India, July 24 -- It's official! Top Chef Season 23 is heading south, with Charlotte, North Carolina as its primary backdrop. Also, additional episodes will be set in Greenville, South Carolina. The new season of the culinary show promises to showcase the South's evolving food scene, steeped in history, hospitality, and fresh produce, according to an official release.

Bravo has dubbed Charlotte as the "emerging and diverse culinary hub," People magazine reported.

The network states that the next season will feature the "finest in southern hospitality, embracing the rich history, agriculture and outdoors, as a new batch of accomplished and renowned chefs vie for the ultimate Top Chef title."

Headed to Carolinas, the all-new season of To...