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Top Chefis turning up the heat for season 20!
For the first time in its history, Bravo’s Emmy-winning series will bring together 16 all-star cheftestants from across the globe to battle it out for the ultimate title in a World All-Stars edition of the culinary competition.
The competitors will be chosen from the original U.S. series and its 29 international versions (France, Canada, the Middle East, and Brazil, to name a few). And though they’ve yet to be announced, the network promises the cast will be made up of “the most talented, creative and decorated chefs who have competed in their respective countries' versions of the series,” including previous winners and finalists.
With an international cast comes an international setting. The show will be filmed in London, England, makingTop ChefWorld All-Stars the first-ever season of Bravo’sTop Chefto be shot entirely overseas.
“I’m pleased thatTop Chefhas chosen London for its first ever season outside of the U.S.,” said Victoria Prentis, the U.K. government’s food minister. “We’re rightly proud of our exceptional food and drink produced here in the U.K. From Scottish salmon and Welsh lamb to Northern Irish beef and English sparkling wine, our food and drink is recognized at home and abroad for its great taste and high quality. As the U.K.’s largest manufacturing sector, the passion, traditions and expertise of our food and drink industry make the U.K. a fantastic choice for the culinary competition series.”
Top ChefWorld All Stars will is expected to debut in 2023.
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Meanwhile, the series — which debuted in 2006 — is currently up for 6Emmy awardsincluding outstanding competition program, outstanding host, and outstanding casting.Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen, its streaming series, was also nominated for outstanding short form non-fiction or reality series.
Winners will be announced this September.
source: people.com
