

Victoire is the creator and host of the cooking television programs "Il Tocco di Victoire" and "La Mia Africa" for Sky TV. She believes that food is a daily cure that can bring health and pleasure to taste. Victoire combines her love for Italian food with African cuisine and uses an infinite range of ingredients to showcase her passion for European and Congolese flavors and traditions. She has cooked her way through notable restaurants in Europe from Italy to France and served as a Sous Chef under star Michelin chef Marc Farellacci at restaurant L'Assassino. It was there she found her passion for food and switched gears. HOMETOWN: Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo CURRENT CITY OF RESIDENCE: Milan, Italy OCCUPATION/PROFESSION: Private Chef LAST SEASON: Finalist, Top Chef Italy Season 2īorn and raised in the Republic of the Congo, Victoire Gouloubi left her war-torn country and traveled to Italy to study law. In her free time, she loves to sing as much as she loves to cook. She is excited to compete on "Top Chef" World All-Stars and bring her native northern Thai cuisine to the world stage. She has an amazing palate and the ability to remember and recreate any dish.

She was the runner-up on season one of Top Chef Thailand and won Iron Chef Thailand twice.
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She has worked for over 15 years as a professional chef running the very popular Monkey's Kitchen and My Bistro restaurants in Chiang Mai. Born and raised in Chiang Mai, Thailand, May didn't have the money to go to culinary school so she taught herself by reading cookbooks. The name is a playful riff on her career journey to becoming a chef. May Phattanant Thongthong is the Executive Chef and Co-Partner at MAZE Dining, voted one of the Top 20 Bangkok restaurants by W magazine in 20.

HOMETOWN: Chiang Mai, Thailand CURRENT CITY OF RESIDENCE: Bangkok, Thailand OCCUPATION/PROFESSION: Executive Chef & Co-Partner, MAZE Dining LAST SEASON: Finalist, Top Chef Thailand Season 1
