Top Chef News

 
Bravo Media announced season 16 of "Top Chef" will premiere December 6th, with the all-new season heading to Kentucky! Padma Lakshmi returns to host, with head judge Tom Colicchio, Graham Elliot, Nilou Motamed and Gail Simmons.
 
"This season, 15 new talented chefs from cities big and small across the U.S. will compete for the sought-after title amid the unique culinary scenes in Louisville, Lexington and Lake Cumberland, before heading abroad for an epic finale showdown in Macau, China," says the Bravo press release.
 
The 15 chefs competing this season are:

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Top Chef will spend it's 6th season in.... wait for it.... KENTUCKY! Yup. Louisville, Lexington and Lake Cumberland to be specific. "Kentucky has a strong food identity and we know our incoming chefs will be inspired by the bourgeoning culinary scene, known for its innovative takes on Southern cuisine, melding flavors and use of Kentucky's agricultural bounty," adds Shari Levine (Executive Vice President, Current Production, Bravo Media.
 
Who knew that Kentucky would be a top destination for everything edible? Yet here we are, celebrating all that is to come on

Bravo Media's "Top Chef" heads to the Rocky Mountains in Colorado for Season 15 premiering December 7th.  Padma Lakshmi returns as host along with head judge Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons and Graham Elliot also at the judges table.
 
A new group of 15 diverse chefs from all over the country will battle for the coveted title "amid the breathtaking landscapes and thriving culinary scenes in Denver, Boulder, Telluride and Aspen," says Bravo's press release.
 
Season 15 of "Top Chef" returns with an epic culinary adventure premiering Thursday, December 7th at 10

Bravo Media's "Top Chef" returns for an unprecedented season 14 featuring new and returning "cheftestants." Bravo also announced three new partners; BMW of North America, Patrón Tequila and Secrets Resorts & Spas for the network's competition series.
 
"Top Chef" season 14 films in Charleston "for the ultimate challenge of old blood versus new as eight returning cheftestants vying for redemption, compete alongside eight esteemed chefs from across the country," says a Bravo press release.
 
Season 14 of "Top Chef" premieres tonight, December 1 at 10 pm ET on Bravo.
 
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Bravo Media's award-winning series, "Top Chef" is heading to the culinary hotspot of Charleston, South Carolina, for an epic season of old versus new. For season 14, 8 esteemed chef from across the country will unpack their knives, and compete alongside 8 "Top Chef" veterans from season past who never won the "Top Chef" title and are back for redemption.
 
The judges table in the upcoming season will include host Padma Lakshmi, head judge, Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, and new judge, Graham Elliot, a "Top Chef Masters" alum.
 
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