''Top Chef Masters'' is an American

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series that aired on the cable television network

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, and premiered June 10, 2009. It is a spinoff of Bravo's hit show ''

Top Chef ''Top Chef'' is an American reality competition television series which premiered on Bravo on March 8, 2006. The show features chefs competing against each other in culinary challenges. The contestants are judged by a panel of professional chef ...

''. In the series,

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compete against each other in weekly challenges. The show is different from ''Top Chef'', which typically features younger professional cooks who are still rising in the food service industry.

Seasons

References

External links

Official website
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