Can’t wait for the new season of Bravo’s Top Chef? Well, we have a tasty first look photo of host Kristen Kish, head judge Tom Colicchio, and perennial judge Gail Simmons as filming for Season 23 officially kicked off this week.Â
The behind-the-scenes photo of the trio shows them hard at work on the new season of the Bravo show. “Our judges and host are back in the Top Chef kitchen!” the caption for the photo, shared to the official Bravo’s Top Chef Instagram feed, reads. “Season 23 has kicked off filming this week, and we’re so excited to be in the Carolinas!”
As previously announced in July, the upcoming Top Chef Season 23 “will be centered in the emerging and diverse culinary hub of Charlotte, North Carolina, with several episodes in Greenville, South Carolina. “
More details on Season 23 of Top Chef
The same announcement back in July also offered up a few other delightfully delicious details about the upcoming new season of Top Chef.
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“This season will showcase the finest in southern hospitality, embracing the rich history, agriculture, and outdoors, as a new batch of accomplished and renowned chefs vie for the ultimate Top Chef title,” according to the announcement for Season 23 from earlier this summer. “With the region’s freshest ingredients at their fingertips and high stakes on the line, the chefs will have to cook their best as they battle through Quickfire and Elimination Challenges designed to put their skills, creativity, and knowledge to the test.
The Top Chef judges reveal set secrets
In an interview with The Daily Dish earlier this year, the trio of judges shared some secrets of what they eat while on set while filming a season of Top Chef. As it turns out, they “eat copious amounts of candy,” according to Tom.
Gail went on to share that she usually goes for “whatever Kristen gives us.” Kristen then revealed that her go-tos include “just gummy, chewy, sour. Delicious things.”
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When can you watch Top Chef Season 23 premiere on Bravo?
Top Chef Season 23 will premiere on Bravo next year in 2026 with Kristen, Gail. and Tom at the judges’ table as a crop of cheftestants battle it out for culinary supremacy and the title of, well, Top Chef.
You can watch Top Chef on Bravo and Peacock. And in the meantime, celebrate Season 22’s Emmys nominations.
