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Top Chef
Season 22 celebrates Canadian culinary traditions with Michelin-starred guests. - Bravo announced the new season via Instagram, featuring iconic Toronto locations.
- The show has a successful legacy and could premiere in March 2025.
Bravo announced this week that the new season of Top Chef it's much colder The chain decided that, for season 22, the competition will celebrate Canada's culture and culinary traditions. The change mirrors what happened in past seasons, when the competition took place in Wisconsin and London. The new season does not yet have a release date.
The announcement was made through an Instagram post in which Top Chef judges Kristen Kish, Tom Colicchio i Gail Simmons they were seen having a FaceTime chat. Simmons goes outside and suddenly reveals Toronto's CN Tower in the background to reveal the location of season 22. Not surprisingly, the new season will feature Canada's top Michelin-starred chefs, restaurateurs, mixologists and winemakers, but Bravo has yet to announce which of them will star guest of the contest.
In an official statement, Destination Canada's Senior Vice President of Marketing Strategy and Chief Marketing Officer Gloria Lore celebrated the fact that the reality competition is heading north and teased the kind of events viewers can expect to see:
“Canada's culinary identity is rooted in our vast geography, the rhythm of our seasons, and the culture and traditions of our communities; it does include maple syrup and more. We're excited to see it unfold through the judges, challenges and contestants' experiences and surprise viewers along the way.”
'Top Chef' continues a legacy of success in Canada
Top Chef has been one of Bravo's consistent top performers since its premiere in 2006. The format is already pretty well-known: contestants demonstrate their cooking skills in timely competitions that test their ability to cook under pressurejust like it's done in real-world restaurant kitchens and that we can also see in acclaimed TV series like The bear.
The show has had a number of spin-offs throughout its run, however Changing the location of the competition is a recent strategy that has only appeared in recent seasons. Not coincidentally, the new season will heat up the culinary scene in different parts of Canada and highlight recipes that viewers outside of Canada may not know about. The contestants for the new season have also not been revealed.
Bravo has not selected a release date for Top Chef, but season 22 will likely premiere in March just like previous seasons. Stay tuned to Collider for more news on the reality competition as soon as it's announced.
Top Chef
A reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of food and wine experts, with one or more contestants eliminated in each episode.
- Publication date
- March 8, 2006
- chastity
- Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio
- seasons
- 21
Top Chef is available to stream on Peacock in the US
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