Bravo’s Top Chef returned tonight, kicking off a new season in Houston, Texas, and with such a lively culinary scene in the city, there’s a lot to live up to. Although Top Chef has been consistently fantastic since its first episode aired in 2006, the series is making a comeback after a rough ending to season 18, in which allegations of misconduct by the eventual winner, Gabe Erales, were revealed. Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi called for investigations into the allegations, clarifying that the Top Chef and Bravo…