Top Cheffavorites are headed back to theLast Chance Kitchen— and possibly season 16

Three familiar faces are headed back into theTop Chef: Last Chance Kitchen and EW has an exclusive first look at the new season of the Emmy-winning digital series.

Carrie Baird and Brother Luck from season 15, and Jim Smith from season 14 are back for a chance at redemption and another shot at the coveted title of Top Chef.

With more than one opportunity to get back into the competition, host Tom Colicchio continues to keep the chefs on their toes with fast-paced challenges to determine which chefs have what it takes to stay in the game, explains a release from Bravo Media.

Brother Luck.Tommy Garcia/Bravo

Baird, Luck, and Smith will compete against eliminated cheftestants fromseason 16 ofTop Chef, which takes place in Kentucky.

The Emmy and James Beard Award-winning series will kick off the new season with two weeks of supersized premieres, beginning Dec. 6 at 9 p.m.

ET, and will feature 15 new chefs from across the country who will compete all over the state of Kentucky, including the cities of Louisville, Lexington, and Lake Cumberland, before heading to China for an epic finale showdown in Macau.

Carrie Baird.Tommy Garcia/Bravo

Padma Lakshmiwill return as host, and head judge Tom Colicchio will be joined by Graham Elliot, Nilou Motamed, and Gail Simmons.

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