'Top Chef' Season 20 to Take Place in London & Feature All-Star Cast

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There’s been some new details revealed about Top Chef season 20. According to Variety, Bravo announced on Monday (August 1) that the upcoming 20th season of the cooking-competition series will be set in London, with the cast to feature all-star chefs from around the world. Click inside to read more… More specifically, the “World All-Stars” season will include a cast of 16 contestants from the 29 international versions of Top Chef.

The group will be comprised of winners and finalists from past seasons, with participants set to be announced in January. Season 20 will debut in 2023.

Per the announcement, host Padma Lakshmi and judges Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons “will be joined by distinguished judges from the international versions, as well as esteemed global culinary experts.” “We’ve always wanted to do a season of Top Chef with winners, finalists and frontrunners, but to take that concept for the 20th season one step further with cheftestants from localized versions across the world has been a dream come true,” Ryan Flynn, senior vice president, current production, NBCUniversal Television and Streaming said in a statement. “And what better place to host World All-Stars than London, a global stomping ground and renowned food city, offering our cheftestants access to the UK’s exceptional ingredients and international flavors.” A few weeks ago, we ranked some of the winners of Top Chef by popularity.