Bravo’s Top Chef has found a new host in a familiar face: Season 10 winner Kristen Kish. When the show returns for season 21, set in Wisconsin, Kish will fill the role left behind by long-time host Padma Lakshmi, who officially announced her exit from the show in June after …
Read More »Padma Lakshmi Packing Her Knives at 'Top Chef' After 19 Seasons as Host
The Top Chef set has been series host Padma Lakshmi‘s stomping grounds since she first joined in 2006 during its second season. But after 17 years and nearly 20 seasons, her time to pack her knives and go has arrived. “After much soul searching, I have made the difficult decision …
Read More »What It's Really Like to Dine on 'Top Chef'
By the time the ninth Wellington is served, an audible sigh of relief emerges from the six remaining Top Chef: World All-Stars contestants. The chefs, divided into three teams for the purpose of today’s elimination challenge, look exhausted, and deservedly so. Each team has just prepped, cooked, and delivered three …
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