Top Chef
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Top Chef is an American reality competition television series which premiered on Bravo in March 2006. The show features chefs competing against each other in culinary challenges. The contestants 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. The show is produced by Magical Elves Productions, the company that created Project Runway.[1]
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 21 |
No. of episodes | 303 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 42 minutes |
Production company | Magical Elves Productions |
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Network | Bravo |
Release | March 8, 2006 (2006-03-08) – present |
The success of the show has resulted in multiple spin-offs, such as Top Chef Masters, Top Chef: Just Desserts, Top Chef Junior, Top Chef Amateurs, and Top Chef Family Style, as well as Spanish-language spin-offs, including Top Chef Estrellas [es] and Top Chef VIP. Numerous international adaptations of the show have also been produced.
The twenty-first season, Top Chef: Wisconsin, premiered on March 20, 2024.[2] The series has been renewed for a twenty-second season.[3]