Chuck Hodes/ BRAVOBlame American Idol.
Following in the profit-reaping footsteps of Idol and Dancing With the Stars before it, an unlikely reality show has decided to embark on a nationwide roadie.
Top Chef: The Tour launches its 20-date trip this month.
Talk about rouxing the day...
Four "cheftestants" from the show will host interactive programs in each city, providing cooking demonstrations, meet and greets, food tastings and offering show secrets to the culinary fans in attendance.
Bravo's announcement today didn't identify which Top Chef alums would be participating, but the network did say the road show gets cooking June 21 in Jericho, N.Y.
Here's the complete list of stops:
- June 21, Jericho, N.Y.
- July 1, Boston
- July 4, Philadelphia
- July 9, Pittsburgh
- July 12, Columbus, Ohio
- July 16, St. Louis
- July 19, Denver
- July 26, Phoenix
- July 30, San Diego
- Aug. 2 and 3, San Francisco
- Aug. 8, Los Angeles
- Aug. 16, Des Moines, Iowa
- Aug. 23, Detroit
- Aug. 27, Madison, Wisc.
- Sept. 3 and 4, Chicago
- Sept. 13, Raleigh, N.C.
- Sept, 20, Tampa
- Sept. 24, Orlando
- Sept. 27, Atlanta
- TBD, New York