Rotterdam native to be featured on ‘Top Chef Amateurs’ | The Daily Gazette SECTIONS July 18, 2021 Steve DeCarlo on the set of "Top Chef Amateurs," filmed last fall and airing on Bravo this week. (David Moir/Bravo) Shares0 Rotterdam native Steven DeCarlo will represent the Electric City in an episode of Bravo’s “Top Chef Amateurs” slated to air Thursday night. The show premiered earlier this month and is modeled after the original “Top Chef” series, featuring the same challenges. In each episode, two amateur chefs go head to head to try and wow the judges, with help from two “Top Chef” all-stars. The winner gets $5,000 and “culinary bragging rights,” as host Gail Simmons puts it.