« America’s Next Top Model All-Stars Recap: The Models Go To Greece | Home November 09, 2011 10:15 PM by Veronica Dudo The heat is on during tonight’s reality TV chef competition, Top Chef: Texas where the remaining chefs try to win a coveted slot in the final 16. Who makes it and who is told to pack up their knives? Keep reading to find out who will be competing this season! For the first time ever, 29 chefs vied to win a slot in the Top Chef competition on Bravo . That’s almost double the amount of the chefs in past seasons. Season nine of Top Chef has a couple of twists. First, the contest takes place all over the state of Texas with host Padma Lakshmi and judges Tom Colicchio, Hugh Acheson, Emeril Lagasse and Gail Simmons. Last week, a few chefs were selected to compete including: Dakota Weiss, Chuy Valencia, Heather Terhune, Keith Rhodes, Whitney Otawka, Sarah Grueneberg, Chris Jones, Richie Farina, Chris Crary, Ty-Lor Boring and Nyesha Arrington. Tonight, the remaining chef...