Hail to the Chef!

The (short) wait is over!  In the quickest turnaround of any of DC based reality show, “Top Chef: DC,” which filmed challenges in town just a few months ago, will air on Bravo this Wednesday, June 16th at 9 PM.

What to expect: Top Chef with a Power City Twist.

Taste tester Eric Ripert joins as a judge with other surprise city guest appearances (potential spoiler alert!: Apollo Astronaut Buzz AldrinSpeaker of the House Nancy PelosiAssistant White House Chef Sam KassMSNBC host Joe ScarboroughCongressman Aaron Schock of Illinois, Senator Mark Warner of Virginia, CIA Director Leon Panetta, and NBC White House Correspondent Savannah Guthrie).

It’s been seven seasons, but there’s still something sizzling about these cheftestants coming to cook in the Nation’s Capital.