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. NameHometownCurrent ResidenceAnya El-WattarMoscow, RussiaSan Francisco, CaliforniaPaula EndaraQuito, EcuadorLexington, KentuckyTristen Epps-LongVirginia Beach, VirginiaHouston, TexasYing GaoBeijing, ChinaWhistler, British ColumbiaCorwin HemmingAugusta, GeorgiaBrooklyn, New YorkKatianna HongClifton Park, New YorkLos Angeles, CaliforniaLana LagomarsiniThe Bronx, New YorkHarlem, New YorkVincenzo "Vinny" LosetoMassapequa, New YorkNapa, CaliforniaHenry LuThe Bronx, New YorkHouston, TexasZubair MohajirChennai, IndiaChicago, IllinoisCésar MurilloDallas, TexasChicago, IllinoisSam OlayinkaOttawa, OntarioVancouver, British ColumbiaMassimo Piedimonte Montreal, QuebecBailey Sullivan Chicago, IllinoisKat TurnerSturgeon Bay, WisconsinLos Angeles, CaliforniaShuai WangQueens, New YorkNorth Charleston, South CarolinaMimi WeissenbornFrederick, MarylandPortland, Maine
Contestant progress Episode # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Quickfire ChallengeResults Contestant Elimination Challenge Results 1 Tristen INHIGHHIGHWINWINHIGH WINWINHIGHLOWHIGHHIGH INWINNER2 ShuaiHIGHHIGH INLOW INLOWHIGHLOW INWINHIGHWINWIN Bailey IN OUTWIN IN IN IN HIGHHIGHLOWLOW IN 4 CésarHIGHHIGH IN INHIGHHIGH LOW INOUT INLOWHIGHOUT 5 Massimo IN INLOW IN INWIN INHIGHWINHIGHWINOUT 6 Lana INHIGH IN INLOWHIGH INHIGHLOWLOWOUT 7 VinnyWIN IN IN INLOW INHIGHHIGHLOWOUT 8 Paula INHIGHLOW IN INHIGHLOWOUT 9 HenryHIGHLOW INLOW INLOWOUT 10 Katianna IN INWIN INHIGHOUT11 Corwin IN INHIGHHIGHOUT KatLOW IN INHIGHOUT 13 Zubair INWIN INOUT 14 AnyaHIGH INOUT 15 MimiOUT : The chef(s) won immunity for the next Elimination Challenge. : Bailey won the first Last Chance Kitchen re-entry challenge and returned to the competition. She was also given immunity for her first Elimination Challenge back. : Although both ended up on the losing team and were thus ineligible to win, the judges specifically cited César and Tristen as having the best dishes of the challenge. : César won the second Last Chance Kitchen re-entry challenge and returned to the competition. Quickfire Challenge The chef won the Quickfire Challenge. The chef was selected as one of the top entries in the Quickfire Challenge but did not win. The chef was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Quickfire Challenge. Elimination Challenge (WINNER) The chef won the season and was crowned "Top Chef". (RUNNER-UP) The chef was a runner-up for the season. (WIN) The chef won the Elimination Challenge. (HIGH) The chef was selected as one of the top entries in the Elimination Challenge but did not win. (IN) The chef was not selected as one of the top or bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge and was safe. (LOW) The chef was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge but was not eliminated. (OUT) The chef lost the Elimination Challenge.
Episodes
Last Chance Kitchen
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External links Official website