Chef Lignac is also TV presenter for culinary programs on the French television channel M6, and signed a series of more than 40 cookbooks which sold over 3 million copies.

[citation needed] After an apprenticeship in his native region of Aveyron in Southwestern France, Cyril Lignac made his way to Paris in 2000 to work in the kitchen of L'Arpège, the restaurant of chef Alain Passard.

He honed his skills alongside brothers Jacques and Laurent Pourcel at La Maison Blancheand Le Jardin des Sens.

He became a media figure by participating in several programs broadcast on M6 channel: Cyril Lignac has published about forty cookbooks, including Génération Chef, Cuisine Attitude, or Le Chardenoux, edited by Hachette Pratique.

At spring 2012, he signed a Best of in collaboration with Alain Ducasse edition and in September 2012 Le Chardenoux des Près.