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Padma Lakshmi is brightening up the red carpet!

Renowned chef and season 10 winner Kristen Kish has been named the new host of Bravo’s “Top Chef”.

Bravo has found its new host for Top Chef. Season 10 winner Kristen Kish will take the reins for the hit culinary competition show’s 21st season following the exit of longtime host Padma Lakshmi.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Unpack your knives and stay: Kristen Kish has been named the new host of Bravo’s “Top Chef,” following the exit of longtime staple Padma Lakshmi after the recently concluded “world all-stars” Season 20. Kish, who was the winner of Season 10 and has served as guest judges multiple times since, will begin her hosting duties with the upcoming Season 21, which Bravo has revealed will be set in Wisconsin. Head judge Tom Colicchio and judge Gail Simmons will both return for Season 21. Lakshmi announced her decision to step away from “Top Chef” just ahead of the Season 20 finale, which saw Buddha Lo take the title of world all-star in the special international season held in honor of the show’s 20th anniversary. Having hosted the show for 19 seasons, Lakshmi said she now needs to “make space” for her Hulu series “Taste the Nation,” her books and “other creative pursuits.”

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers from the Season 20 finale of Bravo’s “Top Chef.” Buddha Lo became the first ever “Top Chef: World All-Stars” winner Thursday, beating out his finale competition Sara Bradley and Gabri Rodriguez in the Paris-set “Top Chef” Season 20 finale. But Lo’s win was historic beyond that special 20th anniversary season achievement, as he became the first “Top Chef” contestant to ever win two seasons back to back, having claimed victory in Season 19, “Top Chef: Houston.” Adding another layer of prestige, Lo has the honor of being the final contestant to be declared winner by Padma Lakshmi before she exits the cooking competition after 19 seasons as host.

Alison Herman TV Critic This is going to sound like a backhanded compliment, but I mean it: One of Padma Lakshmi’s most valuable skills as the host of “Top Chef” — a major part of what will be missed when Lakshmi departs the show after the June 8 finale — is product placement. In the crowded, sometimes tawdry world of reality competitions, “Top Chef” is unique in its credibility. The show is effective entertainment, but over 20 seasons in 17 years, the Bravo mainstay has also established itself as an arbiter of taste on par with the Michelin guide. Some of that authority comes from longevity; some from Lakshmi’s fellow judges, chef Tom Colicchio and editor Gail Simmons; some from casting, which has generated a talent pool so formidable that the show frequently circles back to its own alumni, including for this season’s London-set World All Stars. But a great deal of it comes from Lakshmi, a presence so commanding she can deliver phrases like “the Glad family of products” and “furnished by San Pellegrino” without disrupting the show’s carefully constructed sense of gravitas.

Gail Simmons is sharing her thoughts on Padma Lakshmi‘s decision to exit Top Chef.

Bravo will need to cook up a new host of Top Chef after Padma Lakshmi revealed she was leaving.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor British pubs and the famous Harrods food hall served as inspiration for Bravo’s new season of “Top Chef.” Award-winning production designer James Pearse Connelly, who has designed the show’s set for nearly a decade, wanted to capture to essence of British culture for his ninth kitchen. Says Connelly, “It was about how to bring London into the show with all-star chefs from around the world.” Connelly started by looking at how pubs were designed. He says, “I started with wood paneling and that mystery, intimacy, intrigue and sparkle of what a British pub is.” Additionally, he brought in diamond pane glass and paid homage to London’s famous Big Ben with a round, clock tower-inspired doors.

Pack your knives because Top Chef is heading to London! Bravo has brought together 16 of the best chefs from different international versions of the franchise to compete in a “World: All-Stars” edition.

Too many cooks in the kitchen! Top Chef season 20 will unite 16 alums from all over the world in a new competition to determine who is the top all-star.

There’s been some new details revealed about Top Chef season 20.

Kate Aurthur editorFor the first time, Bravo’s Emmy-winning “Top Chef” will film entirely internationally, with its upcoming 20th season starting production later this month in London. The show’s 20th iteration, Bravo announced Monday, will be a “World All-Stars” season, and will feature 16 contestants from among the 29 international versions of “Top Chef.”The group of cheftestants will be composed of winners and finalists from past seasons, and will be announced in January.

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A charcuterie board with a pescatarian twist! Top Chef judge Gail Simmons is all about the salad board — and luckily for foodies everywhere, she exclusively revealed the recipe for her Genova Tuna Romesco dish to Us Weekly.

The Bravo stars are attending the 2022 NBC Upfronts!

S. Epatha Merkerson‘s jaw dropped when she saw just what Taylor Kinney had his jacket lined with while attending the 2022 NBCUniversal Upfront held at Mandarin Oriental Hotel on Monday (May 16) in New York City.

“Jeopardy!” last year — and it has just been revealed that he was paid a hefty sum to anchor the beloved trivia series from March 22 to April 2, 2021.According to US Senate financial disclosure filings, the 61-year-old was compensated with roughly $269,000 for guest-hosting the game show. The money was donated to an unspecified charity.His economic earnings were disclosed due to him being a probable Republican US Senate candidate in Pennsylvania.Some of his other earnings noted in the papers: his $2 million salary for “The Dr. Oz Show,” and more than $7 million in ownership interest from Oz Media, the Wrap reported.Dr.

The Dr. Oz Show spinoff The Good Dish has been canceled after one partial season in national syndication, sources tell Deadline. The Good Dish replaced the long-running The Dr. Oz Show, which ended on January 14 amid host Mehmed Oz’s Senate run in Pennsylvania.

, which returns for season 19 on Bravo, Padma Lakshimi has seen – and tasted – it all. “There have been a couple of doozies,” she tells ET’s Rachel Smith, explaining that “any chef, as great as he or she may be, can have an off day because you want to push the envelope.” And for every failed dish, there have been that many more savory successes that have led to 18 previous winners. And with the reality cooking competition set in Houston, Texas, this season, there’s bound to be many highs and lows as 15 new cheftestants are immersed in the diversity that represents the city’s culinary identity.

Utensils down, beauty up! Gail Simmons is busy getting ready for the season 19 premiere of Top Chef, but the Bravo personality took some time to show Us Weekly how she gets her Beauty Sleep on after a long day of being on set. Watch the exclusive video above to see the Canada native wind down with Us. 

Ready, set, cook! Top Chef is set to premiere its 19th season on Thursday, March 3, as the Emmy-winning Bravo series takes on Houston, Texas.

Mehmet Oz — — is coming to an end. After 13 seasons, the syndicated talk show will wrap on Jan.

The long-running daytime syndication series The Dr. Oz Show will come to an end on January 14, 2022, distributor Sony Pictures Television said Monday. The fate of the show, which had been renewed until mid-2023, became uncertain after host Mehmet Oz announced his candidacy for Senate in Pennsylvania, with the Fox stations in New York and Philadelphia pulling the program right away.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Dr. Oz Show” will come to an end in January as the daytime host runs for Senate in Pennsylvania.The long-running daytime show hosted by Dr.

Kate Aurthur editorAfter safely and successfully filming its most recent season last year in Portland, Ore., “Top Chef,” Bravo’s Emmy-winning culinary competition, has moved to Houston for Season 19. Production has begun there, and the show will premiere next year.Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons are all returning to adjudicate the new group of cheftestants.

Anna Faris got hitched! The actress, 44, confirmed that she and Michael Barrett quietly eloped at a courthouse in Washington on the latest episode of her podcast Anna Faris is Unqualified with guest Gail Simmons earlier this week. Anna nonchalantly broke the news and apologized to her cinematographer husband for spilling the beans.

Anna Faris and Michael Barrett! The 44-year-old actress and the 51-year-old cinematographer are married.