tv echo January 16 Share January 16 Top Chef got a PGA Awards nomination for Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television... PGA Awards Nominations: ‘Dune 2,’ ‘September 5’ and ‘Wicked’ Make the Cut, ‘Nickel Boys’ and ‘Sing Sing’ Snubbed By Clayton Davis Jan 16, 2025 https://variety.com/2025/film/awards/pga-awards-nominations-2025-1236272466/ Quote Producers will come together to raise awareness for the [Entertainment Community Fund], celebrate the nominees, and announce winners at the PGA Awards ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, at the Fairmont Century Plaza. * * * Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television • “The Amazing Race” (CBS) • “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (MTV) • “Top Chef” (Bravo) • “The Traitors” (Peacock) • “The Voice” (NBC) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8556550
CrazyInAlabama January 28 Share January 28 https://people.com/top-chef-season-22-heads-to-canada-watch-the-trailer-and-meet-the-cast-8781570 Season 22 cast, locations and trailer. 3 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8566053
dleighg January 28 Share January 28 ^The long-running Bravo show is taking its “cheftestants” to Canada in the latest season, which airs March 13. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8566123
hula-la January 28 Share January 28 (edited) I will continue to shout from the rooftops. Top Chef is travelling to at least one city outside of Toronto. Why is it that Top Chef Canada doesn’t do that? But, I’m excited that now we have the US Bravo station, we’ll get the extended, 1½ hour version of the show. Edited January 28 by hula-la Forgot to add the extended version 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8566133
Taeolas January 29 Share January 29 14 hours ago, hula-la said: I will continue to shout from the rooftops. Top Chef is travelling to at least one city outside of Toronto. Why is it that Top Chef Canada doesn’t do that? But, I’m excited that now we have the US Bravo station, we’ll get the extended, 1½ hour version of the show. I know, I heard that and saw the list of locations they are planning.... and immediately realized that in 1 season, Top Chef is going to see more of Canada than a dozen seasons of Top Chef Canada has seen. I guess McEwan isn't involved in the production of TopChef enough to force them to shop at his grocery store. :) 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8566546
tv echo January 29 Share January 29 (edited) Top Chef Season 22 premieres on March 13, 2025, at 9 pm ET, on Bravo... SNEAK PEEK: Your First Look at Top Chef Season 22 | Top Chef | Bravo Bravo Jan 28, 2025 Top Chef season 22: Meet the cast By Aman Datta Jan 29, 2025 https://www.soapcentral.com/shows/top-chef-season-22-meet-cast Quote ... Various chefs will visit Toronto, Calgary, Montreal, and Prince Edward Island to showcase Canada's diverse food heritage while competing for the esteemed Top Chef crown. New ‘Top Chef’ season will see a Portland star chef back to lend ‘guidance and expertise’ By Kristi Turnquist Jan. 28, 2025 https://www.oregonlive.com/entertainment/2025/01/new-top-chef-season-will-see-portland-star-chef-back-to-lend-guidance-and-expertise.html Quote In addition to [Gregory] Gourdet, other “Top Chef” veterans who will turn up in Season 22 include Richard Blais, Sara Bradley, Nina Compton, Danny Garcia, Ali Ghzawi, Nicole Gomes, Buddha Lo, Dale McKay and Spike Mendelsohn. ETA: Info is similar to what was posted above (which I didn't notice until after I posted my reply). Edited January 29 by tv echo 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8566669
Taeolas January 29 Share January 29 On a more positive note, I'm impressed that PEI actually hit their radar. It's our smallest province and doesn't really have the connections to the rest of the world like Calgary, Toronto and Montreal have. (Though it is a big Asian tourist destination due to Anne of Green Gables). When the Canadian Maritimes get international attention, it tends to be more focused on Halifax, and rarely on PEI or New Brunswick (or Cape Breton which would have been another great location for Top Chef to visit) 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8566709
Vermicious Knid January 30 Share January 30 And how many reference to Anne of Green Gables will they fit in? I am somewhat flummoxed by this because Top Chef Canada already exists. Will this have to be known as Top Chef US: Canada? 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8567742
Trey January 30 Share January 30 9 hours ago, Vermicious Knid said: am somewhat flummoxed by this because Top Chef Canada already exists. Will this have to be known as Top Chef US: Canada? That's how I've been picturing it - like we're the 51st state or something. 1 7 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8567900
Taeolas January 31 Share January 31 It's curious that some US Reality shows are coming to Canada. It doesn't happen often, but Top Chef is certainly a big one. IIRC, I think I heard one of the Bachelor-type shows did a season in Banff or Jasper. And the last season of Tough As Nails was done in Hamilton, Ontario with a US vs Canada friendly rivalry theme. It doesn't happen often, but that it happens is a bit curious. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8568619
CrazyInAlabama March 1 Share March 1 New season starts March 13, Thursday. 9 pm eastern, 8 pm central. Airing next day on Peacock. Season 22, Top Chef: Destination Canada. 8 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8594642
bosawks March 3 Share March 3 I am excited about Canada but what do we have to do to get a Philly season! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8596763
Taeolas March 3 Share March 3 Despite the current political climate, I am looking forward to seeing this season, and looking forward to the US show being more Canadian than Top Chef Canada. Hopefully Foodnetwork Canada (sorry Flavour Network now), will take a few lessons and be more willing to move the show around the country and not just stay in the GTA. 4 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8596875
Yeah No March 4 Share March 4 Wow, it's already been a year since last season premiered, I can hardly believe it. Not that I'm complaining, mind you! And I love that it's set in Canada this time! 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8597673
tv echo March 10 Share March 10 (edited) ‘Top Chef’ Judge Tom Colicchio Sets Table For Season 22 & What’s to Come Scott Fishman March 10, 2025 https://www.tvinsider.com/1179881/top-chef-tom-colicchio-kristen-kish-gail-simmons-season-22-bravo/ Quote What goes into how you choose a destination? Tom Colicchio: We’ve been all over the states, and there have been places we still have to go to, but for us it’s about partnerships. We’re looking into if the locale has enough locations we can use since we shoot on location than we do in a studio. So, that’s really important. We’re also looking for partners who can help us navigate wherever we are. Destination Canada has been great, so it made it really easy for us…Every season wherever we’re shooting, it’s almost like an additional contestant. It’s the backdrop for everything. Not only the locations, but the cities become the backdrop. So, this year will be fun as it’s Canada-centric. The visiting chef judges are Canada-centric too. I think what helps is we use a lot of local chefs who come on as guest judges. Some of the challenges that were more specific. * * * Do you think we’ll see another All-Stars season? Probably, at some point. We keep going. It’s very difficult to have a winners season, which everyone wants. A lot of the chefs can’t take seven weeks off for it. Most people don’t know these chefs are sequestered and not allowed to go out, TV or phones. Unless it’s a call for some specific reason we’re going to shoot it. They just can’t go call home. They don’t have recipes, magazines, TV, nothing. Plus, if you’re a winner, I don’t know if you’ll want to do it again because there is a chance you’ll lose. I can see us doing a season of all the runner-ups. A second chance type season. This way the one who fell short can win. Kristen came last season. What do you think she has brought to the table? I think the main thing is she has been through the show and won. Automatically, she has a rapport with the chefs none of us can have. She has been in their shoes, knows the ups and downs. There is a certain empathy she has being in their shoes. There is a certain respect the chefs have knowing she was a winner. What do you think of the lineup this season? This season will be great. Out of all the seasons, you’ll probably see the most consistent cooking. The food will be consistently good from challenge-to-challenge. There are so many chefs contributing creatively and doing some great work. Edited March 10 by tv echo 2 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8603295
hula-la March 11 Share March 11 For any Canadians, the show is now airing on Bravo (as we now have it in Canada). It airs at a different time as well, check your local listings. 2 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8603921
tv echo March 13 Share March 13 (edited) Top Chef Season 22: Meet the Contestants Mar 13, 2025 https://www.eonline.com/photos/37591/top-chef-season-22-meet-the-contestants ‘Top Chef’ Host Kristen Kish Reveals Her Secret for Eating 15 Plates of Poutine: “Eat Breakfast. Don’t Go In On An Empty Stomach” By Vince Mancini March 13, 2025 https://decider.com/2025/03/13/top-chef-host-kristen-kish-s22-interview/ Edited March 13 by tv echo 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8606155
Bastet March 13 Share March 13 (edited) 8 hours ago, tv echo said: Top Chef Season 22: Meet the Contestants Mar 13, 2025 https://www.eonline.com/photos/37591/top-chef-season-22-meet-the-contestants I didn't recognize any of them by name or face, but it turns out I've eaten at one of their restaurants -- Katianna Hong's restaurant, Yangban, is a no frills Korean soup joint in L.A. It's good. Edited March 13 by Bastet 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8606554
tv echo March 14 Share March 14 (edited) Top Chef: Buddha Lo Unpacks Unexpected Twists, Old Memories and Upcoming ‘Boundary-Pushing Dishes’ 'Top Chef: Destination Canada' kicked off Thursday, March 13, and former champ Buddha Lo recaps the premiere By Buddha Lo March 13, 2025 https://people.com/top-chef-season-22-premiere-recap-buddha-lo-unpacks-unexpected-twists-11696796 Top Chef Season-Premiere Recap: Great Northern Exposure By Caroline Framke March 13, 2025 https://www.vulture.com/article/top-chef-recap-episode-1.html Edited March 14 by tv echo 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8606931
ProudMary March 14 Share March 14 On 3/3/2025 at 9:59 AM, bosawks said: I am excited about Canada but what do we have to do to get a Philly season! This article is almost six years old, but evidently Philadelphia would need to ante up. Why It’s Unlikely Top Chef Will Ever Film in Philly https://www.phillymag.com/foobooz/2019/05/11/top-chef-philly/ As it turns out, series location has a lot more to do with what a city can offer Top Chef than what a city can offer viewers. In addition to tax breaks, the show has asked prospective locations to cough up cash. According to the Inky, New Orleans and the state tourism bureau paid $375,000 in 2013, while Kentucky approved up to $3.5 million for the most-recent Season 16. "It’s basically paid advertising,” says Pinkenson. “Why should we pay for this when we’re already known as a great foodie town?” Visit Philly president Jeff Guaracino agrees: “It validated Kentucky’s dining scene, so that made sense.” 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8607285
tv echo March 15 Share March 15 (edited) In case you were wondering... LA restaurateur from Clifton Park to compete on ‘Top Chef’ Albany Academy grad Katianna Hong is among 15 contestants on the Bravo cooking series that features Saratoga Spring Water By Steve Barnes Jan 29, 2025 https://www.timesunion.com/tablehopping/article/top-chef-katianna-hong-clifton-park-tv-20063441.php Quote Born in South Korea, Hong was adopted by the Weiner family of Clifton Park, where her father, Neil Weiner, is an attorney who formerly was involved in town politics. It is the family’s second experience with a child on TV. Hong’s older brother, an actor who goes by the professional name Reid Scott, made his TV debut in the one-season ABC sitcom “It’s All Relative” in 2003 and currently plays one of the main detectives on NBC’s “Law & Order.” Actor Reid Scott On Marvel Movies And Making Time To Travel By DeMarco Williams Sep 21, 2018 https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestravelguide/2018/09/21/actor-reid-scott-on-marvel-movies-and-making-time-to-travel/ Quote We tried. It’s tough to wedge it in. We spent a little bit of time in Northern California. My sister Katianna Hong is an incredible chef. She ran The Restaurant at Meadowood for years. Now she’s up at The Charter Oak. She’s been nominated for a couple James Beard Awards. Yeah, I’m super proud of her. Edited March 15 by tv echo 2 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8607810
tv echo March 16 Share March 16 (edited) Top Chef’s Judges Tease ‘Very Canadian’ Season 22 — and How a New Rule Will Make Chefs ‘Push Their Limits’ (Exclusive) By Erin Clements March 13, 2025 https://people.com/top-chef-s-judges-tease-very-canadian-season-22-and-new-rule-exclusive-11696169 Quote This season, Bravo announced another shakeup for the show: a new rule that puts "guardrails on overused concepts” for the fan-favorite Restaurant Wars challenge. “One of the things that happens in Restaurant Wars is that they have to choose a leader," Simmons says. “And that's a lot of pressure. And historically, either the chef or the front of house person goes home. But they all want to be the leader, but they also all want to be nice to each other. And it becomes this sort of power struggle where you don't want to assert everything, but you want to stake your own claim to a dish because you have to.” She adds, “What we have seen in that pattern, because of that dynamic within our restaurant teams, is that it kind of washes everything out, and certain themes emerge so that they can placate each other.” One example, according to Simmons, is the idea of “global seafood." “Everybody can cook a piece of fish,” she says. “So then we can all do it the way we all want to do it individually and we don't have to talk to each other and make it cohesive. Things like those themes that end up reoccurring every season as the easy way out for a team to work together. And we wanted to push their limits a little more and make them be a little more creative and actually communicate better.” 'Top Chef’ Judges Never ‘Spit Things Out’ During Filming: ‘It Hasn’t Been That Bad’ (Exclusive) By Meredith Nardino March 15, 2025 https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/do-top-chef-judges-ever-spit-out-food-while-filming/ Quote “I don’t think we have to be forced [to eat anything],” Gail Simmons told Us Weekly exclusively before season 22 of the cooking competition premiered on Thursday, March 13. “I think seasons 1, 2, 3, there were a few things along the way, but that was before we had the level of talent [we have now].” While the show has “always” featured professional chefs, Simmons, 48, noted that everyone was still “figuring out the formula” in the early seasons. “And from then on, it’s very rare to get bad food. Remember, these are not home cooks who were trying to be chefs … they are professionals at the highest level. And so these days — for the last several seasons, but certainly this season’s no exception — it’s not about eliminating the worst dish every episode.” Simmons, who has been part of the Top Chef team since it premiered on Bravo in 2006, told Us that the better the chefs, the harder it is to judge. “The food is always so good,” she said. “We don’t spit things out. Things are rarely egregiously wrong at this point because they’re really talented.” Fellow Top Chef OG Tom Colicchio agreed that what they’re served is “usually not that bad” — with the exception of a few challenges — but it’s still “a lot of food.” Edited March 16 by tv echo Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8608544
Rai March 16 Share March 16 Reid Scott was also on my favorite gone-too-soon sitcom, My Boys, and man, was he a cutie on it. (Another actor on it was from the town right next door to my hometown, and it's very rare to see anyone from that area get somewhat famous, so props to him.) Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8608690
ProudMary March 16 Share March 16 As to Reid Scott, I recognized him from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8608707
kirklandia March 18 Share March 18 (edited) From Seattle. ☹️😢 https://www.seattletimes.com/life/food-drink/why-seattle-top-chef-shota-nakajima-is-closing-his-last-restaurant/ Edited March 18 by kirklandia 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8610627
jackjill89 March 18 Share March 18 I don't know if I'm missing something, but did they state the new restaurant wars rule? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8610687
Rammchick March 20 Share March 20 Shirley Chung is on a new Food Network show called House of Knives which premiered yesterday. Apparently filmed before her cancer diagnosis. 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8612021
Yeah No March 20 Share March 20 10 hours ago, Rammchick said: Shirley Chung is on a new Food Network show called House of Knives which premiered yesterday. Apparently filmed before her cancer diagnosis. Thank you. This article from "Reality Blurred" discusses that and Shirley's recent progress. It also discusses a "new" to us episode of GGG with Shirley as judge, also filmed before her diagnosis: https://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/2025/01/shirley-chung-guys-grocery-games-all-star-all-swap/ Here is her most recent post on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chfshirleychung/p/DDsjEVvp-w9/?hl=en&img_index=1 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8612280
Rammchick March 20 Share March 20 1 hour ago, Yeah No said: Thank you. This article from "Reality Blurred" discusses that and Shirley's recent progress. It also discusses a "new" to us episode of GGG with Shirley as judge, also filmed before her diagnosis: Thank you! 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8612342
tv echo March 21 Share March 21 (edited) Top Chef Recap: Brunch with a Side of Sabotage By Caroline Framke Mar 20, 2025 https://www.vulture.com/article/top-chef-recap-season-22-episode-2.html 'Top Chef' Season 22, Episode 2 recap: 'Schitt's Creek' star Sarah Levy joins for poutine, maple challenges Elisabetta Bianchini March 21, 2025 https://ca.news.yahoo.com/top-chef-season-22-episode-2-recap-schitts-creek-star-sarah-levy-joins-for-poutine-maple-challenges-103038512.html Quote So how much prep can the contestants actually do before heading on Top Chef? Less than you may think. "When they come, ... they don't have access to their phones and computers, because they could look up recipes," showrunner Doneen Arquines told Yahoo Canada during a set visit in Toronto last year. "So when they hand that stuff over, we give them a blank notebook, and then anything they've memorized to that point they can write down, but they have no opportunity to research." Edited March 21 by tv echo Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8613106
jcbrown Friday at 12:39 AM Share Friday at 12:39 AM Thanks for the Shirley updates. Somehow I missed them before asking about them in the other thread. As I mentioned over there, I find House of Knives to be kind of hard to watch, as it feature Shirley before she knew she had cancer and Johnathon Sawyer before he got sober. Plus it is an actively bad show. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8618986
MerBearHou Friday at 12:47 AM Share Friday at 12:47 AM 4 minutes ago, jcbrown said: Thanks for the Shirley updates. Somehow I missed them before asking about them in the other thread. As I mentioned over there, I find House of Knives to be kind of hard to watch, as it feature Shirley before she knew she had cancer and Johnathon Sawyer before he got sober. Plus it is an actively bad show. Ditto here on House of Knives for the exact same reasons you stated plus it desperately needs blind judging. 5 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8618993
tv echo Friday at 12:42 PM Share Friday at 12:42 PM 'Top Chef' recap: Lynn Crawford, Natalie Spooner and Sarah Nurse join judges hockey-themed challenge The remaining 13 chef in the "Destination Canada" season of the show leaned into Canada's favourite sports Elisabetta Bianchini March 28, 2025 https://ca.news.yahoo.com/top-chef-recap-lynn-crawford-natalie-spooner-and-sarah-nurse-join-judges-hockey-themed-challenge-093100737.html 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8619248
buttersister Sunday at 12:13 AM Share Sunday at 12:13 AM Happy IG post of Shirley Chung out to dinner at Steph Izard's new place! Girls and the GOAT 6 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8620620
Yeah No Sunday at 12:20 AM Share Sunday at 12:20 AM 6 minutes ago, buttersister said: Happy IG post of Shirley Chung out to dinner at Steph Izard's new place! Girls and the GOAT Best news all year so far, thanks for posting! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/6561-top-chef-in-the-media/page/27/#findComment-8620621
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