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VIDEO: Are Just Desserts' Gail Simmons and Johnny Iuzzini Up for a Top Chef Crossover?

With Top Chef and Top Chef: Just Desserts not going anywhere anytime soon, could a crossover episode be in the offing?Fall Preview: Get scoop on your favorite returning shows"It would be cool if they each had partners, like a savory and ...

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Joyce Eng

With Top Chef and Top Chef: Just Desserts not going anywhere anytime soon, could a crossover episode be in the offing?

Fall Preview: Get scoop on your favorite returning shows

"It would be cool if they each had partners, like a savory and pastry chef teamed up together in pairs, sort of like Amazing Race-style," Just Desserts host (and Top Chef judge) Gail Simmons tells TVGuide.com. "[They could do] all the challenges together and every challenge they have to do a savory and a pastry [dish]."Head judge Johnny Iuzzini, however, has his own idea in mind that has nothing to do with the cheftestants: "Me and Tom [Colicchio] versus you and Padma [Lakshimi]."

Top Chef heads to Texas for Season 9

Is Simmons up for the challenge? Watch the interview below to find out. Plus: Learn why Just Desserts lifted the ban on recipes for Season 2 and get the scoop on Top Chef: Texas.Top Chef: Just Desserts airs Wednesdays at 10/9c on Bravo. Top Chef: Texas premieres Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 10/9c.