My mom is really into the show Top Chef. It is an American TV show that first aired in 2006.
Is it popular?
It really is. Top Chef started its fifteenth season earlier this year in January.
Holy cow, that is a lot of seasons, I know Survivor has more seasons, and maybe the simpsons but that is it
Top Chef even spawned spin-off shows. There is now a Top Junior Chef for teens. 
I may have seen one with little kids, is that a thing?
That may have been Top Chef Junior. Its kids in their early teens. There is also international versions that have been produced.
Oh that kid was line 10 tops, which is very impressive
Top Chef
Top Chef is an American reality competition television series which premiered on March 8, 2006, on Bravo. The show features chefs competing against each other in various culinary challenges. They are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry with one or more contestants eliminated in each episode. The show is produced by Magical Elves Productions, the same company that created "Project Runway".
The show has spawned multiple spin-off series, including "Top Chef Masters"
Lee Anne Wong
Lee Anne Wong is an American chef, and in 2006 was one of the last four contestants on the first season of Bravo's reality show, "Top Chef". She was the culinary producer for the next four seasons of "Top Chef", where her duties included sourcing and styling the ingredients for the various challenges, as well as determining the budget, equipment restrictions and time limits. She also blogged about the show for Bravo, and hosted the webcast "Top Recipe: The Wong Way