Meeting with Chef Hélène DARROZE on the occasion of Women’s Day. At 35, she has just obtained her second star. They are only two in France to have obtained it. The world of gourmet cuisine is very masculine. Hélène Darroze also studied business, which allows her to manage her business. It evokes financial difficulties but also the anguish of having to maintain excellence without weakening.
Sonia Devillers interviews the starred chef Hélène Darroze on the show Top Chef in which she has been participating for a few years. The latter explains the involvement of the chefs and their role in the show.
In Langon, Claude DARROZE, uncle of Hélène Darroze, will sell at auction the bottles of the cellar inherited from his father, unmarketable in restaurant because too expensive. Jean-Charles DARROZE, son of Claude, is waiting to travel to make his own cooking. Finally, in Roquefort, Marc DARROZE, Hélène’s brother, selects and markets Armagnac.
Hélène DARROZE evokes the obtaining of her first star and the recognition that it brings for a woman who started her career as a chef late. She also talks about her father, a cook too, and her discreet support.
Hélène Darroze opens her second restaurant in England in the London palace The Connaught. Her second in command Alex DILLING talks about working with her. The multiplication of Hélène Darroze’s activities means that she cooks less and less. She has become a businesswoman and is mainly involved in the creation of the card; She creates the new dishes.
A 29 ans, et seulement après deux ans derrière les fourneaux, Hélène Darroze de Villeneuve de Marsan, a été élue jeune chef de l'année en Aquitaine, par le Gault et Millau. Elle mise beaucoup sur la qualité de ses produits, sur la minutie de son travail et ses cuissons. Ses plats sont orientés par ses souvenirs d'enfance, et par les recettes de ses grands parents.