{"id":2018,"date":"2026-02-01T13:46:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T13:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=2018"},"modified":"2026-02-01T13:46:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T13:46:52","slug":"top-chef-season-23-heads-south-with-a-march-premiere-date-set","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cupcake.website\/?p=2018","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Top Chef&#8217; Season 23 Heads South With A March Premiere Date Set"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<ul data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"0.0\">Season 23 of <em data-node-id=\"0.0.1\">Top Chef<\/em> heads to Charlotte and Greenville and premieres Monday, March 9 at 9 p.m. ET\/PT.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.1\">The new trailer teases big emotions, a few wild moments, and some casting firsts.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.2\">The winner scores $250,000, a feature in <em data-node-id=\"0.2.1\">Food &amp; Wine<\/em> magazine, and an appearance at the annual Food &amp; Wine Classic in Aspen.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">If you\u2019ve ever yelled &#8220;pack your knives&#8221; at your TV like it can hear you, same. <em data-node-id=\"2.1\">Top Chef<\/em> is officially back on the calendar, and Season 23 is taking its knives (and some big chef egos) this year to the Carolinas.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Bravo&#8217;s long-running competition returns Monday, March 9 at 9 p.m. ET\/PT with host Kristen Kish and judges Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons back at the table.  The season is based in Charlotte, North Carolina, with challenges also heading to Greenville, South Carolina, so expect plenty of Carolina barbecue swagger and coastal flavors amid all the on-the-fly cooking challenge mayhem. <\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"youtube\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The trailer is already serving the usual mix of kitchen brilliance and mild panic with tears, snakes, and an injury scare, with big-name guests on deck\u2014Emeril Lagasse, Liza Koshy, Fortune Feimster, and Danielle Brooks\u2014set to pop up, judge, and stir the pot. <\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-17\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The cast includes 15 new cheftestants, but there are also a couple of cast firsts baked into the season. For the first time, the cheftestants include real-life partners who run a restaurant together, plus a pair of identical twin brothers who sound like they arrived pre-competitive. <\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"instagram\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-18\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">As for what&#8217;s on the line: the winner takes home $250,000 and a pretty stacked prize package that includes a feature in <em data-node-id=\"9.1\">Food &amp; Wine<\/em>, an appearance at the Food &amp; Wine Classic in Aspen, and a chance to headline a dinner at the James Beard House in New York City.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">If you like getting a head start, the premiere is also set to drop early on March 3 via Peacock, Bravo&#8217;s YouTube, and VOD, before the season settles into a later Monday time slot starting March 16. 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