A chef who has visited the Élysée, a cult rapper crazy about good food and a popular actress gathered in a country house: the new issue of has all the makings of a highly anticipated dinner. This Sunday, France 2 follows Guillaume Gomez, JoeyStarr and Alice Taglioni for a weekend.
Frédéric Lopez’s show, launched in 2022 on France 2, offers three guests the opportunity to share a real Sunday in the countryside: isolated house, activities in the garden, long discussions far from the sets. To open season 5, the channel is banking on a trio where cooking plays a central role.
A Sunday in the countryside on France 2: a very tasty return
This new number will be broadcast on August 30, 2026 at the end of the afternoon on France 2, for the return of . Produced by Yumé Production, the show has established itself as a warm Sunday break where we take the time to tell the story of our lives without the constraints of a clock.
In this large house lost in the middle of the fields, guests arrive with their memories, share activities, cooking and meals. For this revival, chef Guillaume Gomez, rapper-comedian JoeyStarr and actress Alice Taglioni will confront their journeys, their successes and their injuries around the table and the stove.
Guillaume Gomez: from the Élysée to gourmet secrets
Former chef of the kitchens of the Élysée, Guillaume Gomez joined the Palace in 1997 and directed the presidential kitchens from 2013 to 2021. For nearly twenty-five years, he imagined official meals, diplomatic lunches and state dinners for Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy, François Hollande then Emmanuel Macron.
Since leaving the kitchen, he has acted as personal representative of the President of the Republic for gastronomy, food and the culinary arts. In the countryside, he returns to this rare journey and, according to Food et Sens, even evokes the favorite dishes of the Presidents of the Republic, while remaining discreet about their private habits.
JoeyStarr, Alice Taglioni and cooking as common ground
In front of him, JoeyStarr arrives with his story as a historic NTM rapper, an actor, but also a claimed lover of cooking and good restaurants. In the show, Didier Morville looks back on his NTM years, his reconversion to cinema, a complex childhood and a difficult relationship with his mother, themes already announced.
Third voice this weekend, Alice Taglioni retraces her television debut in the 1990s and then her move to French cinema. As Food et Sens points out, discussions often continue in the kitchen, while preparing dinner, or in the attic of the house.
When is A Sunday in the Country with Guillaume Gomez and JoeyStarr?
The episode is scheduled for Sunday August 30, 2026, late in the afternoon on France 2.
Who are the guests in this episode on France 2?
Frédéric Lopez receives Guillaume Gomez, JoeyStarr as well as film actress Alice Taglioni.
Why is this episode about cooking so much?
It brings together a former chef of the Élysée and a rapper very passionate about gastronomy.
Sources
- Telestar
“A Sunday in the countryside back in France 2 Joeystarr and Guillaume Gomez will be the guests of Frederic Lopez from August 30”
