Top Chef Season Eleven Is Coming, Bravo Announces

Hey, ready for more Top Chef? Good thing, because the brand's flagship series has been renewed for an eleventh season, Bravo has announced. This show will outlive us all. Anyway, if you feel the urge to try out for Top Chef so you too can cook food for Muppets on a moving train while playing a kazoo or whatever, and also you're located in/near Austin, Brooklyn, Vegas, Chicago, Miami or LA, casting details are below. Eater spies should start fixing their eyeballs on Whole Foods in cities with well-heeled tourism bureaus sometime after March 1. Both Portland and Boston have been mentioned as possible shooting locations in the past.

Also, it should be noted that today is the birthday of Eater's Top Chef recapper Max Silvestri. Coincidence? Doubtful. Happy birthday, Max. Here's a press release:

BRAVO MEDIA PICKS UP "TOP CHEF" FOR SEASON 11 AND KICKS OFF NATIONWIDE CASTING CALLS

NEW YORK – February 6, 2013 – Hot off the grill - Bravo's Emmy and James Beard Award-winning series and the No. 1 rated food show on cable, "Top Chef," will be returning for an eleventh season. Open calls for chefs interested in competing in the high-stakes culinary competition series will be held in cities across the country starting on February 11th.

For additional casting information and to download an application, visit www.BravoTV.com/casting. "Top Chef" season 11 casting calls are as follows:

AUSTIN
Monday, February 11, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Uchiko
http://uchiaustin.com/uchiko

BROOKLYN
Wednesday, February 20, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Talde
http://taldebrooklyn.com

LAS VEGAS

Wednesday, February 20, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
STK in The Cosmopolitan
http://www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com/taste/restaurant-collection/stk.aspx

CHICAGO
Sunday, February 24, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Girl & The Goat
http://www.girlandthegoat.com/

MIAMI
Monday, February 25, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Michy's
http://michysmiami.com/

LOS ANGELES
Friday, March 1, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
The Foundry on Melrose
http://www.thefoundryonmelrose.com

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