Top Chef is one of the best cooking shows on television right now, showing off some of the nation's best chefs competing against each other for a grand prize of $250,000. In each episode, chefs compete individually or in teams in a Quickfire Challenge, which provides its winners with immunity or advantages in future challenges, and an Elimination Challenge.
The 19th season of Top Chef began March 3, 2022, and as audiences begin to pick their favorite chefs, they might be wondering where they can find out more about their favorites. All 15 contestants are active on Instagram, where they post about their food, their experiences on Top Chef, and their everyday lives.
Ashleigh Shanti
Ashleigh is a resident of Asheville, NC, where she is the chef and owner of Good Hot Fish. She is definitely a rising star, earning the 2019 Eater Young Gun award and being a finalist for the 2020 James Beard Rising Star Chef of the Year award.
Fans interested in finding out more about Ashleigh and following her during and beyond Top Chef can find her on Instagram using the name @foodordeath_.
Buddha Lo
Buddha is an Australian native currently living in Brooklyn, New York. He works as the executive chef of Huso, the top restaurant inside Marky's Caviar. After finishing culinary school, Buddha has worked at 2 three Michelin-starred restaurants: Gordon Ramsay in London and Eleven Madison Park in New York City.
Fans interested in finding out more about Buddha and following him during and beyond Top Chef can find him on Instagram using the name @buddha__lo.
Damarr Brown
Damarr is a resident of Chicago, where he works as the chef de cuisine at Virtue. Damarr formalized his culinary skills at Le Cordon Bleu and went on to work at some of Chicago's best restaurants, including mk, the Capital Grille, and Roister.
Fans interested in finding out more about Damarr and following him during and beyond Top Chef can find him on Instagram using the name @browndamarr.
Evelyn Garcia
Evelyn is a Houston native, which will no doubt be a benefit to her during this season of Top Chef. After perfecting her skills and interests in New York, she returned to Houston to open Kin HTX, a Southeast Asian restaurant that she serves as chef and co-owner of.
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Fans interested in finding out more about Evelyn and following her during and beyond Top Chef can find her on Instagram using the name @chefevelyngarcia.
Jackson Kalb
Jackson is a resident of Los Angeles, where he owns and operates two restaurants, with a third in the works. He is the chef and owner of Jame Enoteca and Ospi, the chef and partner of Wake & Late, and plans to open Gemma di Mare later this year. Jackson's early successes on the show may inspire fans to seek out his restaurants to dine at in the future, as they have other top chefs in the past.
Fans interested in finding out more about Jackson and following him during and beyond Top Chef can find him on Instagram using the name @jacksonkalb.
Jae Jung
Jae is a Korean native who moved to the United States to attend the Culinary Institute of America. After graduating, she moved to New Orleans and began developing the Korean-Cajun fusion she serves at KJUN, the New York-based restaurant that she is chef and owner of. KJUN recently was named one of the Best New Restaurants in New York by Bloomberg Pursuits.
Fans interested in finding out more about Jae and following her during and beyond Top Chef can find her on Instagram using the name @chefjaejung.
Jo Chan
Originally from California, Jo has traveled while perfecting her skills before landing in Austin, Texas as the executive chef of Eberly. One notable part of her culinary journey was working in Scandinavia for James Beard winner Marcus Samuelsson.
Fans interested in finding out more about Jo and following her during and beyond Top Chef can find her on Instagram using the name @chefjochan.
Leia Gaccione
Leia is a New Jersey resident and the chef/owner of south + pine American eatery. Top Chef is not her first experience with cooking on television, having appeared on Iron Chef America, Beat Bobby Flay, Iron Chef Showdown, and Chopped. In addition, she is the host of Her Name Is Chef, .
Fans interested in finding out more about Leia and following her during and beyond Top Chef can find her on Instagram using the name @leiagaccione.
Luke Kolpin
Luke is a resident of Seattle, Washington, where he plans to open his own restaurant with his take on Northwestern food. A notable part of his career trajectory was working under Chef Rene Redzepi at the three Michelin-starred Noma in Denmark.
Fans interested in finding out more about Luke and following him during and beyond Top Chef can find him on Instagram using the name @lukekolpin.
Monique Feybesse
Monique is a San Francisco native currently living in Vallejo, California. She has quite an illustrious career, including working in Paris as part of the opening team for Pavillon Ledoyen, which earned three Michelin stars in its first year. Currently, she works as the chef and owner of Tarts de Feybesse.
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Fans interested in finding out more about Monique and following her during and beyond Top Chef can find her on Instagram using the name @moniquefeybesse.
