"Top Chef" sets its 23rd season in Charlotte, with select episodes in Greenville, featuring judges Kish, Colicchio, and Simmons.

Bravo’s hit culinary competition series “Top Chef” is heading to the Carolinas for its upcoming 23rd season, with most of the filming set to take place in Charlotte and select episodes happening in Greenville, South Carolina.

Bravo announced Wednesday that its Emmy, James Beard and Critics’ Choice Award-winning series will head to the Carolinas for Season 23. Host Kristen Kish, head judge Tom Colicchio and perennial judge Gail Simmons will be town for a season centered in Charlotte, which the network dubbed an “emerging and diverse culinary hub.”