Top Chef (franchise) explained

Top Chef is a competitive cooking show television format that originated with the American TV show Top Chef, which premiered in March 2006. Licensing of the format is handled by NBCUniversal Television Distribution.

International versions

Current, previous and upcoming versions of Top Chef include:

Currently airing

An upcoming season

Status unknown

No longer airing

Country	Local title	Host(s)	Judges	Channel(s)	Year(s) aired
^[1]	Top Chef Brasil	Felipe Bronze	Ailin Aleixo Emmanuel Bassoleil Janaína Torres Rueda	RecordTV	2019–present
(in English)^[2]	Top Chef Canada	Thea Andrews (season 1) Lisa Ray (seasons 2–4) Eden Grinshpan	Mark McEwan Shereen Arazm	Food Network Canada	2011–2014, 2017–present
^[3]	Top Chef	Julián Elfenbein	Carlo Von Mühlenbrock Pamela Fidalgo Ciro Watanabe	TVN	2014
^[4]	Top Chef El Salvador	Marcela Santamaria (season 1–2)	Marta Elena García (season 1–2) Jay Bruzon (season 1) Roberto Sartogo (season 1–2) Lorenzo Álvarez (season 2)	TCS	2015–2016
^[5]	Top Chef Suomi	Pipsa Hurmerinta	Pia Kämppi Hans Välimäki	Sub	2011–2013
France^[6] Belgium (in French)	Top Chef	Stéphane Rotenberg Sandrine Corman (season 1) Agathe Lecaron (season 2)	Glenn Viel (season 13) Paul Pairet (season 11–13) Philippe Etchebest (season 6–13) Hélène Darroze (season 6–13) Michel Sarran (season 6–12) Jean-François Piège (season 1–10) Cyril Lignac (season 1–5) Ghislaine Arabian (season 1–5) Thierry Marx (season 1–5) Christian Constant (season 1–5)	M6 RTL-TVI	2010–present
^[7]	Top Chef Germany	Daniel Boschmann	Eckart Witzigmann Alexandra Killian Peter Maria Schnurr	Sat.1	2019
^[8] ^[9]	Top Chef	Nadia Boule	Elias Mamalakis Christophoros Peskias Apostolos Trastelis Herve Pronzato	ANT1	2010
		N/A	Giorgos Venieris Gkikas Xenakis Asterios Koustoudis	Skai TV	2021
^[10]	Top Chef Indonesia	Farah Quinn	Will Meyrick Henry Alexie Bloem Chris Salans Vindex Tengker	SCTV	2013
^[11]	Top Chef Italia		Annie Féolde Mauro Colagreco Giuliano Baldessari Moreno Cedroni (season 1)	NOVE	2016–2017
^[12]	Top Chef México	Ana Claudia Talancón	Aquiles Chávez Guillermo González Beristáin Martha Ortíz Juantxo Sánchez	Canal Sony, NBC Universo	2016–present
Middle East and North Africa^[13] ^[14] ^[15]	Top Chef	Siham Tueni (season 1) Joumana Mrad (season 2)	Joe Barza Siham Tueni (season 1) Joumana Mrad (season 2)	LBC Rotana Masriya	2011–2012
Mona Mosly		Mona Mosly Bobby Chinn Maroun Chedid (season 1-4) Joe Barza	MBC 1 MBC Masr 2 LBCI	2016–present
^[16]	Topchef	Martijn Krabbé	Robert Kranenborg Julius Jaspers	RTL Nederland	2009–2012
^[17]	Top Chef Panamá	Karen Guerra Arturo Illueca	Charlie Collins Pedro Masoliver	Telemetro	2016–present
^[18] ^[19]	Top Chef	Grzegorz Łapanowski	Wojciech Modest Amaro Maciej Nowak Ewa Wachowicz Grzegorz Łapanowski (season 3–6) Robert Sowa (season 7) Joseph Seelesto (season 1–2)	Polsat	2013–2016, 2018
Top Chef. Gwiazdy od kuchni	Maciej Rock
^[20]	Top Chef	Silvia Alberto	José Cordeiro Susana Felicidade Ricardo Costa	RTP 1	2012
Romania	Top Chef	Alina Pușcaș	Joseph Hadad Tudor Constantinescu Nicolai Tand	Antena 1	2012
South Africa (in English)^[21]	Top Chef South Africa	Lorna Maseko	Neill Anthony Lesego Semenya	SABC 3	2016
^[22]	Top Chef		Alberto Chicote Susi Díaz Paco Roncero (season 3–4) Angel León (season 1) Yayo Daporta (season 2)	Antena 3	2013–2017
^[23]	Köksmästarna		Johan Jureskog Paul Svensson Karin Fransson	Kanal 5	2014
^[24]	Top Chef Thailand	Pitipat Kutragule	Willment Leong Suphamongkhon Suppipat Thidid Tadsanakajon Phichaya Uthantam	ONE HD	2017–2019
		N/A		Channel 7 HD	2023–present
	Top Chef Thailand: Dessert	Kathaleeya McIntosh	Penny Jirayuwatana Chatchaya Raktakanit Kanok Chaowalitpong	ONE HD	2020
	Top Chef	Katie Lee (season 1) Padma Lakshmi (seasons 2-20) Kristen Kish		Bravo	2006–present
	Top Chef Estrellas	Aylín Mújica	Lorena Garcia Jaime Martín Del Campo Ramiro Arvizu	Telemundo	2014
	Top Chef VIP	Carmen Villalobos	Antonio de Livier Adria Marina Montaño Juan Manuel Barrientos Belén Alonso		2022–present
	Top Chef Vietnam: Đầu Bếp Đỉnh^[25]	Thúy Hạnh	Robert Danhi Anh Lê Alain Nguyen	HTV7	2014–2015
	Top Chef Vietnam: Đầu Bếp Thượng Đỉnh^[26]	Khả NhưĐại Nghĩa	Nguyễn Nam (Episode 1) Trịnh Diễm Vy Jack Lee Dương Huy Khải Each episode has a guest judge		2019
		H'Hen Niê	Luke Nguyen Alain Nguyen	VTV3	June 12, 2023

Notes and References

1. Web site: Felipe Bronze será o apresentador do Top Chef. November 26, 2018. November 26, 2018. R7. pt.
2. Web site: More Top Chef Canada details trickle out. January 26, 2011. March 24, 2016. Vaccaro. Mishki. Toronto Life.
3. Web site: Top Chef. September 27, 2014. March 24, 2016. TVN. es.
4. Web site: Top Chef El Salvador. June 8, 2015. March 24, 2016. TCS. es.
5. Web site: Top Chef Suomi. July 1, 2011. February 2, 2012. MTV3. fi.
6. Web site: Audiences : "Top chef" débute modestement. February 23, 2010. February 2, 2012. Lalande. Julien. PureMédias. fr.
7. Web site: TOP KÜCHE, TOP KÖCHE – "TOP CHEF GERMANY". March 1, 2019. March 12, 2019. Sat.1. de.
8. Web site: TOP CHEF. October 16, 2010. March 24, 2016. ANT1. el.
9. Web site: https://www.tvnea.com/2021/07/top-chef.html?m=1. July 2, 2021. July 2, 2021. tvnea.com. el:Το TOP CHEF επιστρέφει στον ΣΚΑΙ σε παραγωγή Ατζούν Ιλίτζαλι .... el.
10. Web site: Wow! Top Chef Indonesia Berhadiah Rp 1,5 Miliar. September 3, 2013. March 24, 2016. Puput Pandansari. Sylvia. Liputan 6. id.
11. Web site: Top Chef Italia, in arrivo la prima edizione: tra i concorrenti tre milanesi. September 7, 2016. September 30, 2016. Il Giorno. it.
12. Web site: 'Top Chef Mexico,' VR and Sports on Deck For Telemundo, NBC Universo. May 12, 2015. March 24, 2016. Littleton. Cynthia. Variety.
13. Web site: Napco Sponsors Season 1 of Top Chef Middle East. April 21, 2011. February 2, 2012. INDEVCO News Network.
14. Web site: Top Chef Middle East set to dish up Arab talent. September 19, 2016. September 29, 2016. Ali Ahmad. Tarek. Al Arabiya English.
15. Web site: TV quest to find the region's Top Chef gets under way. September 20, 2016. September 29, 2016. Khalaf. Hala. The National.
16. Web site: Topchef. September 22, 2009. March 24, 2016. RTL Nederland. nl.
17. Web site: ¡Ya arrancó Top Chef Panamá!. September 5, 2016. September 29, 2016. Chan Arce. Lau. Telemetro. es.
18. Web site: Polska edycja "Top Chef" jesienią w telewizji Polsat. July 9, 2013. July 9, 2013. Szewczyk. Łukasz. Media2.pl. pl.
19. Web site: "Top Chef. Gwiazdy od kuchni". Największy krytyk kulinarny Tomasza Oświecińskiego ma... 6 lat! [WIDEO+ZDJĘCIA]]. June 19, 2016. July 7, 2016. Telemagazyn. pl.
20. Web site: Local Versions of 'Top Chef' to Air in Portugal, Romania. September 6, 2012. March 24, 2016. Szalai. Georg. The Hollywood Reporter.
21. Web site: Top Chef launches in SA. July 6, 2016. July 7, 2016. Screen Africa.
22. Web site: Chicote da el gran salto a Antena 3 con 'Top Chef'. July 24, 2013. July 24, 2013. Vertele. es.
23. Web site: Köksmästarna. March 13, 2014. March 13, 2014. Dplay. sv.
24. Web site: Top Chef, Real Housewives head to Thailand. December 9, 2016. April 8, 2017. Michelle Clancy.
25. Web site: Vietnam version of Top Chef to debut this month. November 14, 2014. Tuổi Trẻ. March 24, 2016.
26. Web site: Lộ diện top 14 'Đầu bếp thượng đỉnh - Top chef Vietnam 2019'. 4 September 2019 .