‘Top Chef’ Portland contestant Gabriel Pascuzzi thinks the show will help boost the city’s image Updated 5:45 PM; Today 5:25 PM Portland chef and restaurant owner Gabriel Pascuzzi, right, discusses his plan for a dish with "Top Chef" Portland head judge Tom Colicchio, left, and guest diner and judge Richard Blais, center. (Photo: David Moir/Bravo)David Moir/Bravo Facebook Share For Gabriel Pascuzzi, one of two Portland-area chefs competing on “Top Chef” Season 18, having the show finally come to town in 2020 provided a much-needed boost for the local food scene. “It’s kind of the perfect timing,” Pascuzzi says, in that the cooking competition series, which airs weekly on the Bravo cable channel, gives Oregon food and dining a positive national spotlight.