'Top Chef' Season 22 trailer: Ultimate culinary showdown heads to Canada
The Emmy, James Beard, and Critics Choice Award-winning show, produced by Magical Elves, Top Chef, heads to Canada for Season 22, where 15 rising star chefs compete in the ultimate culinary competition. The season's host is Kristen Kish, working alongside head judge Tom Colicchio and judge Gail Simmons, who is Canadian.
The winner will take home the $250,000 grand prize, provided by Saratoga Spring Water, the official water of Top Chef; Delta SkyMiles Diamond Medallion Status, and a $125,000 flight credit to spend on travel with Delta Air Lines. They will also get a feature in Food & Wine magazine and an appearance at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen.
Additionally, for the first time in the show's history, the Season 22 winner will headline their own dinner at the James Beard House in New York and will have the opportunity to present at The James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards in Chicago. There is also $150,000 up for grabs throughout the competition through Quickfire Challenges and Elimination Challenges.
The Season 22 contestants are:
● Anna 'Anya' El-Watter – San Francisco, CA
● Paula Endara – Lexington, KY
● Tristen Epps – Houston, TX
● Corwin Hemming – Brooklyn, NY
● Katianna Hong – Los Angeles, CA
● Lana Lagomarsini – Harlem, NY
● Henry Lu – Houston, TX
● Vincenzo Loseto – St. Helena, CA
● Zubair Mohjir – Chicago, IL
● César Murillo – Chicago, IL
● Massimo Piedimonte – Montreal, QC
● Bailey Sullivan – Chicago, IL
● Kat Turner – Los Angeles, CA
● Shuai Wang – North Charleston, SC
● Mimi Weissenborn – Portland, ME
Yeah, this is beautiful.
So how are you guys enjoying your time on Top Chef?
Yeah.
Top Chef is back.
Let's go.
15 rising star chefs have come to Canada.
To compete in the ultimate culinary showdown, poutine, poutine.
I've never eaten so much poutine before.
Yes, girl, they're here to fight for the biggest prize ever.
Over half a million dollars up for grabs.
A lot of dough on the line, right?
I was nominated for rising chef of the Year.
Uh, Indian household is kind of like Talladega Nights.
If you're not first you are last.
I was the only female chef in cuisine of a 3 Michelin star in the US.
I can fry chicken and I can make a torsion of foie gras.
My job's not done until I win Top Chef.
Beautiful.
A lot of love in this dish.
It gives you these little pops of like brightness.
I love the heart behind it to execute something like that is unbelievable at this stage of the competition.
I get grumpy when the food's not so good.
I'm not grumpy right now.
Nailed it.
You want to hang out with me?
Is this thing moving?
We opened please welcome today's guest judge, Michael Cera.
Hi Huy Johnson, what's up y'all?
Daniel, already they're dropping the D bomb.
What the laser.
Shall we do a triple axel?
I'm gonna do what you guys are doing since I'm a guest.
Glad we got to come to another part of Canada.
It's gorgeous.
Two torches better than 1.
Let's hope that doesn't leave you in a pickle.
Hey.
You know, at some point we all decided that we wanted to be chefs.
I am I missing one?
Oh my God.
And it's long hours, but it's all worth it.
I sweating my ass off.
Something burning, hovering.
Let me do my thing.
Don't bother me.
I have a little bit of an ego.
The Top Chef kitchen is not the place to work out your baggage.
Flex you, don't flex other people's accomplishments.
The next top chef is.
Can I compete?
Yes, go, Tom.
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