Atlanta's Own Anthony Gray on Top Chef Season 10

Nothing makes watching Bravo TV’s “Top Chef” more fun than having a local chef to root for and support. And in Season 10, starting Nov. 7, Atlanta's got one.

Anthony Gray, executive chef at Southern Art & Bourbon Bar, will represent Atlanta in Top Chef's upcoming season. The 35-year old chef hails from Macon and has spent time in the Charleston kitchens of High Cotton and Slightly North of Broad.

Gray follows in the footsteps of Southern Art’s owner, Art Smith, by appearing on the competitive cooking show. Smith has competed on “Top Chef Masters” twice and also recently appeared on ABC’s “Time Machine Chefs.”

In a preview video of the upcoming season, Padma Lakshmi describes what to expect, “This season, I think, is back to basics. It’s back to the rudimentary fundamentals of cooking.”

This time around, the show was filmed in Seattle, confirming rumors that surfaced some months back about the new season’s location. Tom Colicchio, Padma Lakshmi, Hugh Acheson and Gail Simmons will return as judges for Season 10 with Emeril Lagasse and Wolfgang Puck joining the panel.

Source: Atlanta Journal via Jenny Turknett, Food and More Blog
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