"Top Chef Masters" Season 3 returns on Bravo with a brand new format and 12 new award-winning chefs hungry to compete for the title of "Top Chef Master" and win $100,000 for their charity. This season, the masters will no longer be judged on a scale, but in elimination style challenges just as the tried and true format of the original "Top Chef." In each episode, money will be at stake, with the winners of every quickfire challenge winning $5,000 and elimination challenges winning $10,000 for their 
designated charities. As previously announced, celebrity chef Curtis Stone will serve as the newly appointed host of the series along with returning judge and culinary expert, James Oseland, and new series judge, the legendary food critic and author, Ruth Reichl.
"Top Chef Masters" Season 3 pits 12 world-renowned chefs against each other to see how well they fare in fierce culinary competition. Each week will whittle down the chefs until the finale where one winner is crowned "Top Chef Master" and receive the grand prize of $100,000 for the charity of their choice. With so much money at stake, the chefs are bringing more than their knives to the table; they're bringing their egos and stirring up the drama. The chefs must face off in some of the most difficult challenges we've seen thus far—including the infamous restaurant wars—and they're serving up food for some master entertainers and celebrity guest judges including: "Mad Men's" Christina Hendricks, rock group Maroon 5 and pop sensation Kelis, among others.
The "Top Chef Masters" Season 3 contestants include Alex Stratta, Celina Tio, Floyd Cardoz, George Mendes, Hugh Acheson, John Currence, John Rivera Sedlar, Mary Sue Milliken, Naomi Pomeroy, Sue Zemanick, Suvir Saran, Top Chef Masters and Traci Des Jardins.
"Top Chef Masters" Season 2 averaged over 1 million adults 18-49 and over 1.6 million total viewers. The series is produced by the Emmy Award-winning Magical Elves with Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz serving as executive producers.
"Top Chef Masters" Season 3 contestants and host
"Top Chef Masters" Season 3 pits 12 world-renowned chefs against each other to see how well they fare in fierce culinary competition. Each week will whittle down the chefs until the finale where one winner is crowned "Top Chef Master" and receive the grand prize of $100,000 for the charity of their choice. With so much money at stake, the chefs are bringing more than their knives to the table; they're bringing their egos and stirring up the drama. The chefs must face off in some of the most difficult challenges we've seen thus far—including the infamous restaurant wars—and they're serving up food for some master entertainers and celebrity guest judges including: "Mad Men's" Christina Hendricks, rock group Maroon 5 and pop sensation Kelis, among others.
The "Top Chef Masters" Season 3 contestants include Alex Stratta, Celina Tio, Floyd Cardoz, George Mendes, Hugh Acheson, John Currence, John Rivera Sedlar, Mary Sue Milliken, Naomi Pomeroy, Sue Zemanick, Suvir Saran, Top Chef Masters and Traci Des Jardins.
"Top Chef Masters" Season 2 averaged over 1 million adults 18-49 and over 1.6 million total viewers. The series is produced by the Emmy Award-winning Magical Elves with Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz serving as executive producers.
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