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

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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
  Brazil[1] Top Chef Brasil Felipe Bronze
  • Ailin Aleixo
    (season 1–3)
  • Emmanuel Bassoleil
    (season 1–4)
  • Janaína Torres Rueda
    (season 4)
RecordTV 2019–present
  Canada (in English)[2] Top Chef Canada Thea Andrews (season 1)
Lisa Ray (seasons 2–4)
Eden Grinshpan
Food Network Canada 2011–2014, 2017–present
  Chile[3] Top Chef Julián Elfenbein
  • Carlo Von Mühlenbrock
  • Pamela Fidalgo
  • Ciro Watanabe
TVN 2014
  El Salvador[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
  Finland[5] Top Chef Suomi Pipsa Hurmerinta
  • Pia Kämppi
  • Hans Välimäki
Sub 2011–2013
  France[6]
  Belgium (in French)[6]
Top Chef Stéphane Rotenberg
Sandrine Corman (season 1)
Agathe Lecaron (season 2)
  M6
  RTL-TVI
2010–present
  Germany[7] Top Chef Germany Daniel Boschmann Sat.1 2019
  Greece[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
  Indonesia[10] Top Chef Indonesia Farah Quinn SCTV 2013
  Italy[11] Top Chef Italia
  • Annie Féolde
  • Mauro Colagreco
  • Giuliano Baldessari
  • Moreno Cedroni (season 1)
NOVE 2016–2017
  Mexico[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 MBC 1
MBC Masr 2
LBCI
2016–present
  Netherlands[16] Topchef Martijn Krabbé
  • Robert Kranenborg
  • Julius Jaspers
RTL Nederland 2009–2012
  Panama[17] Top Chef Panamá Karen Guerra
Arturo Illueca
  • Charlie Collins
  • Pedro Masoliver
Telemetro 2016–present
  Poland[18][19] Top Chef (season 1–7) 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 (spin-off) Maciej Rock
  Portugal[20] Top Chef Silvia Alberto
  • José Cordeiro
  • Susana Felicidade
  • Ricardo Costa
RTP 1 2012
  Romania[20] Top Chef Alina Pușcaș
  • Joseph Hadad
  • Tudor Constantinescu
  • Nicolai Tand
Antena 1 2012
  South Africa (in English)[21] Top Chef South Africa Lorna Maseko SABC 3 2016
  Spain[22] Top Chef
  • Alberto Chicote
  • Susi Díaz
  • Paco Roncero (season 3–4)
  • Angel León (season 1)
  • Yayo Daporta (season 2)
Antena 3 2013–2017
  Sweden[23] Köksmästarna Kanal 5 2014
  Thailand[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
  United States Top Chef Katie Lee (season 1)
Padma Lakshmi (seasons 2-20)
Kristen Kish
Bravo 2006–present
Top Chef Estrellas Aylín Mújica Telemundo 2014
Top Chef VIP Carmen Villalobos 2022–present
  Vietnam Top Chef Vietnam: Đầu Bếp Đỉnh[25] Thúy Hạnh HTV7 2014–2015
Top Chef Vietnam: Đầu Bếp Thượng Đỉnh[26] Khả Như

Đại Nghĩa

  • Nguyễn Nam (Episode 1)
  • Trịnh Diễm Vy
  • Jack Lee
  • Dương Huy Khải

Each episode has a guest judge

2019
H'Hen Niê VTV3 June 12, 2023

References

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  16. ^ "Topchef". RTL Nederland (in Dutch). September 22, 2009. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
  17. ^ Chan Arce, Lau (September 5, 2016). "¡Ya arrancó Top Chef Panamá!". Telemetro (in Spanish). Retrieved September 29, 2016.
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  21. ^ "Top Chef launches in SA". Screen Africa. July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  22. ^ "Chicote da el gran salto a Antena 3 con 'Top Chef'". Vertele (in Spanish). July 24, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
  23. ^ "Köksmästarna". Dplay (in Swedish). March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
  24. ^ "Top Chef, Real Housewives head to Thailand". Michelle Clancy. December 9, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  25. ^ "Vietnam version of Top Chef to debut this month". Tuổi Trẻ. November 14, 2014. Retrieved March 24, 2016.
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