Next Wednesday, Seattle’s best chefs will have a chance to audition for next season’s Top Chef. Open auditions – one of seven across the country – will be held at Canlis, 2576 Aurora Ave. N, Seattle WA, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Feb. 11.

In case you are not familiar with Top Chef, each episode includes two challenges. The Quickfire Challenge is a short, simple challenge with a varying reward each week; in the initial episodes of the season, it usually guarantees the winner immunity from being sent home that week. The Elimination Challenge is a more complex challenge that determines who goes home. One or more guest judges join the show each week to evaluate both the Quickfire and Elimination challenges. Each week’s elimination is announced in a segment called “Judges’ Table.”

If you can’t make the Seattle audition, producers are also accepting video taped auditions. Click here for more info.