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Oh, Canada! Top Chef Is Back with Biggest Prize Ever & Major Rule Change for Season 22

Get all of the details on the Top Chef Season 22 premiere date, location, cast, and trailer. 

By Shannon Raphael

Unpack your knives and get ready to head north for Season 22 of Top Chef.

How to Watch

Watch the Season 22 premiere of Top Chef on Thursday, March 13 at 9/8c on Bravo and next day on Peacock.

The prestigious culinary series returns this spring with a set of 15 new cheftestants who are taking Canada by storm. Like the country itself, everything is bigger this time around. In fact, every episode of Season 22 will be supersized — and the final prize package is bigger than ever before. 

For Season 22, the competitors have the chance to win $250,000 provided by Saratoga Spring Water and a $125,000 flight credit to spend on travel with Delta Air Lines. Plus, the winner will get a feature in Food & Wine Magazine and make an appearance at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen.

What's more, for the very first time in Top Chef history, the first-place finisher will also headline a dinner at the James Beard house in New York City and have the chance to present at The James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards in Chicago, Illinois.

As if that's not enough to get the chefs (and viewers) excited, cash prizes totaling $150,000 will be offered during each Quickfire Challenge, and at several Elimination Challenges.

From Toronto to Calgary, Montreal, and Prince Edward Island, Season 22 will highlight much of the rich cooking scene in Canada, and it will feature many familiar faces.

Host Kristen Kish is returning, as are long-standing judges Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons

Watch the Top Chef Season 22 trailer above, and get all of the details on what to expect from the season below. 

When does Top Chef Season 22 premiere?

Season 22 of Top Chef premieres with supersized episodes on Thursday, March 13 at 9/8c on Bravo. Stream episodes on Fridays on Peacock. 

The contestants await their quickfire challenge in Top Chef Season 22.

Where does Top Chef Season 22 take place?

Top Chef Season 22 takes place throughout Canada. The judges and chefs will travel to Toronto (Gail's home city), Calgary, Montreal, Canmore in Alberta, and Prince Edward Island. 

Who are the Top Chef Season 22 cheftestants?

Anna “Anya” El-Wattar – San Francisco, CA 

Paula Endara – Lexington, KY 

Tristen Epps – Houston, TX 

Corwin Hemming – Brooklyn, NY 

Katianna Hong – Los Angeles, CA 

Lana Lagomarsini – Harlem, NY 

Henry Lu – Houston, TX 

Vincenzo Loseto – St. Helena, CA 

Zubair Mohjir – Chicago, IL 

César Murillo – Chicago, IL 

Massimo Piedimonte – Montreal, QC 

Bailey Sullivan – Chicago, IL 

Kat Turner – Los Angeles, CA 

Shuai Wang – North Charleston, SC 

Mimi Weissenborn – Portland, ME 

A contestant hanging off of a building in Top Chef Season 22.

Who are the Top Chef Season 22 guest judges?

Throughout the season, the ever-changing judging and dining panel will 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 Zilbe, and Janet Zuccarini. 

Top Chef alums with cameos on Season 22

Former competitors Buddha LoDanny Garcia, Dale Mackay, Richard Blais, Sara Bradley, Nina Compton, Ali Ghzawi, Gregory Gourdet, Nicole Gomes, and Spike Mendelsohn will be on hand during the season to taste food, give advice, and chat about their past experiences on the show. 

What to expect on Top Chef Season 22

According to the show announcement, "The cheftestants must show off their creativity and skills as they battle it out in a range of challenges across our northern neighbor, showcasing Canada’s tapestry of flavors and diverse landscapes from the nation’s boreal forests, sun-drenched deserts and windswept prairies to the icy tundra, rugged coastlines and serene farmlands."

Actors Michael Cera and Sarah Levy will be popping by the kitchen during the season, which will celebrate classic Canadian staples like hockey, poutine, maple syrup, and... Hawaiian pizza?!

Kristen Kish and Michael Cera laughing and smiling in Top Chef Season 22.

What's more, trailer for Season 22 highlights a wet visit to Niagara Falls, a climb on top of Canada's National Tower, a cutting board-shattering Elimination, and a few clashes as the stakes get even higher. Plus, Restaurant Wars is getting a bit of a shake-up as Kristen and the judges set "guardrails on overused concepts they don’t want to see in hopes of sparking fresh and out-of-the-box ideas."

A contestant breaks their cutting board in half during Top Chef Season 22.

Details on The Dish with Kish

Right after Season 22 premieres on March 13,The Dish with Kish will debut. On each episode of the digital after show, Kristen will create a new dish while breaking down what happened in the latest episode with a rotating slate of  Top Chef alums.

Sara Bradley, Joe Flamm, Gregory Gourdet, Mei Lin, Amar Santana, Michael Voltaggio, and Brooke Williamson will appear. 

Details on Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen Season 14

Eliminated cheftestants will get a second chance to re-enter the competition when Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen premieres. Judged by Tom, the digital series will be available to stream after each episode airs. 

Stream Top Chef on Peacock now. 

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