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 into 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.
