June 06--Chicago chef Graham Elliot will join the upcoming season of "Top Chef" as a recurring judge, Bravo network reps announced Monday.
Elliot, who recently left Fox's "MasterChef" after six seasons, will help decide the winner of Season 14 of "Top Chef," which is set in Charleston, S.C., and expected to premiere later this year.
Head judge Tom Colicchio and judges Gail Simmons and Richard Blais, who was a finalist on the Chicago-set season of "Top Chef" in 2008, are also slated to appear in the upcoming season.
Elliot, who opened Graham Elliot Bistro in the West Loop in 2012, competed on two seasons of "Top Chef Masters."
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