Top Chef
TV Show13+2006•42dk•star6.9(69)•trending_up15
Reality
Creator:Lauren Zalaznick
An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry with one or more contestants eliminated in each episode.
Details
StatusReturning Series
First AiredMarch 8, 2006
Last AiredJune 8, 2026
Episode Runtime42dk
Seasons23
Episodes342
TypeReality
Origin CountryUnited States
Original LanguageEnglish
Spoken LanguagesEnglish
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Last Episode
S23 E14 • 6/8/2026
The Final Toast
The final three chefs are asked to create the best progressive four-course meal of their lives; the finalists must impress an esteemed table of diners, including Hunter Lewis, Editor-In-Chief of Food & Wine magazine; chefs Eric Ferguson, Camari Mick and Nok Suntaranon, and Top Chef alums Sara Bradley, Joe Flamm and Stephanie Izard. At the judges' table, Kristen, Tom and Gail are joined by chefs Brandon Jew and Val Cantu to determine who will be named the next Top Chef.
Cast
Featured Cast
Seasons
San Francisco
12 Episodes • 2006
Los Angeles
13 Episodes • 2006
Miami
16 Episodes • 2007
Chicago
15 Episodes • 2008
New York
15 Episodes • 2008
Las Vegas
16 Episodes • 2009
D.C.
15 Episodes • 2010
All-Stars
17 Episodes • 2010
Texas
18 Episodes • 2011
Seattle
17 Episodes • 2012
New Orleans
17 Episodes • 2013
Boston
15 Episodes • 2014
California
15 Episodes • 2015
Charleston
14 Episodes • 2016
Season 15
14 Episodes • 2017
Season 16
15 Episodes • 2018
All Stars L.A.
14 Episodes • 2020
Portland
14 Episodes • 2021
Houston
14 Episodes • 2022
World All-Stars
14 Episodes • 2023
Wisconsin
14 Episodes • 2024
Destination Canada
14 Episodes • 2025
Carolinas
14 Episodes • 2026
