Top Chef Canada (2011): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2011, Top Chef Canada is a reality series.

What it’s about. Top Chef Canada is a reality competition show. The first season premiered on April 11, 2011 on Food Network Canada. The first season consisted of 13 episodes, with 16 contestants vying for a grand prize of $100,000 and a GE Monogram kitchen valued at $30,000. Contestants shopped at Loblaws in season one and McEwan in season two. Like the original American series, each week the chef contestants compete against each other in culinary challenges. Contestants are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry, with one or more contestants being eliminated each week. The Canadian edition uses the same graphics and music as the American version of the program. Season one of Top Chef Canada was one of Food Network Canada's most highly-rated programs. The network renewed the program for a second season, which began to air on March 12, 2012.

Who’s in it. Top Chef Canada stars Thea Andrews, Lisa Ray as Self - Host, Eden Grinshpan as Self - Host and Mark McEwan as Self - Judge, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 5.1/10, Top Chef Canada has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In CA you can stream it on StackTV Amazon Channel and fuboTV. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Top Chef Canada page.

If you liked it. Fans of Top Chef Canada tend to enjoy The Kardashians, The Simpsons, Drawn Together and Clarkson's Farm.