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In times like these, eating healthy meals has never been more important. Like so many Americans, Tom Colicchio understands that going to a grocery store these days isn't exactly an easy task.

Bravo's Top Chef is just one milestone of many in the successful careers of those who appear on the show. After their time on Top Chef, the cheftestants throughout the culinary competition's 17 seasons have gone on to open their own restaurants, win James Beard Foundation Awards, write cookbooks, star in their own TV shows, and generally become some of the most influential culinary voices in America today.

Pretty much everyone who's anyone in the culinary world has been a guest judge on Bravo's Top Chef, from Eric Ripert to Wolfgang Puck to Emeril Lagasse. And while none of them have been shy about giving their honest opinion on the cheftestants' dishes, some of them have made better impressions on the culinary competition's regular trio of judges than others.

The judges of Bravo's Top Chef have always been the toughest culinary critics around since the series debuted in 2006. But one judge has gotten even more candid with their critiques, according to host Padma Lakshmi.

The season 17 premiere of Top Chef All Stars L.A. is tonight at 10 p.m.

Five-time James Beard award winner and permanent “Top Chef” judge Tom Colicchio is teasing what fans can expect to see on the upcoming season of the revered reality television series.