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When people think of cooking competition shows, they immediately think of Top Chef. After the series premiered in 2006, it came to define culinary reality television shows — throw a bunch of talented chefs into a room together and make them surprise-cook high-quality dishes, and see who emerges as the champion. Season after season, the Bravo series has gone through changes (like the departure of host Padma Laskmi and the addition of new host Kristen Kish — who is also opening a NYC hotel restaurant, too), ups and downs, joyful moments and controversies.
The show’s list of alums has grown, and many of them have gone on to open or cook at New York City restaurants. To commemorate the beginning of season 22, which starts on Thursday, March 13, Eater NY gathered all of the alum spots that are currently open (farewell to the short-lived Il Totano, which was run by season one winner chef Harold Dieterle). These include Top Chef winners Budda Lo’s fine-dining Japanese restaurant Huso, and Danny Garcia’s seafood spot Time and Tide; Kwame Onwuachi’s Afro Caribbean restaurant Tatiana, and Marjorie Meek-Bradley’s revolving restaurant the View with Danny Meyer, among others.
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