‘Top Chef’ Season 20 Cast Revealed: Meet the All-Star Chefs

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'Top Chef' Season 20 Cast Revealed: Meet the All-Star Chefs

Too many cooks in the kitchen! Top Chef season 20 will unite 16 alums from all over the world in a new competition to determine who is the top all-star. The contestants, who are a mix of chefs from Bravo's version of the show as well as 10 international editions, will compete throughout London, hitting iconic locations such as Highclere Castle (where Downton Abbey was filmed) before the finale, which will take place in Paris. This is the first time Top Chef has spent an entire season overseas, but while the series visits new places, fans will see some familiar faces. Host Padma Lakshmi, head judge Tom Colicchio and judge Gail Simmons are all set to return. "Many of you have been asking when #TopChef will return and I’m happy to report it’ll be premiering Thursday, March 9th, on @bravotv ✨ and this time we’re international, baby!" Lakshimi, 52, captioned several photos via Instagram on Wednesday, January 25. "It’s a worldwide All Stars Season and I mean it when I say filming in London was one of the highlights of my Top Chef career. I can’t wait for you guys to see it!!" American audiences will recognize four of the cooks from Bravo's Top Chef. Buddha Lo was the season 19 winner while Season 13 alum Amar Santana, season 16's Sara Bradley and Dawn Burrell from season 18 were each finalists in their respective years. Their competitors will come from different iterations of the show set in France, Brazil, Germany, Canada, Italy, Mexico, Poland, Spain, Thailand and the Middle East/North Africa. [jwplayer hXhAExBc-zhNYySv2] None of the chefs are from the U.K., which will make their challenges a little more difficult. The cooks will be tasked with putting their spins on iconic British staples from Beef Wellington and biscuits to pub food and afternoon tea. The cheftestants will have to bring their A-game for the fastest Elimination Challenge in Top Chef history and hit all the right notes cooking Indian food for Lakshimi and the judges. In addition to Colicchio, Lakshmi and Simmons, distinguished judges from the international editions will make appearances. Expect to see Aquiles Chavez (judge, Top Chef Mexico), Hélène Darroze (judge, Top Chef France), Lorna Maseko (host, Top Chef South Africa), Martha Ortiz (judge, Top Chef Mexico) and Dave Zilber (judge, Top Chef Canada). The cast must also impress a rotation of esteemed global culinary experts, including Gaggan Anand, Sam Bompas, Tom Brown, Jeremy Chan, Brett Graham, Max Halley, Adam Handling, Angela Hartnett, Graham Hornigold,Judy Joo, Asma Khan, Santiago Lastra, Greg Marchand, Clare Smyth, Kirk Westaway, Andrew Wong and Paul A. Young. Chef Alain Ducasse also makes a rare appearance in the season 20 finale. The Top Chef all-stars aren't just looking for approval; they're playing for a big prize. The winning chef will be crowned Top Chef World All-Star, take home $250,000, star in a feature in Food & Wine and make an appearance at the 40th annual Food & Wine Classic in Aspen. To handle the epic showdown, the reality series needs supersized episodes. Each installment will be one hour and 15 minutes. Top Chef season 20 premieres on Bravo Thursday, March 9. Episodes will be available the next day on Peacock. Scroll down to meet the cast of Top Chef season 20:

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Samuel Albert

The owner of Les Petit Prés in France won the French edition of Top Chef in Season 10.

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Luciana Berry

She won Top Chef Brazil in Season 2 and moved to London, where she owns Catering on the Hill.

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Sara Bradley

The owner of Freight House, a bourbon bar, was a finalist on Bravo’s Top Chef in season 16, which was set in Kentucky.

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Dawn Burrell

She was a finalist in season 18 of Bravo's Top Chef in Portland and is now a partner at a local restaurant called Late August.

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Ali Ghzawi

The Jordan native, who owns the restaurant Alee, won the third season of Top Chef Middle East & North Africa.

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Tom Goetter

He was a Top Chef Germany finalist in the first season and has since become the executive chef/director for the Scenic Eclipse, a six-star discovery yacht.

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Nicole Gomes

The Vancouver resident, co-founder and owner of Calgary's Cluck ‘N’ Cleaver, won season 5 of the Canadian show, which was an all-star edition.

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Victoire Gouloubi

A native of the Republic of the Congo, this Milan-based private chef was a finalist on the second season of the Italian show.

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Charbel Hayek

The Lebanon native won Top Chef Middle East & North Africa season 5, set in Saudi Arabia, and has since become a private chef in Florida.

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Buddha Lo

The Australia native won Bravo’s Top Chef in season 19, set in Houston. He lives in Brooklyn and is the executive chef at Marky’s Caviar & Huso.

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Dale MacKay

The Saskatchewan native won the very first season of Top Chef Canada. He now is co-owner of Grassroots Restaurant Group.

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May Phattanant Thongthong

The Top Chef Thailand season 1 finalist is the Executive Chef and Co-Partner at MAZE Dining.

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Begoña Rodrigo

The winner of Top Chef Spain season 1 is now the owner of La Salita, a one Michelin-starred restaurant in her hometown, Valencia, Spain.

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Gabriel Rodriguez

The Top Chef Mexico Season 2 winner now lives in Spain as a private chef.

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Amar Santana

A finalist on Bravo’s Top Chef season 13, which took place in California, owns both Broadway by Amar Santana in Laguna Beach as well as Vaca Restaurant in Costa Mesa. 

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Sylwia Stachyra

The winner of Top Chef Poland season 7 runs her own cooking school and consultancy called CookShe.