He told Ramsay that Josh's risotto was undercooked. When Josh struggled with getting one of the cleaning machines to work, he snarkily told him that it did not run on solar energy and it needed to be plugged in. On episode 8, Jean-Philippe showed Bonnie, Rock, and Josh what needed to be cleaned in the dining room as part of their punishment.On episode 5, Jean-Philippe was told by Francisco the Party Planner that the newlywed's parents were not served, but he did not want Francisco to bug him, so he told him to go talk about it with Ramsay himself.Ramsay wondered where he was, and later, he was asked by the latter if he was trying to lose his virginity. On episode 7, Jean-Philippe visited a twelve-top table that had a bachelorette party, and was a little bit embarrassed when he saw women's underwear being given out as gifts.On episode 6, after Ramsay told Jean-Philippe to take the lamb off the menu because of Sara's disastrous performance, Jean-Philippe himself has reached his limit and went off for a drink, stating that he "has had enough.".On episode 10, when Jean-Philippe was talking with Ralph about his restaurant, Ralph kept calling him "Jean-Pierre", which made him threaten to kill the latter, much to his extreme annoyance.He was also seen waiting on the final three's loved ones. However, Ramsay kicked him out as he had a dining room to run. On episode 9, Jean-Philippe went into the kitchen to give Jessica a pep talk, telling her to believe in her team.This customer told him he had a Doctorate in Music from the USC, and Jean-Philippe was assaulted by him with his index finger. On episode 2, a table of customers ordered pizza because they were tired of the long wait, but when Jean-Philippe told that they were not allowed to, that led to an argument between him and a very rude customer.
In October 2001, he moved to the Middle East to work with Ramsay as the manager of Verre at the Hilton Dubai Creek.
His experience in Michelin-starred restaurants broadened when he moved to the United States to work in many restaurants such as New York's La Panetiere, Danube, and Daniel's. Jean-Philippe joined Ramsay in 1995 in Ramsay's restaurant Aubergine.