Top Chef: Wisconsin
Season 21 of American television series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Top Chef: Wisconsin is the twenty-first season of the American reality television series Top Chef.[2] The season was filmed in Milwaukee, Madison, and Door County, Wisconsin, marking the series' first return to the Midwestern United States since Top Chef: Chicago.[2][3][4] The season finale was filmed aboard the MS Eurodam in the Caribbean, with a stop in Curaçao.[5] Top Chef: Seattle (Season 10) winner Kristen Kish replaces Padma Lakshmi as host, following Lakshmi's departure from the show after the previous season.[2] It premiered on March 20, 2024.[6][7] A new digital aftershow, titled The Dish with Kish, debuted alongside the returning Last Chance Kitchen web series.[5]
Top Chef: Wisconsin | |
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Season 21 | |
Hosted by | Kristen Kish |
Judges | Tom Colicchio Gail Simmons |
No. of contestants | 16 |
Location | Wisconsin |
No. of episodes | 14[1] |
Release | |
Original network | Bravo |
Original release | March 20, 2024 (2024-03-20) |
Season chronology | |
List of episodes |
This season introduced new rules to the competition.[7][8] Immunity from elimination was no longer awarded for winning Quickfire Challenges.[7] Instead, immunity could only be won through Elimination Challenges, making the winning chef safe in the next episode.[5][8] The contestants were given the opportunity to earn cash prizes at every Quickfire.[8] In addition, Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons joined Kish to judge the Quickfire Challenges during the latter half of the season, at which point, the chefs' Quickfire performances were factored into elimination decisions.[9]