Bravo Orders Third Course of "Top Chef"

Fans of Bravo's culinary competition series Top Chef, it's time to draw your knives once again.

The network behind the slicing, filleting, and backstabbing reality series Top Chef has renewed the Tom Colicchio (and Padma Lakshmi)-led series for a third season of food-related mischief and mayhem.

The news of Top Chef's renewal comes despite a lack of official renewal for a fourth season of fellow Bravo series Project Runway, due to availability issues swirling around fashionista mentor Tim Gunn.)

Casting on the third season of Top Chef begins January 14th and casting crews will be hosting sessions in Miami, New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and San Francisco for those of you looking to lay claim to the title of Top Chef.

But the real mystery is: will Padma Lakshmi return for another season or will Bravo grant us yet another host?