'Top Chef' host Kristen Kish and judge Gail Simmons visited these two Milwaukee staples this week

New "Top Chef" host and Season 10 winner Kristen Kish and judge Gail Simmons hit up a Milwaukee icon this week and tried one of Cream City's delicacies. They also dined at a Laotian and Thai noodle shop that our dining critic recently raved about.

The competition-based cooking show is filming its 21st season in Milwaukee and Madison this year. It plans to air in early 2024 on Bravo and the Peacock streaming service.

Now back to that delicacy. If you guessed custard, you'd be right.

Kish and Simmons took a trip to Leon's Frozen Custard, 3131 S. 27th Street, Milwaukee's second oldest custard shop.

"OK Milwaukee, I get it now," Simmons said in an Instagram post. "First, of what I hope to be many life-changing frozen custards, with @kcastillolkish. It’s a real thing."

From pictures the two shared on Insta, it looks like Simmons ordered a cone with chocolate and vanilla custards, and Kish opted for a vanilla cone.

Leon's daily flavors are vanilla, chocolate, butter pecan and a flavor of the day, which is either strawberry, raspberry, mint, maple nut, cinnamon or blue moon. The shop also has a full-service soda fountain, limited sandwich menu, sundaes, floats, malts and shakes.

Leon Schneider opened Leon's in 1942, and the Schneider family has run it ever since.

'Top Chef' host, judge visit Vientiane Noodle Shop

Also this week, Kish and Simmons shared their visit to Vientiane Noodle Shop, 3422 W. National Avenue, on Instagram.

Kish's thoughts? "So good."

She wrote that over a bird's-eye view of a table of entrees posted to her Story. We think we spot some pad Thai, fried chicken wings and soups, possibly the Khao Poun and Tom Yum Goong.

Simmons re-shared the photo and said: "Milwaukee is spicier than anticipated and I like it."

According to Journal Sentinel dining critic Rachel Bernhard, Vientiane has "some of the best pho in the city," including classic beef, seafood, duck, oxtail and chicken all swimming in a steamy, earthy broth. She also recommended their Laotian larb salad, any of their "stellar" pan-fried noodle dishes, and mango sticky rice.

If you have suggestions on where you think the "Top Chef" crew should be eating, they're looking for recs.

'Top Chef' spotted filming at Whole Foods on Prospect Avenue

On Sunday, Milwaukee shoppers and social media users at Whole Foods on Prospect Avenue spotted what appeared to be "Top Chef" crews filming in the grocery store.

One Twitter/X user posted a screenshot from the Instagram account @noshmke showing crew members filming with the caption, "'Top Chef' was filming at the MKE Whole Foods today. After being a fan of the show for so many years, this was beyond cool to see in person."

TMJ4 News also posted photos of "Top Chef" crew members filming at the store.

Claire Reid of the Journal Sentinel staff contributed to this report.