Buddha Lois giving a behind-the-scenes tour of the luxurious London accommodation where he and his fellow cheftestants live duringseason 20 ofTop Chef.
Top Chef’snew season breaks plenty of new ground: It’s the first season filmed entirely overseas, the first time all-stars from across the globe will compete, and Lo says it’s the first time the cast won’t have to share rooms.
Lo, the winner of season 19’sTop Chef Houston,filmed inside theKimpton Fitzroy Londonto show off their digs. The landmark building occupies a full block along the eastern side of Russell Square in an historic area not far from the famous British Museum.
TheAustralian chef begins his tourin the marble-decorated foyer of the 19th-century hotel, telling the camera: “Not bad, eh?”
He explains how this season will be the first time chefs can relax in a room to themselves after a busy day of cooking. “[At] most of theTop Cheflocations, we don’t actually have a room and there were bunk beds in houses before COVID,” he says. “But, we get the luxury of having our own private room [this time]. Nice place to decompress.”
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The executive chef of Marky’s Caviar’s Huso restaurant in New York City ushers the camera through the hallways, passing many fellow cheftestants on the way, as he heads towards his room.
Inside, Lo shows the bedroom and its view of the tree-lined streets below. He points to a photograph of when heproposed to his wifein Central Park in New York City. Lo also shows a photo of his father, who died shortly before Lo appeared onTop Chef.
After becoming the series 19 champion, Lo said: “I went on this competition to showcase to the world what I can do. This win was not only for me but was for my late father, an incredible chef who taught me how to cook.”
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The hotel tour also takes in some of the areas where the chefs can relax and hang out together, as well as the gym and an area where they film interviews for the show.
London is a familiar city for the Australian chef, who previously lived in the U.K. when he worked at RestaurantGordon Ramsay— a three-Michelin star establishment.
Joining Lo on season 20 are talented chefs from the U.S. series and its 29 international versions (France, Canada, the Middle East, and Brazil, to name a few).
It’s the first timeBravo’sEmmy-winning series will bring together 16 all-star cheftestants from across the globe to battle it out for the ultimate title in a World All-Stars edition of the culinary competition.
Top Chefairs on Bravo every Thursday at 9 p.m. ET/PT.
source: people.com
