Where does Philippe Etchebest live? The chef talks about his farm in the provinces, “a place where we isolate ourselves”

Philippe Etchebest never stops. Between his restaurants in Bordeaux, his role as a juror in Top chef and its broadcasts such as Kitchen nightmare, it’s still on the grill. Especially since he is also a musician, he learned to play the drums and performs from time to time with his band Chef and the gang. The sidekick of Glenn Viel and Paul Pairet is also a great sportsman. He practiced boxing for 10 years and loves rugby.

A lover of the land, he leaves the capital as soon as he can to find his wife Dominique and his son Oscar-Louis (whom he adopted) in his little paradise completely lost in nature.

Philippe Etchebest and his secret farm in Dordogne

Philippe Etchebest lives every weekend in the region that is dear to him, in the heart of Bergeracois, in Dordogne (New Aquitaine region). “I am in Bordeaux, I do not live in Paris, I am in my region, I am at home“, indicated the 57-year-old chef in an interview for Konbini during confinement.

The Meilleur Ouvrier de France farm is located in a remote corner, far from the tumult of Paris and the media. He had also spent his entire confinement there at the height of the pandemic. “This is where I come all the time (…) Where I am, there’s no reception, there’s no one there. We cut ourselves off from the world, we stay with family in peace, it’s a place where we isolate ourselves“, he proudly said of his home away from prying eyes.

Philippe Etchebest is not the only show business personality to live far from the capital: ex-host Alessandra Sublet lives near Cannes, singer Julien Doré in the Cévennes and host Karine Ferri is in Brittany.

How does Philippe Etchebest keep busy on his farm?

Philippe Etchebest and his wife are two horse riding enthusiasts according to Geo. He is the owner of horses and two dogs according to Full Life. “I love animals, and the relationship we have with them, because they don’t cheat, they don’t lie” he confirmed in Geo. He doesn’t shun the house either. There’s even a room he spends most of his time in and no, it’s not the kitchen. “The living room is where I am most often. Because there is that, my drums, there is also the table football to play games with my son, the sofa for my TV match“. He loves listening to rock music, he even has an old stereo with a 33 rpm player. Old fashioned!