The key facts

  • Chefs in boxing gloves coached amateurs for 20 minutes as they cooked a soufflé omelette
  • The entries were judged by well-known chefs, including Éric Fréchon
  • Patricia Mathon won, admitting that she rarely cooks

A culinary duel in boxing gloves

At a gastronomic festival in the French Alps, professional chefs swapped roles with amateurs: wearing boxing gloves, they could not cook themselves and could only give advice. Over 20 minutes, their amateur teams had to prepare a soufflé omelette.

Scores and the winner

The contest was judged by well-known chefs, among them Éric Fréchon. Despite a few burnt frying pans, he highly praised the participants' results. Victory ultimately went to Patricia Mathon, who, by her own admission, rarely cooks.