Stéphanie Le Quellec
Stéphanie Le Quellec | |
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| Born | Stéphanie Lecocq December 6, 1981 Enghien-les-Bains, France |
| Occupation | Chef |
| Known for | Two Michelin stars, Winner of Top Chef (season 2) |
Stéphanie Le Quellec, née Lecocq (born December 6, 1981, in Enghien-les-Bains, France), is a distinguished chef recognized for holding two Michelin stars and for winning the second season of Top Chef on M6 in 2011. She is among a select group of female chefs who have achieved the distinction of two Michelin stars.
Biography
Growing up in Enghien-les-Bains within a family passionate about culinary arts, Le Quellec developed an early interest in cooking. She completed her BTS diploma at the Albert-de-Mun hospitality school in Paris by the age of 19. Her professional journey began in 2001 at Le Cinq, located in the Four Seasons Hotel George V, where she met her spouse and fellow chef David Le Quellec. Together, they have three children. By 2006, she had progressed to the position of sous-chef under the guidance of Eric Briffard.
Le Quellec took on the role of head chef at La Scène in Paris’s Prince de Galles hotel in 2013. During her tenure there, she obtained her first Michelin star in 2014 and was awarded a second star in early 2019 before leaving the establishment shortly thereafter. On October 9, 2019, she inaugurated her own restaurant named La Scène on Matignon Street in Paris, which earned two Michelin stars by January 2020.
Her media presence includes winning Top Chef in 2011 and participating in the 2017 M6 short film Ma Mère cuisine mieux que la tienne !.
References
- Best of Stéphanie Le Quellec, Ducasse Editions, 2015, ISBN 978-2841237869