BRAVO MEDIA'S "TOP CHEF" TRAVELS TO MEXICO FOR SPICY THREE-PART FINALE BEGINNING WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28 AT 9PM ET/PT

Emmy Award-Winning "Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen" Returns with a Two-Part Season Premiere on Wednesday, December 10 at 11pm ET/PT on Bravotv.com

NEW YORK - November 20, 2014 - For the first time, Bravo's "Top Chef" travels south of the border to Mexico in a fiery three-part finale beginning Wednesday, January 28 at 9pm ET/PT. Tempers and temperatures rise in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where the final three will learn which chef from "Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen" will be rejoining the competition. The knives will come out as the cheftestants battle for $125,000 furnished by Healthy Choice, a feature in FOOD & WINE magazine, a showcase at the annual FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen and the prestigious title of Top Chef.

For a sneak peek at the remainder of the season, visit www.bravotv.com/top-chef/season-12/videos/still-to-come-on-season-12-of-top-chef

Upcoming guest judges and diners include Chef Barbara Lynch, "Top Chef" season 10 winner Kristen Kish, New England Patriots star Rob Gronkowski, "Watch What Happens Live" host Andy Cohen, culinary legend Jacques Pepin, Harvard Professor Michael Brenner, and many other award-winning chefs including Enrique Olvera and Sean Brock.

Additionally, the Emmy Award-winning, groundbreaking digital video series "Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen" returns Wednesday, December 10 at 11pm ET/PT on BravoTV.com with an epic two-part season premiere. The first six eliminated chefs return to the kitchen to face off in a battle royale with only one chef advancing. In each of the subsequent weeks, the eliminated cheftestant will go head to head in a pressure-filled contest competing for redemption and the ultimate prize: a spot in the "Top Chef" finale. Tom Colicchio hosts the series, which is sponsored by Hidden Valley(R) Food and The Glad(R) Products Company. Fans can follow the "Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen" challenges on BravoTV.com, in addition to joining the social conversation and seeing what the cheftestants have to say during the competition, by following @bravotopchef on Twitter or liking the "Top Chef" Facebook fan page. The series can be seen on desktop, mobile, and tablet, as well as iTunes, Amazon, VOD, Google Play, connected TVs, Xbox and Hulu.

After next week's hiatus, "Top Chef" returns on Wednesday, December 3 at 10pm ET/PT with the highly anticipated Restaurant Wars episode. The chefs are split into two teams and given one day to open their own pop-up restaurants in this iconic "Top Chef" challenge. They must handle everything from creating menus and restaurant décor to training the wait staff in order to serve 100 diners - including "Top Chef" alums Kristen Kish and Stephanie Cmar, as well as acclaimed restaurateur and guest judge Barbara Lynch. Egos and dishes collide in the kitchen when the chefs scramble to work together. But when an ingredient goes missing and a dish is altered without the chef's approval, will it make or break the restaurant?

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