'Top Chef: Washington' premiers in June

DCist reports that 'Top Chef: Washington' will premier June 16 at 9 p.m.

According to an announcement from the cable network Bravo, the season will feature guest appearances from D.C. types like Buzz Aldrin, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, White House chef Sam Kass, MSNBC's Joe Scarborough, Rep. Aaron Schock (R-Ill.), Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), CIA Director Leon Panetta and NBC White House correspondent Savannah Guthrie. Celebrity chef Eric Ripert will serve as a regular guest judge.

A couple of the locations we'd heard were used for challenges can now be confirmed: Nationals Park and a kitchen inside CIA headquarters.