Judges Gail Simmons and Tom Colicchio and host Kristen Kish dish on what to expect as the culinary competition series returns to Bravo on Thursday, March 13 Top Chef is headed to the Great White North — and for Toronto native Gail Simmons,

Recent seasons of Top Chef, Bravo’s standard-bearer of excellence when it comes to reality competition series, have skipped around the globe, exposing how local cuisine and a country’s culture are as intertwined as salt and pepper.

"I wasn't expecting to see a knife block so soon. I thought I was going to get a little settled before I started having to fear for my life," said Tristen Epps not long after landing in Toronto for the Season 22 premiere of Top Chef.