The new season of "Top Chef" takes a road trip through the Bay Area, stopping for culinary challenges in San Francisco and Oakland.
Bravo's first trailer reveals a cameo by MC Hammer, himself a Cooking Channel star.
No local chefs are competing this season, but San Francisco chefs and former "Top Chef Masters" competitors Traci Des Jardins and Hubert Keller will make guest appearances as judges, according to Eater.
"Top Chef California" premieres on Bravo on December 2.