Top Chef Season 22

Right now you can watch Top Chef Season 22 on and — and it is more addictive than the premise lets on. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. A 7/10 rating says what the writing already makes obvious: this one works. Watch it for the format — it delivers exactly what it promises. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

Top Chef Season 22 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. Top Chef Season 22 understands that the format only works if the people in it feel real. Season 22 of Top Chef includes 14 episodes. It aired from March 2025 to June 2025. This season stars Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons and Kristen Kish. Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2025. The editing in Top Chef Season 22 does a lot of quiet work shaping how you feel about every person on screen. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

If the format appeals to you at all, Top Chef Season 22 is one of the stronger examples of it. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. Tom Colicchio is a big part of why it works, but the format itself is the real star. The kind of thing that generates strong opinions in every room it is watched in.

🎬 Top Chef Season 22 — Episode Guide

Across Canada, We Go!

2025-03-13

Several aspiring chefs compete for the coveted title of "Top Chef" while they creatively whip up a storm to escape elimination.

Brunch à la Boulud

2025-03-20

Actor Sarah Levy joins Kristen and Gail for the Quickfire Challenge, tasking the chefs to put their spin on Canada's famous poutine; for the Elimination Challenge, Daniel Boulud joins the judges' table as the chefs team up to create a brunch.

Best Served Cold

2025-03-27

The chefs must make their own version of a Jamaican patty as a Quickfire Challenge and create dishes best served cold or risk elimination.

Top Chef Trivia

2025-04-03

Actor Michael Cera joins Kristen in the kitchen for the Quickfire Challenge, where the chefs' trivia skills are put to the test; for the Elimination Challenge, the chefs must put their own spin on some of Canada's most iconic confections.

Line Cook for a Day

2025-04-10

The chefs are taken by surprise when a Last Chance Kitchen chef joins the competition; the chefs' collaboration skills are put to the ultimate test as this time is a double elimination.

Pickle Me This

2025-04-17

Top Chef Masters alum Susur Lee and Jet Bent-Let join Kristen for the Quickfire Challenge, where the chefs must create a dish using a limited amount of ingredients; for the Elimination Challenge, the chefs must create dishes that highlight pickles.

You Wanna Pizza Me?

2025-04-24

For this week's Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must create a dish with an ingredient using only the toughest stains as their clues.

Restaurant Wars

2025-05-01

There is no Quickfire as the chefs take on the famed Restaurant Wars elimination challenge; the chefs are tasked to create two restaurants; Kristen, Tom and Gail are joined by Top Chef alum Nina Compton and Top Chef Canada judge Janet Zuccarini.

Cooking on the Edge

2025-05-08

Kristen is joined by Tom, Gail and chef and professor Ilona Daniel as the chefs are tasked with flexing their culinary mussels; the chefs face their fears in this stunt-driven Elimination Challenge.

E10

From Dep Till Dawn

2025-05-15

Comedian Punkie Johnson tests the chefs' creativity when they're asked to create a dish using only items found in a Canadian convenience store; the chefs pay homage to the four seasons using only produce from Montreal's rooftop gardens.

E11

Calgary, Yahoo!

2025-05-22

The six remaining chefs set off to Calgary where they are greeted by the judges; making pancakes for 50 diners; the chefs are tasked with creating dishes that feature beef and local berries, hoping to impress a table of culinary tastemakers.

E12

Foraged in Fire

2025-05-29

Guest judges Brenda Holder and Tracy Little teach the remaining five chefs how to forage the ingredients in the Canmore Forest; to secure their spot in Italy, the chefs will have to impress the judges by utilizing their foraged items.

E13

Viva Milano!

2025-06-05

For the chefs' last quickfire challenge of the season, they're tasked with creating a classic Milanese dish and a feared dish, risotto; the chefs compete in a three-part, head-to-head culinary battle while receiving some help from Olympic athletes.

E14

Finito

2025-06-12

For their last elimination challenge, the final three chefs must create the best progressive four-course meal of their lives; with the help of their sous chefs, the finalists must pull out all the stops to impress an esteemed table of diners.

📡 Where to Watch Top Chef Season 22

🎬 Top Chef Season 22 — Episode Guide

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