Top Chef is going big for its season 22 finale—$250K big. Bravo’s flagship culinary competition wraps its Italy-set run with a two-part closer filmed in Milan, airing June 5 and 12 at 9PM ET/PT, and packed with high-wattage names from both food and sports.
The finale episodes—titled Viva Milano! and Finito—anchor the franchise’s most ambitious international play to date. With the 2026 Winter Olympics set to take place in Milan-Cortina, producers at Magical Elves leaned into the synergy, enlisting Olympic medalists Elana Meyers Taylor and Red Gerard, along with Paralympians Oksana Masters and Declan Farmer, to guide the remaining chefs through local ingredient sourcing in Episode 13’s Elimination Challenge.
The action builds to a high-stakes finish in Finito, where the final three chefs serve a four-course progressive menu to an A-list table that includes Top Chef mainstays Kristen Kish, Tom Colicchio, and Gail Simmons, alongside international stars like Andrea Aprea, Carlo Cracco, Clare Smyth, and Richard Blais.
On the line: a $250,000 cash prize from Saratoga Spring Water, Diamond Medallion status from Delta SkyMiles, a $125,000 Delta flight credit, plus the usual career catapult—a Food & Wine feature, Aspen Classic slot, and dinner at the James Beard House. The winner also earns a presenting spot at the 2026 James Beard Awards.
The finale caps a globe-trotting season that started in Calgary and pushed deeper into cultural immersion and regional specificity, leaning into Italy’s culinary legacy with precision and scale.
Top Chef is produced by Casey Kriley, Jo Sharon, Doneen Arquines, and Tracy Tong for Magical Elves. The finale airs June 5 and 12 on Bravo.
