Get ready to cheer on North Charleston’s own, Chef Shuai Wang. He will head to Canada with more than a dozen other chefs to compete in season 22 of Bravo's “Top Chef.” You may recognize Chef Wang’s name from his restaurants Jackrabbit Filly + King BBQ, or the dozens of headlines he’s been a part of over the years for winning awards for his food.

We’re not kidding around when it comes to the honors; Chef Wang was most recently named a 2025 SC Chef Ambassador. Here’s a glimpse at some of his other accolades:

2016 Eater Young Guns Best New Chef awards, winner
America’s Top 50 Best New Restaurants by Bon Appetit (for Wang’s food truck, Short Grain)
2017 James Beard Award for Rising Star Chef, semifinalist
Top 10 best new BBQ restaurants of 2024 by Southern Living Magazine
2024 Top 20 Best New Restaurants by Bon Appeti
StarChef Charleston Restauranteur of the Year 2024

Although you’ll have to wait until Thursday, March 13, to tune in to the show, you can see a sneak peek here. The show will air on Thursday nights starting at 9 p.m. Pro tip: Episodes will be available the next day on Peacock.