Get ready as Top Chef VIP fires up its kitchen for another sizzling season! Premiering Tuesday, July 22 at 7pm/6c on Telemundo, the highly anticipated culinary competition returns with 20 celebrity contestants—including music legends, beloved actors, content creators, and a beauty queen—battling it out for the $200,000 grand prize and the prestigious Top Chef VIP title.

Hosted by Carmen Villalobos, with returning judges Chef Antonio “Toño” de Livier, Chef Tita, and Chef Betty Vázquez, this season promises fiercer competition, richer flavors, and a whirlwind of emotion. The week is packed with themed episodes including Elimination Mondays, Immunity Tuesdays, Salvation Wednesdays, Elimination Thursdays, Immunity Fridays, and Salvation Sundays.

Each contestant will have access to fully equipped cooking stations and the iconic Mercado, stocked with fresh, high-quality ingredients. They’ll take on solo, paired, and team challenges—indoors and out—braving everything from unpredictable weather to massive crowd cookouts.

The celebrity lineup includes: Sergio Sendel, Lorena Herrera, Juan Soler, Cristina Porta, Jerry Bazúa, Valeria Cuevas, Sergio Goyri, Nicole Curiel, Curvy Zelma, Elvis Crespo, Héctor Sandarti, Salvador Zerboni, Paco Pizaña, Matías Ochoa, Christopher Vélez, Angélica Celaya, Yany Prado, Norkys Batista, Celinee Santos, and Karina “La Voz” Moreno. Each is already sharpening their skills and prepping to take on the kitchen like true chefs.