épisode 2 : La quête de l'étoile Part 2

Air Date: 2025-04-02

3. Épisode 3 : Trompe-moi si tu peux

Air Date: 2025-04-09

4. Épisode 4 : Goûtez-moi ce plat magique !

Air Date: 2025-04-16

5. Épisode 5 : Face à face avec les inspecteurs

Air Date: 2025-04-23

6. Episode 6

Air Date: 2025-04-30

7. Episode 7

Air Date: 2025-05-07

8. Episode 8

Air Date: 2025-05-14

9. Episode 9 : La guerre des Restos

Air Date: 2025-05-21

10. Episode 10 : Face à l'étoile suprême

Air Date: 2025-05-28

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 2025-06-04

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 2025-06-11

13. Épisode 13 : Les épreuves du feu

Air Date: 2025-06-18

Quarter Final

14. Episode 14 : La dernière Marche

Air Date: 2025-06-25

For the semi-final, it's the candidates themselves who set the rules of the game. It's all about strategy and creativity. The three semi-finalists have to propose a challenge to the other two, choosing a culinary theme that inspires them, but which could also destabilise their opponents.

1. Émission 1 :La comfort food à la montagne - Tignes Part 01&02

Air Date: 2026-03-04

2. La gastronomie de la plage - Le Touquet (Part 01&02)

Air Date: 2026-03-11

Freshly caught fish simply grilled, light salads, ice cream cones and gourmet doughnuts are just some of the treats you can enjoy at the beach. It's a playground that today's top chefs are increasingly investing in! They set up shop by the sea, keeping their dishes simple but adding their own boldness and gastronomy. This is the case for Alexandre Gauthier with his gourmet beachfront hut, where you can find seafood platters, fish and chips, sweet doughnuts... But also for Christopher Coutanceau in La Rochelle, Éric Frechon in Biarritz and Pierre Gagnaire in Châtelaillon Plage.

3. Émission 3 : Hommage à Paul Bocuse - Abbaye de Collonges (Part 01&02)

Air Date: 2026-03-18

Nicknamed the ‘pope of gastronomy’, Paul Bocuse reinvented French cuisine with a revolutionary idea: getting chefs out of their kitchens and into direct contact with diners. Carving dishes at the table, flambéing, and culinary sleight of hand: the chef thus became the star of a real show, much to the delight of diners! Today, the greatest chefs of the new generation are following suit: Jérôme Banctel, in his Parisian palace, or Jordi Roca… Chefs are “breaking down the wall” of their kitchens!

4. Émission 4 : Petits prix, grands plats ! - Marché de Puteaux (Part 01&02)

Air Date: 2026-03-25

These days, more and more Michelin-starred chefs are offering set menus for under 50 euros that are still truly gourmet! This week, Philippe Hardy, France’s most affordable Michelin-starred chef, and Cédric Burtin take the contestants to the heart of Puteaux market. They’ll have to create a starter and a main course featuring a protein, all on a tight budget, to prove that great dishes can be made on a shoestring.

5. Émission 5: les MOF - Cirque Jules Verne d’Amiens

Air Date: 2026-04-01

Technique, rigour, precision of movement… this week is all about excellence with the Meilleurs Ouvriers de France. As true guardians of French culinary expertise, they embody an ideal to which many chefs aspire: one day winning the prestigious blue, white and red badge. For this fifth week of the competition, the contestants will experience a true immersion in the world of the MOF competition. Off to the Cirque Jules Verne in Amiens, transformed for the occasion into a culinary arena where they will face a marathon of technical challenges.

6. Émission 6: The Restaurant War - Children's Menus

Air Date: 2026-04-08

With François-Régis Gaudry and Charles Patin O'Coohoon Top chefs know full well that children are the customers of tomorrow. To cultivate their palates from a young age, more and more fine-dining restaurants are now offering proper children’s menus. Gone are the days of endless nuggets and chips and simple half-portions of adult dishes: children are now entitled to creative, tasty and balanced meals, designed especially for them.

7. Émission 7: Who can beat France’s top pastry chefs?

Air Date: 2026-04-15

8. Émission 8 : spéciale surprises ! - Jardin d'Acclimatation

Air Date: 2026-04-22

Everyone knows it: top chefs love to surprise their guests! Behind every exceptional dish lies a story, an emotion, and sometimes even a genuine surprise. But the surprise doesn’t stop at unexpected combinations. Chefs also seek to evoke a powerful emotion during the tasting: that of a memory resurfacing, a Proustian madeleine that sends shivers down the spine. The contestants are heading to the Jardin d’Acclimatation for a day full of surprises. Surrounded by their loved ones and joined by chef Adrien Cachot, they begin by creating a dish brimming with emotion, in the style of a ‘Proustian madeleine’, before moving on to work with unexpected combinations featuring cauliflower, which they must pair either with chocolate or blueberries.

9. Émission 9 : produits ordinaires, plats extraordinaires

Air Date: 2026-04-29

10. Émission 10 : 24h dans un palace - The Peninsula Paris

Air Date: 2026-05-07

11. Episode 11

Air Date: 2026-05-13

Welcome to 24 hours dedicated to street food – gourmet, creative and accessible cuisine to enjoy on the go. It is within the culinary and cultural hall at the Saint-Ouen docks that the contestants will have to rise to the challenge: to reinvent street food and win over both the judges and the public. On this occasion, the two winners of the parallel competition will return and rejoin the competition alongside the remaining contestants. To support them, Fabien Ferré and Yoann Conte, the chefs from the parallel competition, as well as François-Régis Gaudry, Mina Soundiram and several leading food influencers, will be on hand to offer their insights and expertise. Food influenceurs invités: Monsieur Thomas, El Piex, Le guide ultime, Le Paris food Alex, Poopiblh, Le Paris d'Alexis, Le street foodist, Imperatrice Wu, Alix Grousset & Saskinax.

12. Episode 12

Air Date: 2026-05-20

13. Episode 13

Air Date: 2026-05-27

14. Episode 14

Air Date: 2026-06-03

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Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

2010-02-22

Episodes

237 (17 seasons)

Status

Returning Series

Cast

Production Companies

Studio 89 Productions

NBCUniversal

NBCUniversal