'Top Chef: Las Vegas': Meet the cheftestants

Seventeen hopefuls heat up the kitchen in Las Vegas

What better city to host the sixth season of Bravo's Emmy Award-winning series than gluttonous Las Vegas? The city of high rollers and high stakes will welcome 17 new cheftestants playing for the title of Top Chef. Adding more fire to the frying pan this season, two brothers (Bryan and Michael) will compete against each other.

Some of the top names in food, movies and entertainment including Wolfgang Puck, Todd English, Natalie Portman, Daniel Boulud, Penn & Teller, Hubert Keller and Jerome Bocuse will be featured this season on "Top Chef: Las Vegas."

Check out these spicy bios on the newest culinary contestants who are heading to Sin City.

"Top Chef: Las Vegas" premieres Wednesday, August 19, at 9 p.m./8c on Bravo.