Top Chef is heading to Canada for its 22nd season.
Returning for her sophomore is Kristen Kish, will be joined by judges Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons. Fifteen chefs will compete for the title ofย Top Chef while the other fourteen will have to ‘pack their knives and go.’
Prepare for a TASTE of the local food scene of Canada, including Toronto, Calgary, Montreal, and Prince Edward Island.
The Cheftestants:
- Anna โAnyaโ El-Wattar, Chef at Birch & Ryeย (San Francisco, CA)
- Paula Endara, Executive Chef at Granddam & Lost Palm (Lexington, KY)
- Tristen Epps, Chef/Owner at Epps & Flows Culinaryย (Houston, TX)
- Corwin Hemming, Private and Pop-up Chefย (Brooklyn, NY)
- Katianna Hong, Chef/Owner of Yangban (Los Angeles, CAย )
- Lana Lagomarsini, Chef/Owner of Lana Cooks (Harlem, NY)
- Henry Lu, Chef/Owner at JลชN and byKINย (Houston, TX)
- Vincenzo Loseto, Chef de Cuisine at Press Restaurant (Napa, CA)
- Zubair Mohjir, Founder/Executive Chef at Lilac Tiger, Coach House, and Mirraย
(Chicago, IL) - Cรฉsar Murillo, Executive Chef at North Pond (Chicago, IL)ย
- Massimoย Piedimonte, Chef/Owner at Cabaret lโEnfer (Montrรฉal, Quebec)
- Bailey Sullivan, Chef Di Cucina Monteverde (Chicago, IL)
- Kat Turner, Executive Chef/Partner at Highly Likelyย (Los Angeles, CA)
- Shuai Wang, Chef/Owner at Jackrabbit Filly & King BBQ (North Charleston, SC)
- Mimi Weissenborn, Executive Chef at Sur Lie, Gather & Catface Cafe (Portland, ME)
Also appearing on Top Chef Canada …
Past winners, finalists, and favorites fromย Top Chefย will make cameos, according to BravoTV.com. That includes Richard Blais, Sara Bradley, Nina Compton, Danny Garcia, Ali Ghzawi, Gregory Gourdet, Nicole Gomes, Buddha Lo, Dale McKay, and Spike Mendelsohn.ย
They’ll be joined by a rotating team of judges for Season 22 include Andrea Aprea, Denia Baltzer, Daniel Boulud, Jeremy Charles, Ilona Daniel, Greg Tarzan Davis, Connie DeSousa, Wylie Dufresne, Sheila Flaherty, Eden Grinshpan, Brenda Holder, Punkie Johnson, Jet Lee, Susur Lee, Hunter Lewis, Tracy Little, Antonio Park, Clare Reichenbach, Amy Schnieder, Dwight Smith, Clare Smyth, Mattea Roach, Paul Rogalski, David Zilber, and Janet Zuccarini.ย
Season 22 of Top Chef premiersย Thursday, March 13 from 9โ10:15 p.m.ย
