Top Chef's Season 23 cast and premiere have been revealed.

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Bravo has announced the 15 cheftestants who will be competing on Top Chef's 23rd season, which will premiere Monday, March 9 at 9PM ET/PT.

Beginning on Monday, March 16, the series will move to its regular timeslot at 9:30PM ET/PT with episodes available the next day on Peacock.

All episodes of Season 23 will be supersized to 75 minutes.

For the first time in the show's history, the cheftestants include life partners who co-own a restaurant and a pair of competitive identical twin brothers vying to be named the next "Top Chef."

Season 23 will be centered in the culinary hub of Charlotte, NC, with several episodes taking place in Greenville, SC.

"The 15 chefs must showcase their culinary expertise, originality, and endurance as they face off in pressure-filled challenges showcasing the regional history, diverse cultural flavors, and rich agricultural bounty across the Carolinas," according to the network.

As previously announced, Kristen Kish will serve as the host with Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons serving as judges. Tom has been dubbed the head judge.

Fans will be able to view the premiere episode early beginning on Tuesday, March 3 on Peacock, Bravo's YouTube channel and VOD.

Throughout the competition, chefs will have the chance to win immunity, advantages, and cash prizes with more than $150,000 in total up for grabs.

The winner of Top Chef will receive $250,000, a feature in Food & Wine magazine, and an appearance at the annual Food & Wine Classic in Aspen.

The "Top Chef" will also headline his or her own exclusive dinner at the James Beard House in New York, and have the opportunity to present at The James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards in Chicago.

The season will begin with the first Quickfire at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, featuring NASCAR legends Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch.

The chefs will be asked to draw on their own culinary roots with North Carolina's state vegetable, sweet potatoes, and craft a spicy menu featuring some of the world's hottest peppers. They'll also go head-to-head in a whole hog BBQ cookout and create a dish featuring dehydrated components.

The following former Top Chef winners and finalists will make appearances throughout the season to inspire the cheftestants: Sara Bradley, Tristen Epps-Long, Joe Flamm, Stephanie Izard, Jamie Lynch, Mei Lin, Savannah Miller, Ashleigh Shanti, Michelle Wallace, and Shuai Wang.

There will also be a long list of guest judges and notable diners -- including Emeril Lagasse, Michael Mina, Sean Brock, Niki Nakayama, Brandon Jew, Jon Yao, and Nok Suntaranon.
 
And beginning on March 30, Bravo's digital companion series Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen, hosted by Tom Colicchio, will return for its 15th season.

Below is a list of the 15 cheftestants competed on Top Chef's new season.

- Sieger Bayer from Chicago, IL

- Jassi Bindra from Houston, TX

- Sherry Cardoso from Brooklyn, NY

- Brittany Cochran from Charlotte, NC

- Oscar Diaz from Durham, NC

- Brandon Dearden from Hamilton, MT

- Jonathan Dearden from Alexandria, VA

- Duyen Ha from Los Angeles, CA

- Jennifer Lee Jackson from Suttons Bay, MI

- Anthony Jones from Alexandria, VA

- Day AnaÑ—s Joseph from Atlanta, GA

- Laurence Louie from Quincy, MA

- Rhoda Magbitang from Kailua-Kona, HI

- Justin Tootla from Suttons Bay, MI

- Nana Araba Wilmot from Cherry Hill, NJ


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