Long-running cooking competition Top Chef is in the Carolinas for its 23rd season, with filming now underway in Charlotte, North Carolina. Top Chef host Kristen Kish and judges Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons have only been in the Queen City for about two weeks, but they’ve been able to explore quite a bit of the restaurant scene.

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