Chef Jean Imbert accused of domestic violence: investigation into the great silence of his prestigious partners

Blackout. This is the strategy that has prevailed among restaurants associated with Jean Imbert since the withdrawal of the starred chef, the target of an investigation for domestic violence . The winner of Top Chef 2012, who had kept a low profile since the revelations in Elle magazine on April 23, broke his silence last week , announcing (in a short-lived story) to his half a million Instagram followers that he was "withdrawing from [his] establishments, while justice takes its course," "out of respect" for his colleagues.

In just a few years, Jean Imbert, whom Libé met for a portrait in 2015 , had become "the food symbol of the 'French touch' . " A "cooler Alain Ducasse,"