Chefs, your time starts now! In the premiere for Bravo’s 17th season of Top Chef, head judge Tom Coliccho and Padma Lakshmi waste no time putting the all-star contestants to the test.Held at the historic Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, the chefs immediately size each other up to see how everyone has progressed since last competing“Enough small talk,” says Lakshmi in Us Weekly’s exclusive clip of the Thursday, March 19 premiere. “Who’s ready for your first Quickfire Challenge?”The host introduces a favorite — albeit difficult — contest that fans and contestants have come to love: the mise en place race.
Chefs are timed and have to quickly and expertly prepare random ingredients for cooking.Thursday’s challenge has chefs turning
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