What to expect:
The chefs pick an ingredient from the pantry and are tasked with preparing a dish while also incorporating the judges’ surprise ingredients; for the Elimination Challenge, the chefs prepare dishes that highlight Canada’s five diverse regions.
Preview:
Top Chef is back! Fifteen rising star chefs have come to Canada to compete in the ultimate culinary showdown. Join host Kristen Kish, head judge Tom Colicchio, and perennial judge Gail Simmons on another culinary adventure!
In case you missed it:
Here are the Cheftestants competing for title of Top Chef …
- Anna “Anya” El-Wattar, Chef at Birch & Rye (San Francisco, CA)
- Paula Endara, Executive Chef at Granddam & Lost Palm (Lexington, KY)
- Tristen Epps, Chef/Owner at Epps & Flows Culinary (Houston, TX)
- Corwin Hemming, Private and Pop-up Chef (Brooklyn, NY)
- Katianna Hong, Chef/Owner of Yangban (Los Angeles, CA )
- Lana Lagomarsini, Chef/Owner of Lana Cooks (Harlem, NY)
- Henry Lu, Chef/Owner at JŪN and byKIN (Houston, TX)
- Vincenzo Loseto, Chef de Cuisine at Press Restaurant (Napa, CA)
- Zubair Mohjir, Founder/Executive Chef at Lilac Tiger, Coach House, and Mirra
(Chicago, IL) - César Murillo, Executive Chef at North Pond (Chicago, IL)
- Massimo Piedimonte, Chef/Owner at Cabaret l’Enfer (Montréal, Quebec)
- Bailey Sullivan, Chef Di Cucina Monteverde (Chicago, IL)
- Kat Turner, Executive Chef/Partner at Highly Likely (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)
*Taste of Reality is heading to Charleston in May. We are hoping to eat at one of Shuai Wang’s restaurants, so keep an eye on him. We’ll try to order the dishes y’all are most curious about when we are there!*
