Top Chef reaches its 20th season and the culinary reality competition is going bigger than ever before to celebrate the milestone. The series will be based outside of the United States in the city of London with the finale taking place in Paris. This marks the first time the show has been filmed entirely abroad.
Along with the worldly location, the contestants have an international flair drawing upon former winners and finalists from the different global adaptations of Top Chef. We have individuals representing a number of different countries from five of the seven continents. Will the American contingent have a slight advantage? They already have a rapport with the judges and are more familiar with this format. Regardless, with such a high level of talent, the competition has never been tougher.
Top Chef threw some curveballs from the very start. For the quickfire, each chef had three minutes to collect five ingredients from the pantry. Many anticipated a vegetarian challenge and chose accordingly while others selected the most versatile components. It was surprising to learn they would pair up into teams of two and create a dish featuring their combined ingredients and one seafood item. It seemed the teams were formed based off of complementary ingredients rather than cooking style.
The contestants would receive their vegetable challenge for the elimination. They were tasked with making a vegetable forward dish where the protein served as a seasoning or accent. Though they were given 250 £ to shop at Whole Foods. some found it difficult to find ingredients common in their native countries.
How did everyone do? Check out our Top Chef season 20 week one Power Rankings.
New episodes of Top Chef season 20 air Thursday nights on Bravo.
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