Bravo Orders Culinary Competition Series ‘Top Chef Amateurs’

Bravo has greenlit “Top Chef Amateurs,” hosted by Gail Simmons and produced by Magical Elves, that gives home cooks the opportunity of lifetime to test their skills in the illustrious “Top Chef” kitchen. The logline: Each amateur chef will compete in some of the most iconic challenges from the “Top Chef” archives. Unpacking their knives to step in alongside Simmons are “Top Chef” finalists, frontrunners and fan favorites Eric Adjepong, Richard Blais, Jennifer Carroll, Shirley Chung, Stephanie Cmar, Tiffany Derry, Joe Flamm, Gregory Gourdet, Melissa King, Kwame Onwuachi, Dale Talde and Isaac Toups.   
 
The challenges in contention are the Seven Deadly Sins Challenge where the chefs prepare a stunning seven-course meal reflecting the order of the seven deadly sins, and the Aphrodisiac Challenge where our chefs will create tempting menus out of indulgent ingredients considered to be aphrodisiacs. Fans can vote for their favorite challenge by using the hashtag #TopChefSeven or #TopChefAphrodisiac.  The winning challenge will be announced on October 26.