“Top Chef” begins a brand new season on March 13 and, as is so often the case, a number of the Bay Area Starts.
In season 22, the spectators will meet Anna “Anya” El-Wattar Who worked as a cook at San Francisco's Birch & Rye. This restaurant in Noe Valley, recognized by Michelin, served increased Russian cuisine, inspired by the childhood of the chef in Russia, reminiscent of Einkornpelmeni dumplings and Khachapuri. The restaurant was closed in 2024, with EL-Wattar said to remain brisk Use of high-end ingredients and time-consuming techniques.
Then there’s Vincenzo Loseto, a New Yorker who’s the kitchen kitchen Press in St. Helena. Vintner Samantha Rudd's Napa Valley restaurant makes a speciality of locally managed ingredients and carries out an aggressive wine program with the world's largest collection of NAPA wines. The Michelin Guide awarded Press One Star for his “contemporary California dishes such as kisshi oysters with impact makers; Citrus hardening snapper with yuzu quark; And white truffle risotto, which is simply sophisticated. “
The 15 participantsA third also comes from California – Kat Turner, head chef and partner Most likely in LA after DefeatedTurner is not only a cook, but also an “art school (the) a platinum blonde Mohawk with the Smashing Pumpkins tour as a private cook and worked as go-go dancers, among other things”.
This year's “top boss” will see the chefs and the judges Kristen Kish, Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons to Canada to participate. The locations include Toronto, Calgary, Montreal, Canmore in Albertas Rocky Mountains and Prince Edward Island.
The main prize has been the largest so far -an opportunity for 250,000 US dollars plus $ 125,000 in missions for Delta Air Lines. The ultimate winner also receives an invitation to lead a dinner at James Beard House in New York and also present it in the James Beard Restaurant and at the boss Awards in Chicago.
“Top Chef” premiere Thursday, March 13, 9 p.m. on Bravo. Episodes will be on Peacock the next day.
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