🧑🏻‍🍳 LOCAL “TOP CHEF”: Season 23 of “Top Chef,” dubbed “Top Chef Carolinas,” premieres March 9 at 9pm on Bravo. 🍽️ WHY IT MATTERS: The Emmy-winning cooking competition was filmed in Charlotte and Greenville, S.C. And two of this season’s contestants currently work in some of the best restaurants in Charlotte and Durham. 🍴 ZOOM IN: Brittany Cochran, executive chef at @Stagioni_clt, along with Oscar Diaz, chef-owner at @LittleBullnc, @AAKTUNnc and @ncTaTaco in Durham, are representing North Carolina this season. They’re among 15 chefs competing for a grand prize of $250,000 and other perks. 🔗 Click the link in Axios Charlotte’s bio to keep reading about the N.C. celebrities expected to make an appearance this season.