Top Chef Canada is a Canadian reality competition television series. The show premiered in April 2011 on Food Network Canada (now Flavour Network).[1] Like the originalAmerican series, a group of chefs compete against each other in various culinary challenges. They are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry, with one or more contestants eliminated in each episode. The winner receives a cash prize of CA$100,000, along with additional prizes that vary between seasons.[1]
On April 21, 2010, Canwest Broadcasting announced it had struck a deal with NBCUniversal to create a Canadian adaptation of Top Chef with production company Insight Productions.[3] The inaugural season debuted on April 11, 2011, hosted by television personality Thea Andrews with chef and restaurateur Mark McEwan as head judge.[1][4] The "resident judge", the position held by Gail Simmons in the original American version, was Toronto native and restaurateur Shereen Arazm.[1] After giving birth to her second child, Andrews stepped down from hosting duties and was replaced by actress and model Lisa Ray, beginning with the second season.[5][6] The show was cancelled in 2014 after an initial four-season run.[7]
On February 23, 2017, Food Network Canada announced a revival of the series.[8] The fifth season, Top Chef Canada: All-Stars, premiered on April 2, 2017, featuring a new host, Eden Grinshpan.[9] Season 5 also introduced three new resident judges: Chris Nuttall-Smith, Janet Zuccarini, and Mijune Pak.[9] Another resident judge, David Zilber, was added in Season 10.[10]
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