Top Chef

6.8/10200642mReturning Series23 Seasons · 342 Episodes

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An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry with one or more contestants eliminated in each episode.

Released: Mar 8, 2006

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Seasons

San Francisco

12 episodes

Los Angeles

13 episodes

Top Cast

Tom Colicchio

Self - Head Judge

Gail Simmons

Self - Judge

Kristen Kish

Self - Host

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