Bravo renews 'Top Chef' for Season 7, launches nationwide casting call

Bravo has ordered up another helping of  "Top Chef."

Renewal is hardly surprising: The sixth season, "Top Chef: Las Vegas," is averaging a strong 3.3-million viewers (2.3-million adults ages 18 to 49) on Wednesdays at 10 p.m.

No word yet on a premiere date or the city in which the next season will take place.

In related news, Bravo also has set a Nov. 16 premiere date for "Chef Academy," a new reality series about  chef Jean Christophe Novelli, a Michelin and 5AA Rosette award winner, as he attempts to set up a culinary program in Los Angeles.

Casting for the new season of "Top Chef" will begin Oct. 18. More information on how to become a chef-testant after the jump:

To download an application, visit www.bravotv.com/casting. Casting calls will take place in the following cities: 

SAN FRANCISCO
Oct. 18, 10 a.m. – 2  p.m.
The Parlor

MIAMI
Oct. 25, 10  a.m. – 2  p.m.
Club 50 at Viceroy Miami

CHICAGO
Oct. 26, 10 a.m. – 2  p.m.
Wells on Wells 

WASHINGTON, D.C.
Nov. 4, 10 a.m. – 2  p.m.
Occidental Grill & Seafood at Willard InterContinental Hotel  

NEW YORK
Nov. 8, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Craftsteak

DALLAS
Nov. 11, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Abacus

LOS ANGELES
Nov. 15, 10  a.m.  – 2 p.m.
Craft Restaurant

-- Denise Martin

Photo: Bravo