Fort Worth chef Tim Love one of 24 chefs competing in Bravo new series, Top Chef Masters

by PegNews wire

Fort Worth chef Tim Love, owner of Lonesome Dove and Love Burger Shack, is one of 24 "world-renowned" chefs who will star on Top Chef Masters, a new series premiering on Bravo on June 10.

The series pits 24 chefs who compete against each other in each episode. Money will be at stake for the chefs, with the winners of eliminations being awarded cash donations for their charities. The first six episodes will consist of four chefs competing against each other to name one winner. The six winners of each episode will then meet up for the final four weeks when one person will get eliminated each episode until the finale where one winner is crowned Top Chef Master. The winning chef will receive $100,000 for the charity of their choice.

Each episode of Top Chef Masters holds two challenges for the chefs.The first is a twist on Top Chef's Quickfire Challenge which tests their basic abilities. Each Quickfire Challenge will be judged by a blind taste test and a five-star system, similar to fine dining reviews.

The second challenge is a more involved elimination challenge designed to test the versatility and invention of the chefs as they take on unique culinary trials such as working with unusual and exotic foods or catering for demanding clients. The food will be tasted and evaluated by the judges and a wide range of tasters for whom the challenge is aimed, whether it is patrons at a five-star restaurant or a room full of hungry kids — the food has to appeal to the diner as well as the critics if the chef is to survive.

The show is hosted by Kelly Choi. Judges include Gael Greene, Jay Rayner, and James Oseland. Contestants are: Tim Love, Christopher Lee, Cindy Pawlcyn, Rick Moonen, Anita Lo, Hubert Keller, Michael Cimarusti, Elizabeth Falkner, Sylie Dufresne, Mark Peel, Michael Chiarello, Roy Yamaguchi, Graham Elliot Bowles, Wilo Benet, Art Smith, Suzanne Tracht, Michael Schlow, Lachlan Mackinnon Patterson, Nils Noren, Rick Bayless, Jonathan Waxman, Ludo Lefebvre, John Besh, and Doug Rodriguez. Bios are here.

Source: Bravo