“Top Chef” star Shirley Chung said she has stage 4 tongue cancer and is closing her California restaurant Ms Chi Cafe.
The Beijing-born chef established herself in the culinary world when she competed in “Top Chef” season 11, finishing third in the show, which aired from 2013 to 2014, according to the Independent. She returned for season 14 and also appeared on “Top Chef Duels,” a spinoff.
She opened up about her cancer diagnosis in an Instagram post accompanied by a video where she is seen shaving her head.
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