Toby Young, you sneaky thing.

Earlier this month, the “Top Chef” judge twittered that filming on the next season of “Top Chef” had begun in Seattle.

But Friday morning, after a “Top Chef Masters” session at NBC’s summer press tour, we heard otherwise. A series insider said Season 6 would be held in Las Vegas (as had been previously rumored).

Asked why Young would say Seattle, the insider shrugged: “That’s just Toby trying to stir up trouble.”

As long as the part about Tom’s beard is true — “Tom Colicchio has grown a huge beard! Looks like Joaquin Phoenix,” Young had twittered — all will be forgiven.

In other “Top Chef” news, Maria Elena Fernandez earlier blogged up some good “Top Chef Masters” scoops.

– Denise Martin

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