Alexia Duchene, who joined Top Chef France at the age of 23, is the youngest chef to have competed since the start of the show.

After studying in Paris, Duchene began working with Greg Marchand in London at the Frenchie Covent Garden, and continued his career at the Studio, a Michelin-starred restaurant in Copenhagen, then at Noma and AOC in the following years.

She returned to France and worked at the ephemeral and Nordic restaurant Paris Pop Up in Cannes and Arles.

Alexia, whose career is legendary despite her young age, published her first cookbook “La cuisine d’Alexia / Alexia’s Kitchen” in October 2020.