Top Chef (franchise)

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 France
Belgium 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 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
توب شيف VIP (Top Chef VIP)[23] Mona Mosly Bobby Chinn
Maroun Chedid		 MBC 1 TBA
Mongolia Mongolia Top Chef Mongolia[24][25] TBA TBA NTV 2026
 Netherlands Topchef[26] Martijn Krabbé Robert Kranenborg
Julius Jaspers		 RTL Nederland 2009–2012 (7 seasons)
 Panama Top Chef Panamá[27][28] Karen Guerra
Arturo Illueca		 Charlie Collins
Pedro Masoliver		 Telemetro 2016–2019 (4 seasons)
Top Chef Junior[28][29][30] Delyanne Arjona ? Telemetro 2019 (1 season)
 Poland Top Chef[31][32] 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[33] Maciej Rock Wojciech Modest Amaro
Maciej Nowak
Ewa Wachowicz		 2016 (1 season)
 Portugal Top Chef[34][35] Silvia Alberto José Cordeiro
Susana Felicidade
Ricardo Costa		 RTP1 2012 (1 season)
Romania Romania Top Chef România[34][36] Alina Pușcaș Tudor Constantinescu
Joseph Hadad
Nicolai Tand		 Antena 1 2012–2014 (2 seasons)
Junior Chef[37][38][39][40] Roxana Ionescu Horia Vîrlan
Anca Lungu
Marius Vizante		 2014 (1 season)
South Africa South Africa (in English) Top Chef South Africa[41][42] Lorna Maseko Neill Anthony
Lesego Semenya		 SABC 3 2016 (1 season)
 Spain Top Chef[43][44] 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)[45][46] Paula Vázquez Eva Arguiñano
Osvaldo Groos
Paco Roncero		 La 1 2026–present
 Sweden Köksmästarna (Top Chef)[47][48] N/A Johan Jureskog
Paul Svensson
Karin Fransson		 Kanal 5 2014 (1 season)
 Thailand ท็อปเชฟไทยแลนด์ (Top Chef Thailand)[49][50][51] 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)[52][53] Kathaleeya McIntosh Penny Jirayuwatana
Chatchaya Raktakanit
Kanok Chaowalitpong		 ONE31 2020 (1 season)
 United States Top Chef[54] 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[55] 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[56] Gail Simmons Johnny Iuzzini
Hubert Keller
Dannielle Kyrillos		 2010–11 (2 seasons)
Top Chef Duels[57] Curtis Stone Gail Simmons 2014 (1 season)
Top Chef Estrellas[58] Aylín Mújica Lorena Garcia
Jaime Martín Del Campo
Ramiro Arvizu		 Telemundo 2014 (1 season)
Top Chef Junior[59] Vanessa Lachey Curtis Stone
Gail Simmons
Tiffany Derry
Antonia Lofaso
Graham Elliot		 Universal Kids 2017–2018 (2 seasons)
Top Chef Amateurs[60] 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[61] Meghan Trainor Marcus Samuelsson Peacock 2021 (1 season)
Top Chef VIP[62] Carmen Villalobos Antonio de Livier
Adria Marina Montaño (season 1–2)
Juan Manuel Barrientos (season 1–2)
Inés Páez Nin (season 3-present)
Belén Alonso (season 3)
Betty Vázquez (season 4-present)		 Telemundo 2022–present
 Vietnam Đầu Bếp Đỉnh (Top Chef Vietnam)[63] Thúy Hạnh Robert Danhi
Anh Lê
Alain Nguyen		 HTV7 2014–2015 (1 season)
Đầu Bếp Thượng Đỉnh (Top Chef Vietnam)[64][65][66] 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)
Phương Linh Sakal Phoeung
Kim Oanh
Valentin Trần		 2026 (1 season)

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