A woman from Lyon in the running for the next season of Top Chef

At 28 years old, Viviana Pisacane is preparing to take on a new challenge by participating in season 17 of this famous television cooking competition, broadcast on M6. At the helm of her own French-Italian gourmet restaurant, the chef intends to fly the flag for Lyon among the 16 contestants competing for the €100,000 prize money awarded to the winner.

Photos by Thomas Padilla