Meet the Chefs Competing on Season 22 of Top Chef (PHOTOS)
Kristen Kish, Tom Colicchio, and Gail Simmons will be on hand to crown one of these 15 chefs the winner of Season 22 of Top Chef.
Pack your bags and get ready to go because Bravo's Top Chef is heading to Canada for the upcoming Season 22. The new season premieres on Bravo this March as Kristen Kish, Tom Colicchio, and Gail Simmons head up north to taste all the culinary delights the Season 22 Cheftestants will be cooking up.
Kristen, Tom, and Gail will be on hand as the chefs competing in Season 22 of Top Chef highlight the local food scene of Canada, including Toronto, Calgary, Montreal, and Prince Edward Island. Sounds tasty to us!
Who is the cast for Season 22 of Top Chef on Bravo?
Looking for more details on the chefs appearing in the new season of Top Chef? Below is all the info about the 15 pros vying for the largest prize in the show's history (which you can learn more about here).
Anna “Anya” El-Wattar
Hometown: Moscow
Currency city of residence: San Francisco, CA
Occupation/profession: Chef at Birch & Rye
Paula Endara
Hometown: Quito, Ecuador
Currency city of residence: Lexington, KY
Occupation/Profession: Executive Chef at Granddam & Lost Palm
Tristen Epps
Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA
Currency city of residence: Houston, TX
Occupation/profession: Chef/Owner at Epps & Flows Culinary
Corwin Hemming
Hometown: Augusta, GA
Currency city of residence: Brooklyn, NY
Occupation/profession: Private and Pop-up Chef
Katianna Hong
Hometown: Clifton Park, NY
Currency city of residence: Los Angeles, CA
Occupation/profession: Chef/Owner of Yangban
Lana Lagomarsini
Hometown: The Bronx, NY
Currency city of residence: Harlem, NY
Occupation/profession: Chef/Owner of Lana Cooks
Henry Lu
Hometown: The Bronx, NY
Currency city of residence: Houston, TX
Occupation/profession: Chef/Owner at JŪN and byKIN
Vincenzo Loseto
Hometown: Massapequa, NY
Currency city of residence: Napa, CA
Occupation/profession: Chef de Cuisine at Press Restaurant
Zubair Mohjir
Hometown: Chennai, India
Currency city of residence: Chicago, IL
Occupation/profession: Founder/Executive Chef at Lilac Tiger, Coach House, and Mirra
César Murillo
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
Currency city of residence: Chicago, IL
Occupation/profession: Executive Chef at North Pond
Massimo Piedimonte
Hometown: Montréal, Quebec
Currency city of residence: Montréal, Quebec
Occupation/profession: Chef/Owner at Cabaret l’Enfer
Bailey Sullivan
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Currency city of residence: Chicago, IL
Occupation/profession: Chef Di Cucina Monteverde
Kat Turner
Hometown: Sturgeon Bay, WI
Currency city of residence: Los Angeles, CA
Occupation/profession: Executive Chef/Partner at Highly Likely
Shuai Wang
Hometown: Queens, NY
Currency city of residence: North Charleston, SC
Occupation/profession: Chef/Owner at Jackrabbit Filly & King BBQ
Mimi Weissenborn
Hometown: Frederick, MD
Currency city of residence: Portland, ME
Occupation/profession: Executive Chef at Sur Lie, Gather & Catface Cafe
Who are the host and judges for Season 22 of Top Chef?
Host Kristen Kish, head judge Tom Colicchio, and perennial judge (slash Canadian native) Gail Simmons are all back for the new season.
Throughout the season, past winners, finalists, and favorites from Top Chef will make cameos, including Richard Blais, Sara Bradley, Nina Compton, Danny Garcia, Ali Ghzawi, Gregory Gourdet, Nicole Gomes, Buddha Lo, Dale McKay, and Spike Mendelsohn.
They'll be joined by a rotating team of judges for Season 22 include Andrea Aprea, Denia Baltzer, Daniel Boulud, Jeremy Charles, Ilona Daniel, Greg Tarzan Davis, Connie DeSousa, Wylie Dufresne, Sheila Flaherty, Eden Grinshpan, Brenda Holder, Punkie Johnson, Jet Lee, Susur Lee, Hunter Lewis, Tracy Little, Antonio Park, Clare Reichenbach, Amy Schnieder, Dwight Smith, Clare Smyth, Mattea Roach, Paul Rogalski, David Zilber, and Janet Zuccarini.
When does Season 22 of Top Chef premiere?
Top Chef Season 22 premieres on Thursday, March 13 on Bravo with an entire season of supersized episodes airing every Thursday night from 9—10:15 p.m. Episodes will be available next day on Peacock.
By the way, some of the Top Chef alums popping up this season are also James Beard Award 2025 semifinalists, which you can learn more about here.