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Tabata Mey
ActorBorn February 10, 1978 (48 years)
Tabata Mey, born Rainho Goncalves, is a Brazilian chef. Since 2024, she has been head chef at the restaurant Ombellule in Lyon, alongside her husband Ludovic Mey; the restaurant has held one Michelin star since 2025. Her previous restaurant, Les Apothicaires, had already been awarded a Michelin star.
Tabata Mey became known to the general public as Tabata Bonardi (her married name from her first marriage) during season 3 of Top Chef, broadcast on M6 in 2012, where she was a semi-finalist.
She was also “the first woman appointed by Paul Bocuse to head one of his establishments”.
Tabata Mey became known to the general public as Tabata Bonardi (her married name from her first marriage) during season 3 of Top Chef, broadcast on M6 in 2012, where she was a semi-finalist.
She was also “the first woman appointed by Paul Bocuse to head one of his establishments”.
Filmography
| 2010 | Top Chef (FR) (TV Series) · as Guest Chef |