Top Chef Season 21 will mark a new era for the cooking competition series. With Padma Lakshmi having left the series last season after 17 years, Season 21 might be something of a new experiment for Bravo. But despite that, the Top Chef formula that fans have come to love still remains. This time, with 15 new competitors.
Top Chef Season 21 cast includes some heavy hitters
On February 7, Bravo released the trailer for Top Chef Season 21. Taking on hosting duties will be Season 10’s winner, Kristen Kish. She will be joined by returning judges Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons. The season will feature 15 chefs competing in Madison and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Here’s the Top Chef Season 21 cast:
- Alisha Elenz from Palatine, IL, working as a private chef in Chicago, IL
- Amanda Turner from Arlington, TX, working as a chef de cuisine at Olamaie in Austin, TX
- Charley Pierre from Cambridge, MA, working as the head chef and owner of Fritai in New Orleans, LA
- Dan Jacobs from Chicago, IL, working as a chef and co-owner of EsterEv & Dandan in Milwaukee, WI
- Danny Garcia from Brooklyn, NY, working as an executive chef at Saga Hospitality Group in Brooklyn, NY
- David Murphy from Houston, TX, working as a chef and co-owner of Shuggie’s Trash Pie + Natural Wine in San Francisco, CA
- Kaleena Bliss from Seattle, WA, working as an executive chef for the Chicago Athletic Association & Cindy’s Rooftop
- Kenny Nguyen from Philadelphia, PA, working as the head chef and owner of Pretty Boy in Athens GA
- Kévin D’Andrea from Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France, working as a chef and owner of Foliepop’s in Austin, TX
- Laura Ozyilmaz from Acapulco, Mexico, working as the executive chef and owner of Dalida in San Francisco
- Manny Barella from Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, working as a culinary director at Camp Pickle and Jaguar Bolera in Denver, CO
- Michelle Wallace from St. Louis MO, working as a chef, owner, and pitmaster at B’tween Sandwich Co.
- Rasika Venkatesa from Chennai, India, working as a chef de cuisine in New York
- Savannah Miller from Southern Pines, NC, working as a chef de cuisine at M Tempura in Durham, NC
- Valentine Howell Jr. from Boston, MA, working as an executive chef in Dorchester, MA
Those are some highly-credible candidates to snatch the win! But who will be crowned victorious?
Top Chef Season 21 premieres Wednesday, March 20 at 9/8c on Bravo.
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