Top Chef: Destination Canada


Top Chef: Destination Canada is the twenty-second season of the American reality television series Top Chef. The competition was filmed primarily in Toronto, Ontario, with additional episodes set in Calgary and Canmore, Alberta. The finale was filmed in Milan, Italy. The season was produced in collaboration with the Destination Canada tourism board and co-produced with Insight Productions, the team behind Top Chef Canada.
Destination Canada boasted the largest grand prize package in the series' history. In addition to the usual prizes of, a feature in Food & Wine magazine, and an appearance at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, the winner received $125,000 in Delta Air Lines flight credits and Diamond Medallion SkyMiles status, their own headlining dinner at the James Beard House in New York City, and the opportunity to present at the James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards in Chicago. The contestants also had the chance to earn cash prizes, totaling more than $150,000, during every Quickfire Challenge and certain Elimination Challenges.
The season premiered on March 13, 2025, and concluded on June 12, 2025. In the season finale, Tristen Epps-Long was declared the winner over runners-up Shuai Wang and Bailey Sullivan. For the first time since Top Chef: Boston, no Fan Favorite vote was held.

Contestants

Fifteen chefs competed in Top Chef: Destination Canada. Two additional contestants, Sam Olayinka and Ying Gao, started in the Last Chance Kitchen to compete for a potential spot in the main competition.

Contestant progress



; Quickfire Challenge
; Elimination Challenge

Episodes


''Last Chance Kitchen''

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