Top Chef (franchise)
Competitive cooking show television format
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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 and previous versions of Top Chef include:
- Currently airing
- No longer airing
| Country | Local title | Host(s) | Judges | Channel(s) | Year(s) aired |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil |
Top Chef Brasil[1][2] | Felipe Bronze | Emmanuel Bassoleil Ailin Aleixo (season 1-3) Janaína Torres Rueda (season 4) |
RecordTV | 2019–2023 (4 seasons) |
 Canada (in English) |
Top Chef Canada[3][4] | Thea Andrews (season 1) Lisa Ray (season 2–4) Eden Grinshpan (season 5–present) |
Mark McEwan Thea Andrews (season 1) Shereen Arazm (season 1–4) Lisa Ray (season 2–4) Chris Nuttall-Smith (season 5–10) Mijune Pak (season 5–present) Janet Zuccarini (season 5–present) David Zilber (season 10–present) |
Food Network Canada Flavour Network |
2011–2014, 2017–present |
 Chile |
Top Chef[5] | Julián Elfenbein | Carlo Von Mühlenbrock Pamela Fidalgo Ciro Watanabe |
TVN | 2014 (1 season) |
| Top Chef VIP Chile[6][7] | Cristian Riquelme | Sergi Arola Fernanda Fuentes Benjamin Nast |
Chilevisión | 2024–present | |
 El Salvador |
Top Chef El Salvador[8] | Marcela Santamaria | Marta Elena García Roberto Sartogo Jay Bruzon (season 1) Lorenzo Álvarez (season 2) |
TCS | 2015–2017 (3 seasons) |
 Finland |
Top Chef Suomi[9] | Pipsa Hurmerinta | Pia Kämppi Hans Välimäki |
Sub | 2011–2013 (3 seasons) |
 France Belgium (in French) |
Top Chef[10][11] | Stéphane Rotenberg Sandrine Corman (season 1) Agathe Lecaron (season 2) |
Ghislaine Arabian (season 1–5) Christian Constant (season 1–5) Cyril Lignac (season 1–5) Thierry Marx (season 1–5) Jean-François Piège (season 1–10) Hélène Darroze (season 6–present) Philippe Etchebest (season 6–present) Michel Sarran (season 6–12) Paul Pairet (season 11–present) Glenn Viel (season 13-present) Stéphanie Le Quellec (season 15-present) Dominique Crenn (season 15) Pierre Gagnaire (season 15) Eric Frechon (season 16) Fabien Ferré (season 16) |
M6 RTL-TVI |
2010–present |
| Objectif Top Chef[12] | Philippe Etchebest | Philippe Etchebest | 2014–2023 (9 seasons) | ||
 Germany |
Top Chef Germany[13] | Daniel Boschmann | Eckart Witzigmann Alexandra Killian Peter Maria Schnurr |
Sat.1 | 2019 (1 season) |
 Greece |
Top Chef[14][15] | Nadia Boule | Elias Mamalakis Christophoros Peskias Apostolos Trastelis Herve Pronzato |
ANT1 | 2010 (1 season) |
| N/A | Giorgos Venieris Gkikas Xenakis Asterios Koustoudis |
Skai TV | 2021 (1 season) | ||
 Indonesia |
Top Chef Indonesia[16] | Farah Quinn | Will Meyrick Henry Alexie Bloem Chris Salans Vindex Tengker |
SCTV | 2013 (1 season) |
 Italy |
Top Chef Italia[17][18] | N/A | Annie Féolde Mauro Colagreco Giuliano Baldessari Moreno Cedroni (season 1) |
NOVE | 2016–2017 (2 seasons) |
 Mexico |
Top Chef México[19] | Ana Claudia Talancón | Aquiles Chávez Guillermo González Beristáin Martha Ortíz Juantxo Sánchez |
Canal Sony NBC Universo |
2016–2017 (2 seasons) |
 Middle East and North Africa |
توب شيف (Top Chef)[20][21][22] | Siham Tueni (season 1) Jumana Murad (season 2) |
Joe Barza | LBC Rotana Masriya |
2011–2012 (2 seasons) |
| Mona Mosly | Bobby Chinn Maroun Chedid |
MBC 1 MBC Masr 2 LBCI |
2016–present | ||
 Mongolia[23][24] |
TBA | TBA | TBA | NTV Univision Mongolia LookTV DDish |
2026 |
 Netherlands |
Topchef[25] | Martijn Krabbé | Robert Kranenborg Julius Jaspers |
RTL Nederland | 2009–2012 (7 seasons) |
 Panama |
Top Chef Panamá[26][27] | Karen Guerra Arturo Illueca |
Charlie Collins Pedro Masoliver |
Telemetro | 2016–2019 (4 seasons) |
| Top Chef Junior[27][28][29] | Delyanne Arjona | ? | Telemetro | 2019 (1 season) | |
 Poland |
Top Chef[30][31] | 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 (7 seasons) |
| Top Chef. Gwiazdy od Kuchni[32] | Maciej Rock | Wojciech Modest Amaro Maciej Nowak Ewa Wachowicz |
2016 (1 season) | ||
 Portugal |
Top Chef[33][34] | Silvia Alberto | José Cordeiro Susana Felicidade Ricardo Costa |
RTP1 | 2012 (1 season) |
 Romania |
Top Chef[33][35] | Alina Pușcaș | Tudor Constantinescu Joseph Hadad Nicolai Tand |
Antena 1 | 2012–2014 (2 seasons) |
 South Africa (in English) |
Top Chef South Africa[36][37] | Lorna Maseko | Neill Anthony Lesego Semenya |
SABC 3 | 2016 (1 season) |
 Spain |
Top Chef[38][39] | N/A | Alberto Chicote Susi Díaz Angel León (season 1) Yayo Daporta (season 2) Paco Roncero (season 3–4) |
Antena 3 | 2013–2017 (4 seasons) |
| Top Chef: Dulces y Famosos (Top Chef VIP: Just Desserts)[40][41] | Paula Vázquez | Eva Arguiñano Osvaldo Groos Paco Roncero |
La 1 | 2026–present | |
 Sweden |
Köksmästarna (Top Chef)[42][43] | N/A | Johan Jureskog Paul Svensson Karin Fransson |
Kanal 5 | 2014 (1 season) |
 Thailand |
ท็อปเชฟไทยแลนด์ (Top Chef Thailand)[44][45][46] | Pitipat Kutragule (season 1-3) | Willment Leong Suphamongkhon Suppipat Thidid Tadsanakajon Phichaya Uthantam |
ONE31 Channel 7 HD |
2017–2020, 2023 (4 seasons) |
| ท็อปเชฟไทยแลนด์ ขนมหวาน (Top Chef Thailand Desserts)[47][48] | Kathaleeya McIntosh | Penny Jirayuwatana Chatchaya Raktakanit Kanok Chaowalitpong |
ONE31 | 2020 (1 season) | |
 United States |
Top Chef[49] | Katie Lee (season 1) Padma Lakshmi (season 2-20) Kristen Kish (season 21-present) |
Tom Colicchio Gail Simmons (season 1-15, 17-present) Ted Allen (season 3–4) Toby Young (season 5–6) Eric Ripert (season 7) Anthony Bourdain (season 8) Hugh Acheson (season 9-12) Emeril Lagasse (season 9-11, 13) Wolfgang Puck (season 10) Richard Blais (season 12-14) Graham Elliot (season 14-16) Nilou Motamed (season 16) |
Bravo | 2006–present |
| Top Chef Masters[50] | Kelly Choi (season 1–2) Curtis Stone (season 3–5) |
James Oseland Gail Simmons (season 1–2, 5) Jay Rayner (season 1–2) Gael Greene (season 1–3) Ruth Reichl (season 3–5) Francis Lam (season 4–5) Krista Simmons (season 4) Lesley Suter (season 5) |
2009–13 (5 seasons) | ||
| Top Chef: Just Desserts[51] | Gail Simmons | Johnny Iuzzini Hubert Keller Dannielle Kyrillos |
2010–11 (2 seasons) | ||
| Top Chef Duels[52] | Curtis Stone | Gail Simmons | 2014 (1 season) | ||
| Top Chef Estrellas[53] | Aylín Mújica | Lorena Garcia Jaime Martín Del Campo Ramiro Arvizu |
Telemundo | 2014 (1 season) | |
| Top Chef Junior[54] | Vanessa Lachey | Curtis Stone Gail Simmons Tiffany Derry Antonia Lofaso Graham Elliot |
Universal Kids | 2017–2018 (2 seasons) | |
| Top Chef Amateurs[55] | Gail Simmons | Eric Adjepong Richard Blais Jennifer Carroll Shirley Chung Stephanie Cmar Tiffany Derry Joe Flamm Gregory Gourdet Melissa King Kwame Onwuachi Dale Talde Isaac Toups |
Bravo | 2021 (1 season) | |
| Top Chef Family Style[56] | Meghan Trainor | Marcus Samuelsson | Peacock | 2021 (1 season) | |
| Top Chef VIP[57] | Carmen Villalobos | Antonio de Livier Adria Marina Montaño (season 1–2) Juan Manuel Barrientos (season 1–2) Inés Páez Nin (season 3) Belén Alonso (season 3-present) Betty Vázquez (season 4-present) |
Telemundo | 2022–present | |
 Vietnam |
Đầu Bếp Đỉnh (Top Chef Vietnam)[58] | Thúy Hạnh | Robert Danhi Anh Lê Alain Nguyen |
HTV7 | 2014–2015 (1 season) |
| Đầu Bếp Thượng Đỉnh (Top Chef Vietnam)[59][60] | Khả Như Đại Nghĩa |
Trịnh Diễm Vy Jack Lee Dương Huy Khải |
2019 (1 season) | ||
| H'Hen Niê | Luke Nguyen Alain Nguyen |
VTV3 | 2023 (1 season) |