“Completely disgusting”: Philippe Etchebest discovers a dump behind a restaurant in Kitchen Nightmares, disgusted Internet users (ZAPTV)

This Thursday, July 4, 2024, Kitchen nightmare took place in Sallèles-d’Aude in Occitanie. Joanne and her partner welcomed Philippe Etchebest into their restaurant with a guinguette atmosphere. But behind the walls was a dump that stunned the chef and the viewers.

Philippe Etchebest, a true icon of cooking shows on M6, made his mark by taking the reins of Kitchen nightmare from its television debut in 2011. Initially skeptical about joining the program, he was contacted by the production team who were looking for chefs to embody the show’s innovative concept. In a recent interview on the podcast At the table withPhilippe Etchebest shared his first mixed impressions: “It came about through a phone call from production, who were casting chefs to see if they might be interested or not. It turns out I wasn’t interested. I wasn’t interested because I didn’t like the approach, how they explained it.”

Despite his initial doubts, Philippe Etchebest quickly seized the opportunity touse his passion for cooking and his expertise to help struggling restaurateurs across France. His frank and direct approach, combined with his undeniable culinary talent, has made him a central player in the show, which continues to attract viewers passionate about gastronomy. For the new episode of this Thursday, July 4, 2024, the chef has once again struck hard.

“When you accumulate sh*t, it’s complicated to catch up.”

Philippe Etchebest went to Sallèles-d’Aude, in Occitanie, to Joanne’s restaurant, which she runs with her partner, who is in charge of the dining room. The idyllic location immediately plunged the chef into a guinguette spirit. But discovering the little corners of the restaurant, he was amazed… Arriving at the back of the restaurant, where a second fridge is stored, he discovers many other things to his great surprise: a washing machine, a barbecue, a mattress, parasols and other objects were stored there. “Does that also give a discharge?”said Philippe Etchebest, adding: “It’s like cleaning, when you accumulate sh*t, it’s complicated to catch up.” An observation shared by Internet users. “F**k the dump”, “It’s downright disgusting”, “It looks a bit like a dump”they wrote on X. As a result, Philippe Etchebest started cleaning up, before going to… the dump, obviously.