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Discover What’s Streaming On: Top Chef Judge Gail Simmons seems like she’s a little tired of discussing how much Top Chef judges eat, and honestly? Fair enough. When long-time host Padma Lakshmi ...

Jesse Sparks is a former senior editor for Eater.com, working on stories spanning restaurant features, breaking news, pop culture, climate change, and more. People may forget what you said. They may ...

Kristen Kish, Tom Colicchio, and Gail Simmons return for Top Chef Season 23, set in Charlotte, NC and Greenville, SC. Production begins summer 2025. Top Chef is heading south. Bravo announced on July ...

TIME magazine released its list of emerging world changers with an Asheville resident on the list. Who is she? And how did she get here?

D.C.-area chef Anthony Thomas won’t be found working in any particular restaurant, but lately he’s been turning the whole region into his own kitchen. All he needs is a few feet of sidewalk space to ...

“I've always been like that. If it sounds a little weird, it's cool for me,” the Top Chef All-Stars winner, restaurateur, James Beard-nominated cookbook author and “Next Level Chef” judge said with a ...

What restaurants do readers want "Top Chef" judges and contestants to visit if the Bravo reality show films in Asheville?