Five-time James Beard award winner and permanent “Top Chef” judge Tom Colicchio is teasing what fans can expect to see on the upcoming season of the revered reality television series.
This year’s all-star competition takes place in Los Angeles, where 15 former contestants return to battle it out for the coveted culinary title and $250,000 — the biggest prize purse in the show’s 14 year history.
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But he admits that walking away with a win isn’t the be-all and end-all. “A lot of the chefs that do well on the show, they have access to funding to open restaurants, they get book deals,” Colicchio
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