The Next Season of ‘Top Chef' Heads to the Carolinas
Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, and Kristen Kish will be in the Carolinas this summer. David Moir/Bravo via Getty Images
Top Chef host Kristen Kish and judges Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons will be in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Greenville, South Carolina, this summer to film season 23 of the cooking competition show.
The recent announcement was made in partnership with the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority and Visit Greenville SC. In the press release, Senior Vice President for NBCUniversal, Ryan Flynn, says, 'We're excited to return to the South for Top Chef Carolinas. Charlotte and Greenville are perfect chefs' playgrounds fueled by exceptional local ingredients, bold flavors, a strong agricultural foundation, stunning natural landscapes, and the warm, genuine hospitality the South is known for.'
This exciting news also comes on the heels of the announcement that Greenville will host the 2025 Michelin Guide ceremony for the American South. Greenville has been making culinary strides in recent years, including taking home a James Beard Award and marking the 20th anniversary of its signature food festival, Euphoria.
This isn't the first time the Top Chef crew has focused on the Carolinas — in 2016, they filmed the 14th season in Charleston, South Carolina, with then-host Padma Lakshmi dining her way through the Lowcountry.
If you live in Charlotte or Greenville, the best place to stalk the cheftestants is usually your nearest Whole Foods, as the chefs shop there before most of the competitions.
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