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pos: Top Chef (season 15) Top Chef (season 15) Top Chef: Colorado is the fifteenth season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". Initial details about the season and its cast were revealed on October 12, 2017. The show was filmed in various cities across Colorado, including Denver, Boulder, Telluride, and Aspen. The season premiered on December 7, 2017, and concluded on March 8, 2018. "Last Chance Kitchen" premiered on November 30, 2017. In the season finale, Joseph Flamm was declared the Top Chef, defeating Adrienne Cheatham. Fatima Ali was voted Fan Favorite. "Top Chef: Colorado" features a cast of 15 new contestants. In

neg: Top Chef (season 13) Chef: Last Chance Kitchen", also returned, premiering immediately following the second part of the season premiere on December 3, 2015. In the season finale, Jeremy Ford was declared the Top Chef, defeating Amar Santana. Isaac Toups was voted Fan Favorite. 17 chefs were selected to compete in "Top Chef: California", including one returning contestant, Grayson Schmitz, who originally competed in "". <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Top Chef (season 13) Top Chef: California is the thirteenth season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". The season was announced by Bravo on April 14, 2015. Similar to "", filming took place in several locations

neg: Antonia Lofaso In 2008, Lofaso appeared as a contestant on season four of the competition series "Top Chef", also known as "Top Chef: Chicago"; she came in 4th place. She appeared on season eight of "Top Chef", known as "Top Chef: All-Stars", from 2010 to 2011, coming in 3rd place. In 2014 she appeared on an episode of "Top Chef Duels", competing against Mike Isabella, who had beaten her on "Top Chef: All-Stars"; she won the "duel". In 2012, Lofaso appeared on the short-lived Game Show Network show "Beat the Chefs"; she was one of three professional chefs that the amateur chef

neg: Top Chef (season 9) Top Chef (season 9) Top Chef: Texas is the ninth season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". The season was filmed in various cities in Texas, including San Antonio, Dallas, and Austin, before moving on to British Columbia for the finale. The season premiered on November 2, 2011. This season of "Top Chef" featured a much larger number of contestants than any previous season, with 29 chefs. "Top Chef: Texas" also introduced a new competition to the series; in addition to the Quickfire and Elimination Challenges featured in televised episodes, the "Last Chance Kitchen" competition allowed eliminated contestants

neg: Top Chef (season 1) in Aspen, Colorado, a Kenmore Elite kitchen set, and . The series was hosted by Katie Lee Joel, in her only season as a host, and judged by chef Tom Colicchio and food writer Gail Simmons. In the season finale, Harold Dieterle was declared the Top Chef, defeating Tiffani Faison. 12 chefs were selected to compete in "Top Chef: San Francisco". Tiffani Faison and Stephen Asprinio later returned to compete in "". Lee Anne Wong later competed in Top Chef: Colorado after winning Last Chance Kitchen <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Top Chef (season 1) Top Chef: San Francisco, originally broadcast simply as Top

neg: Top Chef (season 10) finale. In addition, viewers could vote each week for chefs eliminated from the "Last Chance Kitchen" to move on in the "Save a Chef" competition. The winner of the final vote was "saved", and earned a spot in the final round of the "Last Chance Kitchen". In the season finale, Kristen Kish was declared the Top Chef, defeating Brooke Williamson. Sheldon Simeon was voted Fan Favorite. The cast of the tenth season of "Top Chef" initially consisted of 21 contestants. After the qualifying challenges in the first episode, the pool of chefs was narrowed down to 15. Former "Top Chef"

neg: Top Chef (season 15) addition, four returning competitors from previous seasons competed in the "Last Chance Kitchen" for the opportunity to enter the main competition: "" contestant Lee Anne Wong, "" runner-up and "" contestant Marcel Vigneron, "" contestant Kwame Onwuachi, and "" finalist and "All-Stars" contestant Jennifer Carroll. Following the sixth episode of "Last Chance Kitchen", Wong was selected to join the main cast. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Top Chef (season 15) Top Chef: Colorado is the fifteenth season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". Initial details about the season and its cast were revealed on October 12, 2017. The show was filmed in

neg: Top Chef (season 16) December 6, 2018. "Top Chef: Kentucky" features a cast of 15 new contestants. In addition, like the previous season, three returning competitors competed in the "Last Chance Kitchen" to earn the chance to join the competition: "" contestants Carrie Baird and Brother Luck, and "" contestant Jim Smith. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Top Chef (season 16) Top Chef: Kentucky is the sixteenth season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". Initial details about the season and its cast were revealed on October 18, 2018. The competition was filmed at various locations in Kentucky, including Louisville, Lexington, and Lake Cumberland. The season finale

neg: Top Chef (season 10) Top Chef (season 10) Top Chef: Seattle is the tenth season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". The season was announced on September 19, 2012, and premiered on November 7, 2012. The competition was initially filmed in Seattle, Washington before moving to Juneau, Alaska for three episodes, and then concluding in Los Angeles, California. "Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen", the web series introduced in the previous season which puts the eliminated contestants against each other in head-to-head challenges to battle for a chance to re-enter the main competition, also returned. The winner continued to compete in the season

neg: Top Chef released "How to Cook Like a Top Chef", with a foreword by Rick Bayless. "Top Chef" was nominated at the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming and Outstanding Reality-Competition Program for its second season. "Top Chef" won the award for Outstanding Picture Editing For Reality Programming at the 60th Primetime Emmy Awards. "Top Chef" won the award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program at the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards, defeating "The Amazing Race", which had won the award every year since the category's inception in 2003. "Time" magazine's James Poniewozik named "Top Chef" one of the Top 10

neg: Top Chef (season 12) Top Chef (season 12) Top Chef: Boston is the twelfth season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". The season was formally announced on August 20, 2014, and premiered on October 15, 2014. Filming for Season 12 took place from May through June 2014 in locations around Boston, Massachusetts, concluding with a finale in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato and the surrounding area. "" finalist and "" winner Richard Blais debuted as a recurring judge, joining Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Hugh Acheson, and host Padma Lakshmi on the judging panel. "Last Chance Kitchen" also returned for its fourth season,

neg: Top Chef (season 12) compete in "". <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Top Chef (season 12) Top Chef: Boston is the twelfth season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". The season was formally announced on August 20, 2014, and premiered on October 15, 2014. Filming for Season 12 took place from May through June 2014 in locations around Boston, Massachusetts, concluding with a finale in San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato and the surrounding area. "" finalist and "" winner Richard Blais debuted as a recurring judge, joining Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Hugh Acheson, and host Padma Lakshmi on the judging panel. "Last Chance Kitchen" also returned

neg: Top Chef (season 11) Top Chef (season 11) Top Chef: New Orleans is the eleventh season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". The season was announced on May 10, 2013. Filming took place from early May through late July, beginning in New Orleans, Louisiana and concluding in Maui. The season premiered on October 2, 2013. State and local tourism offices in Louisiana sponsored the season, paying a total of $375,000. The state contribution came from a recovery fund established by BP after the "Deepwater Horizon" oil spill. In addition to the return of the "Last Chance Kitchen", Bravo launched a new web

neg: Top Chef (season 8) Chef, defeating "" contestant Mike Isabella. "" runner-up Carla Hall was voted Fan Favorite. 18 past "Top Chef" contestants were selected to compete in "Top Chef: All-Stars". <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Top Chef (season 8) Top Chef: All-Stars is the eighth season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". The season was first filmed in New York City before concluding in The Bahamas. "All-Stars" consisted of chefs from the previous seven seasons who did not win the title of Top Chef. It premiered on December 1, 2010, and concluded on April 6, 2011. The cast was announced during the "" reunion special

neg: Bacon ice cream two separate contestants created versions of bacon ice cream in the reality series Top Chef. Celebrity chef Bob Blumer won a Texas ice cream making competition with a bacon ice cream. Originally planning to use candied bacon, he changed at the last moment to do a bacon brittle ice cream. Chef Michael Symon made bacon ice cream in the first season of the Food Network's "The Next Iron Chef" competition. Andrew Knowlton, a judge, dismissed it as not original. But Symon managed to progress in the competition and eventually win. Burger King rolled out a "bacon sundae", vanilla ice cream

neg: Michael Voltaggio Michael's sous chef, Mei Lin, won Top Chef Season 12. Voltaggio appeared in September 2010 on the finale of season seven of "Top Chef" and as a guest judge in Season 3 of Top Chef Canada. Voltaggio appeared twice on the American sitcom "Young & Hungry" as himself, in the 2014 pilot episode and in the episode "Young & Amnesia". He competed against Bobby Flay on Iron Chef America in Battle Iberico Voltaggio has two daughters, Olivia and Sophia. His daughters live in Lewisburg, West Virginia with their mother, Kerri Adams, from whom Voltaggio is divorced. Michael Voltaggio Michael Voltaggio

neg: Man vs. Child: Chef Showdown Man vs. Child: Chef Showdown Man vs. Child: Chef Showdown is a US based cooking reality show shown on FYI. Here top level executive chefs are pitted against the worlds best cooking prodigies. The show premiered on 23 July 2015 for its first season of 13 episodes. The second season premiered on 17 March 2016. This reality show has a group of young kid chefs and an executive level chef who are pitted against each other in three rounds of themed competition.The competition is themed mainly on the strengths of the executive chef .The last round is judged by a

neg: Top Chef (season 8) Top Chef (season 8) Top Chef: All-Stars is the eighth season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". The season was first filmed in New York City before concluding in The Bahamas. "All-Stars" consisted of chefs from the previous seven seasons who did not win the title of Top Chef. It premiered on December 1, 2010, and concluded on April 6, 2011. The cast was announced during the "" reunion special on September 22, 2010. The prize money awarded to the winner of the season was . In the season finale, "" runner-up Richard Blais was declared the Top

neg: Top Chef Masters (season 2) Champions Round. Top Chef Masters (season 2) The second season of the American reality competition show "Top Chef Masters" was announced on October 22, 2009. In addition, it was announced that Gail Simmons would be added as a critic. The season premiered on April 7, 2010 with 22 world-renowned chefs competing against each other in weekly challenges. In the season finale that premiered on June 9, 2010, Marcus Samuelsson was crowned "Top Chef Master". 22 chefs competed in Top Chef Masters. In elimination order the contestants were: Note: The chefs who received first and/or second place in the Preliminary Rounds

neg: Top Chef Masters (season 2) Top Chef Masters (season 2) The second season of the American reality competition show "Top Chef Masters" was announced on October 22, 2009. In addition, it was announced that Gail Simmons would be added as a critic. The season premiered on April 7, 2010 with 22 world-renowned chefs competing against each other in weekly challenges. In the season finale that premiered on June 9, 2010, Marcus Samuelsson was crowned "Top Chef Master". 22 chefs competed in Top Chef Masters. In elimination order the contestants were: Note: The chefs who received first and/or second place in the Preliminary Rounds move onto

neg: Stephanie Izard closing, Izard signed on to the Chicago-based fourth season of Bravo’s "Top Chef", which she ultimately won, becoming the show's first female winner, and claiming a $100,000 prize. Over the course of the season, Izard won two "Quickfire" challenges, five elimination challenges, and was on the top eleven out of fourteen episodes. In the Puerto Rico-based finale, she chose Eric Ripert to assist with her prep work in preparing a four-course tasting menu for judging, which prevailed over the menus offered by fellow contestants Richard Blais and Lisa Fernandes. On the Top Chef Season 4 Reunion Special, Izard won the

neg: Edward Lee (chef) 2007, Lee opened a venue for special events called The Wine Studio@610 Magnolia. In 2011, he was one of the 'cheftestants' on season 9 of "Top Chef". He won two elimination challenges, and was the twelfth to exit the competition. He was also the host chef featured in the third season of "The Mind of a Chef". In 2014, Lee partnered with YouthBuild and IDEAS 40203 to create a culinary training program based in the Smoketown neighborhood of Louisville. The program trains youth who may not be able to afford expensive culinary schools with skills in all aspects of the

neg: Hung Huynh the executive sous chef at the Guy Savoy restaurant in Las Vegas. Huynh also served as a guest judge in episode 12 of season four, and in the quickfire challenge of the eighth episode of season five of "Top Chef". Huynh аppeared in September 2010 on the finale of season seven of "Top Chef" and assisted Angelo Sosa as his sous chef. Huynh participated in the 2008 Bocuse d'Or USA culinary contest, competing to represent the U.S. in the 2009 international Bocuse d'Or. Although Huynh won the "Best Fish Award", the gold medal was awarded to Timothy Hollingsworth. From the

neg: Top Chef (season 3) Antonia Tighe, Steve Lichtenstein, Brad Schwartz, Susan K. Hoover, and Katherine Griffin. Top Chef (season 3) Top Chef: Miami is the third season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". It was first filmed in Miami, Florida, before concluding in Aspen, Colorado. The season was Emmy nominated for Outstanding Reality Competition Series, and garnered the Emmy Award for Best Editing in the category. Season 3 premiered on June 13, 2007 and ended on October 10, 2007. Padma Lakshmi returned with Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, and new judge Ted Allen, who switched off with Simmons throughout the season. "" contestant

neg: Top Chef (season 3) Top Chef (season 3) Top Chef: Miami is the third season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". It was first filmed in Miami, Florida, before concluding in Aspen, Colorado. The season was Emmy nominated for Outstanding Reality Competition Series, and garnered the Emmy Award for Best Editing in the category. Season 3 premiered on June 13, 2007 and ended on October 10, 2007. Padma Lakshmi returned with Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, and new judge Ted Allen, who switched off with Simmons throughout the season. "" contestant Lee Anne Wong was brought in as a food consultant and assisted

neg: Tiffany Derry Tiffany Derry Tiffany Derry (born December 26, 1982) is an American chef based in Dallas, Texas, who is well known for her appearances on "Top Chef" and Spike TV's ""Hungry Investors"" in 2014. Derry was born in Beaumont, Texas and graduated from The Art Institute of Houston in 2003 with an Associate of Applied Science in Culinary Arts. She started her culinary career at the local International House of Pancakes, where she had a management position. Derry competed in "Top Chef" Season 7 in Washington, D.C. and won ""fan favorite"" after placing fifth. She also competed among the All-Star chefs

neg: Tiffany Derry Colleges and Universities. Tiffany Derry Tiffany Derry (born December 26, 1982) is an American chef based in Dallas, Texas, who is well known for her appearances on "Top Chef" and Spike TV's ""Hungry Investors"" in 2014. Derry was born in Beaumont, Texas and graduated from The Art Institute of Houston in 2003 with an Associate of Applied Science in Culinary Arts. She started her culinary career at the local International House of Pancakes, where she had a management position. Derry competed in "Top Chef" Season 7 in Washington, D.C. and won ""fan favorite"" after placing fifth. She also competed among

neg: Paul Qui food trucks. Tom Colicchio, the head judge of "Top Chef", said that Qui was the most talented chef in the first 12 seasons of the show. In 2016, Qui was charged with allegedly assaulting his then-girlfriend while intoxicated, charges that were later dropped. In addition to his win on "Top Chef", Paul Qui also has earned the following awards: Paul Qui Paul Qui (born August 14, 1980) is a Texas-based top chef and owner of Austin restaurants Kuneho (previously Qui), Thai Kuhn, and East Side King. In 2011, he won the ninth season of reality television cooking competition "Top Chef".

neg: Paul Qui of Uchi and Uchiko restaurants in Austin. During his time in the kitchen, Cole became Qui's mentor, and Qui eventually worked his way up to become the chef de cuisine and executive chef at Uchiko. Qui was one of 29 contestants who appeared on "Top Chef" Season 9 in 2011, which was filmed in locations around Texas. He won eight of the season's 16 elimination challenges and went on to win the entire season. Following his win, he returned to Austin and opened his flagship restaurant, Qui, and a venture called East Side King, which showcases various Asian-inspired dishes via

neg: Emeril Lagasse 9, 2016. In 2017, the show won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Culinary Program as well as for Single-Camera Editing The television show features Emeril and internationally known chefs such as; Angela Dimayuga, Danny Bowien, Mario Batali, Aarón Sánchez, José Andrés and others, traveling the world and trying local favorites. In 2009, Lagasse joined Bravo's "Top Chef" as a judge. He also was a guest judge during season 9 of "Top Chef: Texas" in 2011 and joined the judges' table for seasons 10 and 11 in Seattle and New Orleans, respectively. During season 11 of "Top Chef: New Orleans",

neg: Top Chef (season 14) judges Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio, and Gail Simmons. In the season finale, "" runner-up Brooke Williamson was declared the Top Chef, defeating "" finalist Shirley Chung. "Top Chef: Seattle" finalist Sheldon Simeon was voted Fan Favorite, his second Fan Favorite win. "Top Chef: Charleston" features a cast of 16 chefs, consisting of half newcomers and half returnees. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Top Chef (season 14) Top Chef: Charleston is the fourteenth season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". The season was announced by Bravo on October 13, 2016, which premiered on December 1, 2016, and concluded on March 2, 2017. Filming

neg: Top Chef (season 9) to compete head-to-head in a series of webisodes, with the winner eventually returning to the main competition. In the season finale, Paul Qui was declared the Top Chef, defeating Sarah Grueneberg. Chris Crary was voted Fan Favorite. The cast of the ninth season of "Top Chef" initially consisted of 29 contestants. After the qualifying challenges in the first two episodes, the pool of chefs was narrowed down to 16. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Top Chef (season 9) Top Chef: Texas is the ninth season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". The season was filmed in various cities in Texas, including San

neg: Top Chef (season 16) Top Chef (season 16) Top Chef: Kentucky is the sixteenth season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". Initial details about the season and its cast were revealed on October 18, 2018. The competition was filmed at various locations in Kentucky, including Louisville, Lexington, and Lake Cumberland. The season finale took place in Macau, China. Padma Lakshmi returns to host, with Tom Colicchio, Graham Elliot, and Nilou Motamed forming the judging panel. Due to being on maternity leave for the majority of filming, "Top Chef" regular Gail Simmons makes fewer appearances throughout the season. "Top Chef: Kentucky" premiered on

neg: Top Chef (season 6) 17 chefs were selected to compete in "Top Chef: Las Vegas". Jennifer Carroll and Mike Isabella later returned to compete in "". Bryan Voltaggio also returned to compete once again in the fifth season of "Top Chef Masters". <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Top Chef (season 6) Top Chef: Las Vegas is the sixth season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". It was first filmed in Las Vegas, Nevada, before concluding in Napa, California. The season premiered on August 19, 2009, and ended on December 16, 2009. Beginning with this season, the prize money awarded to the winner was increased from to

neg: Top Chef (season 6) Top Chef (season 6) Top Chef: Las Vegas is the sixth season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". It was first filmed in Las Vegas, Nevada, before concluding in Napa, California. The season premiered on August 19, 2009, and ended on December 16, 2009. Beginning with this season, the prize money awarded to the winner was increased from to $125,000. In the season finale, Michael Voltaggio was declared the Top Chef, defeating Bryan Voltaggio and Kevin Gillespie. Gillespie was voted Fan Favorite. In 2010, "Top Chef: Las Vegas" received the Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Reality Competition Program".

neg: Top Chef Masters (season 5) competed in the second season of "Top Chef Masters", while Sue Zemanick appeared in the show's third season. Sous-chef Jorel Pierce vied for a spot on "", the tenth season of "Top Chef", but was eliminated during the qualifying rounds. Top Chef Masters (season 5) The fifth season of "Top Chef Masters" was announced on May 16, 2013. Gail Simmons appeared as the new head critic for the competition. In addition, Lesley Suter, the food and dining editor for "Los Angeles Magazine", joined the judging panel alongside James Oseland, Ruth Reichl, and Francis Lam. The season premiered on July 24,

neg: Top Chef (season 2) viewer reaction to the Season 2 chefs' attitudes and overall behavior as the reason why no reunion episode was filmed. In the season finale, Ilan Hall was declared the Top Chef, defeating Marcel Vigneron. Sam Talbot was voted Fan Favorite. 15 chefs were selected to compete in "Top Chef: Los Angeles". Marcel Vigneron and Elia Aboumrad later returned to compete in "". Josie Smith-Malave and Sam Talbot also returned to compete once again in "" and "", respectively. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Top Chef (season 2) Top Chef: Los Angeles is the second season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". It

neg: Top Chef (season 7) in "". <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Top Chef (season 7) Top Chef: D.C. is the seventh season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". The season was initially filmed in Washington, D.C. before concluding in Singapore, the series' first international venue. It premiered on June 16, 2010, and concluded on September 22, 2010. In the season finale, Kevin Sbraga was declared the Top Chef, defeating Angelo Sosa and Ed Cotton. Tiffany Derry was voted Fan Favorite. 17 chefs were selected to compete in "Top Chef: D.C." Angelo Sosa and Tiffany Derry later returned to compete in "". Amanda Baumgarten also returned to

neg: Top Chef (season 7) Top Chef (season 7) Top Chef: D.C. is the seventh season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". The season was initially filmed in Washington, D.C. before concluding in Singapore, the series' first international venue. It premiered on June 16, 2010, and concluded on September 22, 2010. In the season finale, Kevin Sbraga was declared the Top Chef, defeating Angelo Sosa and Ed Cotton. Tiffany Derry was voted Fan Favorite. 17 chefs were selected to compete in "Top Chef: D.C." Angelo Sosa and Tiffany Derry later returned to compete in "". Amanda Baumgarten also returned to compete once again

neg: Top Chef (season 5) Top Chef (season 5) Top Chef: New York is the fifth season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". It was first filmed in New York City, New York, before concluding in New Orleans, Louisiana. The season premiered on Bravo on November 12, 2008, and ended on March 4, 2009. In the season finale, Hosea Rosenberg was declared the Top Chef, defeating Stefan Richter and Carla Hall. Fabio Viviani was voted Fan Favorite. 17 chefs were selected to compete in "Top Chef: New York". Carla Hall, Fabio Viviani, and Jamie Lauren later returned to compete in "". Stefan Richter

neg: Top Chef Masters (season 1) Top Chef Masters (season 1) The first season of the American reality competition show "Top Chef Masters" was broadcast on Bravo. It is a spin-off of Bravo's hit show Top Chef. In the first season, 24 world-renowned chefs competed against each other in weekly challenges. The program took place in Los Angeles. In the season finale that premiered on August 19, 2009, Rick Bayless was crowned "Top Chef Master". There are 24 chefs competing in Top Chef Masters. In elimination order the contestants are: Rick Moonen and Nils Norén tied for second with 17 Stars each. In each episode, the

neg: Top Chef Masters (season 1) charity, Frontera Farmer Foundation. Top Chef Masters (season 1) The first season of the American reality competition show "Top Chef Masters" was broadcast on Bravo. It is a spin-off of Bravo's hit show Top Chef. In the first season, 24 world-renowned chefs competed against each other in weekly challenges. The program took place in Los Angeles. In the season finale that premiered on August 19, 2009, Rick Bayless was crowned "Top Chef Master". There are 24 chefs competing in Top Chef Masters. In elimination order the contestants are: Rick Moonen and Nils Norén tied for second with 17 Stars each.

neg: Top Chef (season 5) also returned to compete once again in "". <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Top Chef (season 5) Top Chef: New York is the fifth season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". It was first filmed in New York City, New York, before concluding in New Orleans, Louisiana. The season premiered on Bravo on November 12, 2008, and ended on March 4, 2009. In the season finale, Hosea Rosenberg was declared the Top Chef, defeating Stefan Richter and Carla Hall. Fabio Viviani was voted Fan Favorite. 17 chefs were selected to compete in "Top Chef: New York". Carla Hall, Fabio Viviani, and Jamie

neg: Top Chef (season 11) give Elmi the victory over eventual runner-up Nina Compton, who was considered a front runner in the competition. Compton was later voted Fan Favorite. The cast of "Top Chef: New Orleans" originally consisted of 17 chefs. At the conclusion of "Padma's Picks", Lakshmi selected Justin Devillier and Michael Sichel to join the regular lineup of contestants. Benedetto Bartolotta had previously competed in the fifth season of "Top Chef Masters" as the sous-chef of Odette Fada. Stephanie Cmar was also a previous contestant, briefly appearing in "" during the qualifying rounds. Shirley Chung later returned to compete in "". <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Top

neg: Top Chef (season 14) Top Chef (season 14) Top Chef: Charleston is the fourteenth season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". The season was announced by Bravo on October 13, 2016, which premiered on December 1, 2016, and concluded on March 2, 2017. Filming initially took place in Charleston, South Carolina, beginning in May 2016, while the season's final episodes were filmed in areas across Mexico, including Guadalajara and the Yucatán Peninsula. "Top Chef: Charleston" featured eight new contestants competing against eight returning contestants from previous seasons. "MasterChef" and "Top Chef Masters" alumnus Graham Elliot debuted as a recurring judge, alongside returning

neg: Top Chef Canada (season 2) Top Chef Canada (season 2) The second season of the Canadian reality competition show "Top Chef Canada" was broadcast on Food Network in Canada. It is a Canadian spin-off of Bravo's hit show "Top Chef". In the first season, 16 chefs competed against each other in weekly challenges. The program took place in Toronto. 16 chefs competed in season two. Names, ages, hometowns, and cities of residence (at time of filming) are from the Food Network Canada website. In the order eliminated: The format of season two followed that of the first season and of the original American "Top Chef".

neg: Top Chef series aired in 2011 sponsored by Healthy Choice. It featured former "Top Chef" contestants Sara Nguyen (Season 3), Ryan Scott (Season 4), Casey Thompson (Season 3, Season 8), and Tre Wilcox (Season 3, Season 8) competing in a series of Quickfire Challenges to win $25,000 and inspire a "Top Chef" line of Healthy Choice entrées. The series was hosted by Curtis Stone; Ryan was declared the winner of the competition. "Life After Top Chef" is a spin-off featuring former "Top Chef" contestants Richard Blais, Jennifer Carroll, Spike Mendelsohn, and Fabio Viviani, which focuses on various aspects of their lives, from

neg: Jean Georges stars from The New York Times, Jean-Georges has received the James Beard award for Best Chef and Best New Restaurant, and Esquire Magazine voted Chef Vongerichten the Chef of the Year in 1997. Jean-Georges restaurant formerly held three Michelin stars. In 2008 it received an 18/20 "Excellent" rating. In 2009 it won the James Beard Foundation Award for outstanding restaurant. In 2007, Jean-Georges' executive sous chef Lia Bardeen was featured as a contestant on season three of "Top Chef", the cooking reality competition on the Bravo network. In 2010, Jean-Georges won the James Beard Award for "Outstanding Wine Service". In

neg: Lee Anne Wong 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 to Cook", in which she demonstrated how to prepare various winning dishes invented by the program

neg: Top Chef Canada (season 1) Top Chef Canada (season 1) The first season of the Canadian reality competition show "Top Chef Canada" was broadcast on Food Network in Canada. It is a Canadian spin-off of Bravo's hit show "Top Chef". In the first season, 16 chefs competed against each other in weekly challenges. The program took place in Toronto. In the season finale that premiered on July 4, 2011, Dale MacKay was crowned Top Chef Canada. 16 chefs competed in season one. Names, ages, hometowns, and cities of residence (at time of filming) are from the Food Network Canada website. In the order eliminated: Each

neg: Top Chef Masters (season 5) Top Chef Masters (season 5) The fifth season of "Top Chef Masters" was announced on May 16, 2013. Gail Simmons appeared as the new head critic for the competition. In addition, Lesley Suter, the food and dining editor for "Los Angeles Magazine", joined the judging panel alongside James Oseland, Ruth Reichl, and Francis Lam. The season premiered on July 24, 2013, with 13 award-winning chefs competing in weekly challenges to win the grand prize of $100,000 (USD) for their charity and the title of "Top Chef Master". Each "Top Chef Masters" contestant had their sous-chef compete in a series of

neg: Top Chef Masters (season 3) contestants are eliminated in each episode until the finale where one chef is crowned Top Chef Master. The winning chef receives $100,000 for his or her designated charity. Top Chef Masters (season 3) The third season of the American reality competition show "Top Chef Masters" was announced on March 2, 2011. In addition to the announcement, it was announced that celebrity chef Curtis Stone would serve as the new host. Food critic and author Ruth Reichl also joined as a new series judge. The season premiered on April 6, 2011 with 12 award-winning chefs competing against each other in weekly

neg: Top Chef Masters (season 4) Top Chef Masters (season 4) The fourth season of "Top Chef Masters" was announced on May 24, 2012. Food and travel journalist, Krista Simmons, and features editor of Gilt Taste, Francis Lam, join James Oseland and Ruth Reichl as new additions to the judges' table. The season premiered on July 25, 2012 with 12 award-winning chefs competing in weekly challenges to win $100,000 for their charity and the title of Top Chef Master. 12 chefs competed in the fourth season of "Top Chef Masters". In order of elimination: In each episode, the chefs compete to win money for their charity.

neg: Top Chef (season 2) Top Chef (season 2) Top Chef: Los Angeles is the second season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". It was first filmed in Los Angeles, before concluding in Waikoloa Village, Hawaii. The season premiered on October 18, 2006 and ended on January 31, 2007. Padma Lakshmi replaced Katie Lee Joel as the host, with Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons returning as judges. The winning recipe from each week's episode was featured on Bravo's "Top Chef" website and prepared by Season 1 contestant Lee Anne Wong in a web video called "The Wong Way to Cook". Bravo cited negative

neg: Top Chef (season 13) Top Chef (season 13) Top Chef: California is the thirteenth season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". The season was announced by Bravo on April 14, 2015. Similar to "", filming took place in several locations across California, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Oakland, and the greater Palm Springs area, concluding with a finale in Las Vegas, Nevada. "Top Chef: California" had a two-night premiere on December 2–3, 2015. Host Padma Lakshmi and head judge Tom Colicchio returned, alongside judges Gail Simmons, Emeril Lagasse, and Richard Blais, among others. The companion web series, "Top

neg: Top Chef judges. Beginning with the third season, celebrity chef Curtis Stone replaced Choi as host. "" is a spin-off of the "Top Chef" format featuring pastry chefs. The series was announced by Bravo on October 25, 2009. The show was hosted by "Top Chef" regular Gail Simmons. The judging panel included James Beard Award-winning pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini, "Top Chef Masters" finalist Hubert Keller, and DailyCandy's "editor-at-large" Dannielle Kyrillos. The show debuted on Bravo on September 15, 2010, following the seventh season finale of "Top Chef". The series was cancelled after two seasons. "Top Chef: Healthy Showdown" is a special webisode

neg: Top Chef (season 1) Top Chef (season 1) Top Chef: San Francisco, originally broadcast simply as Top Chef, is the first season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". It was first filmed in San Francisco, California, before concluding in Las Vegas, Nevada. The season premiered on March 8, 2006 and ended on May 24, 2006. The show featured chefs from around the United States living together in one house and competing in a series of culinary challenges. The prizes for the winner of the competition included a feature in "Food & Wine Magazine", a showcase at the annual "Food & Wine" Classic

neg: Lee Anne Wong New York, a small town outside of Albany, NY. Lee Anne Wong participated in a tasting benefit event produced by New York Loves Japan and Project by Project to fundraise for the 2011 Japan earthquake aid relief. In Iron Chef America Season 10 episode 1, Halloween Candy being the secret ingredient, Chef Wong successfully challenged Iron Chef Marc Forgione with a resulting score of 52-51. In 2018, Wong competed on Top Chef: Colorado, winning a spot on the season proper through its Last Chance Kitchen feature. She withdrew during her second week of the competition due to altitude sickness. Lee

neg: Iron Chef 2017 revival series of "The Next Iron Chef" on "Food Network". Iron Chef Showdown is a Fall 2017 revival series of "Iron Chef" on "Food Network". In 2007, Krav Sakinim (, Knife Fight), a show based on Iron Chef, began airing on Israel's Channel 10. Each episode features a different prominent Israeli chef, who competes against one of the show's featured foreign chefs. All Israeli winners compete against one another in the finals and the winner competes against a foreign chef for the title of season champion. Season 1 featured only French chef Stéphane Froidevaux, who won the season's finale,

neg: Top Chef (Romania, season 1) the Quickfire winner is instead given an advantage in the upcoming Elimination Challenge. Sometimes, the winner of the Quickfire is given an additional prize, including money. The Elimination Challenge is a more complex challenge that determines who goes home. One or more judges join the show each week to evaluate both the Quickfire and Elimination challenges. Each week's elimination is announced in a segment called "Judges' Table." November 5, 2012 Top Chef (Romania, season 1) The first season of the Romanian reality television series "Top Chef" began airing on November 5, 2012 on Antena 1. The host was Alina Pușcaș

neg: Top Chef Canada (season 2) As before, each week features a guest judge or special guest, including winner Chef Marcus Samuelsson, television handy-man Mike Holmes, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Colby Armstrong, actor Alan Thicke, Spencer "Spenny" Rice, and country musician Johnny Reid. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Top Chef Canada (season 2) The second season of the Canadian reality competition show "Top Chef Canada" was broadcast on Food Network in Canada. It is a Canadian spin-off of Bravo's hit show "Top Chef". In the first season, 16 chefs competed against each other in weekly challenges. The program took place in Toronto. 16 chefs competed in season two. Names, ages,

neg: Padma Lakshmi nemesis Madhuvanthi in the 2004–05 TV series "Sharpe's Challenge". In 2006, Lakshmi appeared in ABC's TV series "The Ten Commandments" with Dougray Scott, Naveen Andrews, and Omar Sharif. She serves as the host and one of the judges on the television show "Top Chef", having joined in 2006 during its second season. Top Chef was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program in 2007. Lakshmi was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program in 2009 for "Top Chef". The show won the Emmy for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program in 2010. Lakshmi

neg: Top Chef Masters (season 4) for many people with certain requirements. Each week, one or more guest judges join the show to evaluate both the Quickfire and Elimination challenges. Each week's elimination is announced in a segment called the "Critics' Table." One or more contestants are eliminated in each episode until the finale where one chef is crowned Top Chef Master. The winning chef receives $100,000 for his or her designated charity. Top Chef Masters (season 4) The fourth season of "Top Chef Masters" was announced on May 24, 2012. Food and travel journalist, Krista Simmons, and features editor of Gilt Taste, Francis Lam, join

neg: Kristen Kish onion rings, before being eliminated during "Restaurant Wars" (episode 11). She was able to cook her way back into the main competition with five wins in "Last Chance Kitchen", making it to the finale with Brooke Williamson. In the finale, Kish was crowned the Top Chef, becoming the first competitor to win after winning "Last Chance Kitchen" and the second female winner in the history of the Top Chef franchise. In 2015 Kish co-hosted the pilot season of "36 Hours", a series on the Travel Channel with Kyle Martino, a TV analyst and former soccer player. The show, an adaptation

neg: Rock Harper Healthy Cooking for Kids". He has been the National Celebrity Chef for the March of Dimes since 2008. In 2007, Harper won season three of the Fox reality-television show "Hell's Kitchen". In 2013, he appeared on Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell and won the executive chef position at "The Precinct", a steakhouse in Cincinnati, Ohio; however he did not ultimately accept the job. Rock Harper Rahman "Rock" Harper (born December 17, 1976) is an American chef, television personality and restaurateur who won the third season of Gordon Ramsay's "Hell's Kitchen." Rahman Harper discovered his love of cooking in his early

neg: Top Chef Masters (season 3) Top Chef Masters (season 3) The third season of the American reality competition show "Top Chef Masters" was announced on March 2, 2011. In addition to the announcement, it was announced that celebrity chef Curtis Stone would serve as the new host. Food critic and author Ruth Reichl also joined as a new series judge. The season premiered on April 6, 2011 with 12 award-winning chefs competing against each other in weekly challenges. Unlike previous seasons, the chefs were not judged on a five-star rating system, but in elimination-style challenges similar to the format of the original "Top Chef" series.

neg: Top Chef nine years later, "Top Chef Junior" was mentioned as part of the initial lineup for Universal Kids, an NBCUniversal-owned children's channel launched on September 9, 2017. The series features young chefs between the ages of 9–14. It is hosted by actress Vanessa Lachey, with "Top Chef Masters" and "Top Chef Duels" host Curtis Stone serving as its head judge. The first season of "Top Chef Junior" premiered on October 13, 2017, and its second season premiered on September 8, 2018. There have been a number of local versions of "Top Chef" around the world based on the original American format.

neg: Yuma Lettuce Days areas. Presentations for 2015 included The Lettuce Festival is usually headlined by a "celebrity chef", who provides cooking demonstrations during the festival. Past celebrity chefs include: 2015: Hosea Rosenberg, winner of Top Chef season 5 2014: Chris "CJ" Jacobson, appeared Top Chef season 3 2013: Ben Ford (son of Harrison Ford) 2012: Brian Malarkey 2011: Ray Duey, who has returned by popular demand to subsequent Lettuce Festivals to demonstrate his skill in his decoratively carved fruits and vegetables. The 2015 Lettuce Festival lineup included: These events were available for the entire duration of the festival. Past events have included a

neg: Top Chef: Just Desserts winner of season one was Yigit Pura. A second season was announced on February 3, 2011. The show premiered on August 24, 2011. The second season had 10 episodes and the finale aired on October 26, 2011. Chris Hanmer was declared the winner. Top Chef: Just Desserts Top Chef: Just Desserts is an American reality competition show, spun off from "Top Chef". It premiered on the cable television network Bravo on September 15, 2010. "Top Chef: Just Desserts" features pastry chefs competing in a series of culinary challenges, focusing on pastries and desserts. The show is produced by Magical Elves

neg: Stefan Richter where he enjoys spending time hunting and fishing. Richter was a runner-up, along with Carla Hall, on the fifth season of "Top Chef", and lost to Hosea Rosenberg. Overall, Richter had the strongest track record prior to the finale, winning four elimination challenges and four quickfires. Before viewing the finale of the show, Eric Ripert, who had been a guest judge on episode 11, said he considered Richter the strongest candidate to win the competition. Richter has also appeared as a guest judge in the Finnish version of Top Chef. In Top Chef (season 10), Richter returned as a contestant.

neg: Top Chef Suomi with a varying reward each week; in the initial episodes of the season, it usually guarantees the winner immunity from being sent home that week. The "Pudotushaaste" or Elimination Challenge is a more complex challenge that determines who goes home. One or more guest judges join the show each week to evaluate both the Quickfire and Elimination challenges. Each week's elimination is announced in a segment called "Judges' Table." Top Chef Suomi Top Chef Suomi is a Finnish cooking reality show on Sub based on the American television series "Top Chef". Auditions for the series were held in autumn 2010

neg: Top Chef (season 10) competitors Josie Smith-Malave (""), Chris "CJ" Jacobson (""), and Stefan Richter ("") joined the competition during the second episode. Brooke Williamson, Sheldon Simeon, and John Tesar later returned to compete in "". All three made it to the final part of the season, where Tesar finished in fourth, Simeon finished third, and Williamson was the season's winner. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Top Chef (season 10) Top Chef: Seattle is the tenth season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". The season was announced on September 19, 2012, and premiered on November 7, 2012. The competition was initially filmed in Seattle, Washington before

neg: Dale MacKay restaurants, ensemble and ensembleTap, in 2011. He won the "Top Chef Canada" title soon afterward, investing his prize money in the venues, but closed them in 2012 after determining that rental costs in downtown Vancouver were too expensive for them to become profitable. He made a return appearance on "Top Chef Canada" in 2013, acting as sous chef to third season finalist Danny Francis. In early 2013, MacKay announced that he was returning to his hometown of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan to open a new restaurant. The restaurant, named Ayden Kitchen & Bar, opened on November 15, 2013. He is also owner

neg: Bryan Voltaggio Bryan Voltaggio Bryan Voltaggio (born April 19, 1976) is an American chef residing in Frederick, Maryland. He received an AOS in culinary arts from The Culinary Institute of America and was mentored by chef Charlie Palmer. He is the co-owner and executive chef of five restaurants: AGGIO, Lunchbox, Family Meal, RANGE, and VOLT. Voltaggio was the runner-up of the sixth season of "Top Chef", Bravo's cooking competition show, placing second to his brother, Michael Voltaggio. He was a runner-up on the fifth season of "Top Chef Masters", making him the first chef to compete on both Top Chef and Top

neg: Top Chef (Romania, season 1) Top Chef (Romania, season 1) The first season of the Romanian reality television series "Top Chef" began airing on November 5, 2012 on Antena 1. The host was Alina Pușcaș and the judges were Joseph Hadad, Tudor Constantinescu and Nicolai Tand. Twenty-four contestants appeared. Twenty-four chefs competed in the first season of Top Chef. In order of elimination: Most episodes includes two challenges. The Quickfire Challenge is a short, simple challenge with a varying reward each week; in the initial episodes of the season, it usually guarantees the winner immunity from being sent home that week; however, in some episodes

neg: Top Chef Canada (season 1) Elimination challenges. Each week's elimination is announced in a segment called "Judges' Table." Each week of season one featured a guest judge or special guest, such as Dan Aykroyd, Susur Lee, Daniel Boulud, Rob Feenie, and recurring judge on the American version, Gail Simmons. <onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Top Chef Canada (season 1) The first season of the Canadian reality competition show "Top Chef Canada" was broadcast on Food Network in Canada. It is a Canadian spin-off of Bravo's hit show "Top Chef". In the first season, 16 chefs competed against each other in weekly challenges. The program took place in Toronto. In

neg: Top Chef Masters (season 5) separate challenges called the ""Battle of the Sous Chefs"". Hosted by regular "Top Chef" judge Hugh Acheson, the results of each webisode directly impacted the competitors of the main competition. The winner of each round rewarded their respective head chef with immunity from elimination, while the sous-chefs with the lowest performances earned them a disadvantage, such as less time to prep or shop for ingredients. 13 established chefs, along with their selected sous-chefs, competed in the fifth season of "Top Chef Masters". Bryan Voltaggio originally competed in "", the sixth season of the original "Top Chef" series. David Burke previously

neg: Iron Chef Next Iron Chef". In 2010, Chef Marc Forgione won the third season of The Next Iron Chef, becoming the seventh Iron Chef on Iron Chef America. Chef Geoffrey Zakarian won The Next Iron Chef's fourth season in 2011, making him the eighth Iron Chef. In 2012, Chef Alexandra Guarnaschelli became the ninth and most recent Iron Chef after winning the fifth season of "The Next Iron Chef". Even though both Todd English and Kerry Simon from "Iron Chef USA" have competed on "Iron Chef America", there has been no mention of their ICU tenure. Iron Chef Gauntlet is a Spring

neg: Top Chef in their early teens, premiered in October 2017 on Universal Kids. Numerous international adaptations of "Top Chef" have also been produced. On January 25, 2018, Bravo announced its renewal for Season 16 of "Top Chef". The new season was filmed in Kentucky and premiered on December 6, 2018. "Top Chef" is a cooking show that uses a progressive elimination format. The beginning of each season starts with twelve to nineteen professional chefs selected through auditions. The chefs are brought to the season's host city or state, which typically inspires themes throughout the season. The chefs live in a provided apartment

neg: Paul Qui Paul Qui Paul Qui (born August 14, 1980) is a Texas-based top chef and owner of Austin restaurants Kuneho (previously Qui), Thai Kuhn, and East Side King. In 2011, he won the ninth season of reality television cooking competition "Top Chef". Qui is also a winner of the James Beard Award. Paul Qui was born in Manila, Philippines and moved to the United States as a child. He attended high school in Springfield, Virginia and completed his culinary training at Le Cordon Bleu in Austin, Texas. His initial forays into cooking professionally led to a job with Tyson Cole, chef/owner

neg: Le Grand Chef Le Grand Chef Le Grand Chef () is a 2007 South Korean film starring Kim Kang-woo, Im Won-hee and Lee Ha-na. Produced by ShowEast and distributed by CJ Entertainment, it was released on November 1, 2007 with the length of 114 minutes. Based on the popular manhwa "Sikgaek" by Huh Young-man, the film tells the story of two chefs competing for the title of heir to the last Royal Chef of the Joseon Dynasty. At a press conference, the cooking knife of the last Royal Chef of Joseon Dynasty is presented to the public. The chef, who did not wish

neg: Man vs. Child: Chef Showdown master chef The cast of season 2 are: Man vs. Child: Chef Showdown Man vs. Child: Chef Showdown is a US based cooking reality show shown on FYI. Here top level executive chefs are pitted against the worlds best cooking prodigies. The show premiered on 23 July 2015 for its first season of 13 episodes. The second season premiered on 17 March 2016. This reality show has a group of young kid chefs and an executive level chef who are pitted against each other in three rounds of themed competition.The competition is themed mainly on the strengths of the executive

neg: Top Chef Canada other notables from the food and wine industry, with one or more contestants being eliminated each week. The Canadian edition uses the same graphics and music as the American version of the program. The first season of "Top Chef Canada" was one of Food Network Canada's most highly rated programs. The network renewed the program for a second season, which began to air on March 12, 2012. Top Chef Canada returned in 2017 with an all-stars edition for the fifth season. Season 6 of Top Chef Canada returned April 8, 2018, with a lineup of 11 chefs from the next

neg: Top Chef (Spanish TV series) commercialized for a limited time in the Spanish McDonald's restaurants as the "Grand McExtrem Top Chef". The third season ran from September 9 to December 16, 2015. Alberto Chicote and Susi Díaz continued as judges, while Paco Roncero replaced Yayo Daporta. This season ran from February 15 to May 17, 2017. The panel of judges from season 3 (Alberto Chicote, Susi Díaz and Paco Roncero) returned unchanged for this season. Top Chef (Spanish TV series) Top Chef is a Spanish television show based on the American format of the same name. The base of the program is a cooking competition

neg: Top Chef Canada an "All Star" competition; Gomes originally appeared in Season 3, and Gallagher originally appeared in Season 1. Top Chef Canada Top Chef Canada is a Canadian reality competition television series and is considered one of the most prestigious culinary competitions in Canada. The show premiered on April 11, 2011 on Food Network Canada. The first season consisted of 13 episodes, with 16 contestants vying for a grand prize of $100,000 and a GE Monogram kitchen valued at $30,000. Contestants shopped at Loblaws in season one and McEwan in season two. Like the original American series, each week the chef contestants

neg: Ilan Hall the CIA at the same time as his "Top Chef" runner-up Marcel Vigneron. At the time of his season two "Top Chef" competition, Ilan was a line cook at Casa Mono, a Spanish restaurant in Manhattan. He is perhaps best recognized as the winner of the most drama-filled season of "Top Chef," which saw him involved in a series of non-cooking related antics related to his rivalry with another contestant, Marcel Vigneron. "Bravo", the television network producing "Top Chef", ranks Ilan's partaking in "The Head Shaving Incident" against Vigneron as "probably the biggest scandal in Top Chef history." Many have

neg: Hugh Acheson Empire State South, opened in Atlanta in 2010. In 2015 Acheson opened Spiller Park, a coffee shop in Ponce City Market. In 2011, Acheson competed on season 3 of "Top Chef Masters", a reality competition show in which experienced celebrity chefs compete against each other in various challenges. He was eliminated in the first round, but subsequently returned in the second episode after another chef withdrew. He ultimately finished in fifth place out of twelve competitors. He was then invited to become a judge on season 9 of "Top Chef", of which "Top Chef Masters" is a spin-off. "Top Chef"

neg: Stephanie Izard Michael Symon, earning the title Iron Chef in the process. Izard has a dog named Burt, who is a frequent guest on her social media networks and has his own Twitter. Izard currently resides in Chicago with her son, Ernie (born in 2016), husband, Gary Valentine, a craft beer consultant, whom she married on October 6, 2013. Stephanie Izard Stephanie Izard (born October 30, 1976) is an American top chef residing in Chicago, Illinois, best known as the first female chef to win Bravo's "Top Chef", taking the title during its fourth season. She is the co-owner and executive chef

neg: John Compton ashes spread in the Troumasse River at his estate in Mahaut upon his request. The John Compton Dam in central Saint Lucia was renamed in his honor. Compton's daughter Jeannine Compton-Antoine is a politician. In a by-election held on 26 November 2007, she won John Compton's constituency of Micoud North. Another daughter, Nina Compton (born 1980), is a chef. In 2013 she participated in season 11 of the American reality cooking show "Top Chef", where she was the runner-up and was voted the "fan favorite". Another daughter, Fiona Compton is a London based photographer who graduated from London College of

neg: Top Chef (season 3) in planning the challenges. Production took place in April and May 2007 in Miami Beach, Florida, with production activity centered at the Fontainebleau Hotel. The winning recipe from each week's episode of Season 3 was featured on Bravo's "Top Chef" website and prepared by Lee Anne Wong in a web series called "The Wong Way to Cook". In the season finale, Hung Huynh was declared the Top Chef, defeating Dale Levitski and Casey Thompson. Thompson was voted Fan Favorite. 15 chefs were selected to compete in "Top Chef: Miami". Dale Levitski, Casey Thompson, and Tre Wilcox later returned to compete

neg: Top Chef Canada several Los Angeles-area restaurants. In Season 6, guest judges will include chef-owners of distinguished Toronto restaurants, such as Lynn Crawford (Ruby Watchco), Susur Lee (Fring’s, Lee), Rob Gentile (Buca, Bar Buca) and Alexandra Feswick (Drake Devonshire). "Top Chef Canada" alum returning as guest judges include Steve Gonzales of Baro, Dustin Gallagher of 416 Snack Bar as well as "Top Chef Canada: All-Stars" winner, Nicole Gomes of Calgary’s Cluck ‘N’ Cleaver. Additionally, Evan Funke, L.A.-based chef and co-owner (with Janet Zuccarini) of Felix restaurant, and Danny Bowien, chef-owner of New York’s Mission Chinese Food join as guest judges. Season 5 was

neg: Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 15) 14's finale. Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 15) The fifteenth season of the American competitive reality television series "Hell's Kitchen" took place in October 2014 and premiered on January 15, 2016 on Fox. The prize was a head chef position at BLT Steak at Bally's Las Vegas. Country Club Chef Ariel Malone won the competition. Gordon Ramsay and Marino Monferrato returned as head chef and Maître d' respectively. Season 10 winner Christina Wilson was the initial sous chef for the red team while Andi Van Willigan-Cutspec, who got married, returned in episode 7 of this season. Aaron Mitrano replaced James Avery

neg: Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 15) Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 15) The fifteenth season of the American competitive reality television series "Hell's Kitchen" took place in October 2014 and premiered on January 15, 2016 on Fox. The prize was a head chef position at BLT Steak at Bally's Las Vegas. Country Club Chef Ariel Malone won the competition. Gordon Ramsay and Marino Monferrato returned as head chef and Maître d' respectively. Season 10 winner Christina Wilson was the initial sous chef for the red team while Andi Van Willigan-Cutspec, who got married, returned in episode 7 of this season. Aaron Mitrano replaced James Avery as sous

neg: Top Chef Suomi Top Chef Suomi Top Chef Suomi is a Finnish cooking reality show on Sub based on the American television series "Top Chef". Auditions for the series were held in autumn 2010 and 12 contestants were chosen. The programme is hosted by model and restaurant chef Pipsa Hurmerinta The head judge for the competition is Finland's most renowned chef Hans Välimäki. The other judge is business group manager of Royal Ravintolat Pia Kämppi. "Top Chef" season 5 runner up Stefan Richter has made an appearance as a special guest judge for the first four episodes. The show is produced by Solar

neg: Stefan Richter Helsinki (2012), Jyväskylä (2014) and Vaasa (2017). Stefan Richter Stefan Richter (born July 2, 1972) is a chef from Finland, who has resided for many years in Santa Monica, California. He was a runner-up in the fifth season of "Top Chef", Bravo's cooking competition show. Richter also competed in Top Chef (season 10). Richter was born to a Czech-German father and a Finnish mother in Tampere, Finland, and moved to Germany when he was 10. He spent a majority of his childhood in Germany, where he began culinary training in his teens. He worked his way through various European kitchens,

neg: Stefan Richter Stefan Richter Stefan Richter (born July 2, 1972) is a chef from Finland, who has resided for many years in Santa Monica, California. He was a runner-up in the fifth season of "Top Chef", Bravo's cooking competition show. Richter also competed in Top Chef (season 10). Richter was born to a Czech-German father and a Finnish mother in Tampere, Finland, and moved to Germany when he was 10. He spent a majority of his childhood in Germany, where he began culinary training in his teens. He worked his way through various European kitchens, learning new techniques and collecting many awards

neg: Hell's Kitchen (U.S. season 17) Ramsay returns as host and head chef, Season 10 winner (and Season 15 sous-chef) Christina Wilson returns as the Red Team's sous-chef replacing Andi Van Willigan-Cutspec, and British "MasterChef" judge James "Jocky" Petrie makes his "Hell's Kitchen" debut as the Blue Team's sous-chef replacing Aaron Mitrano. Marino Monferrato returns as the maître d'. Season 14's Michelle Tribble, who previously finished in third place, won the competition. Ramsay uses his telekinesis to destroy Hell's Kitchen while leaving the building as the intro ends with the title card featuring him and the all stars. This is the first season that doesn't list

neg: Operación Chef area of cuisine. The format will be: Operación Chef Operación Chef is a Puerto Rican cooking show that airs on Telemundo Puerto Rico. The show started as a reality competition with several cooks competing for a top spot, with the winner receiving a contract for a cooking show in the channel. The first winner of "Operación Chef" was Chef Enrique Piñeiro, who ended up hosting the show for three years afterward. After quitting in 2009, the producers made a second competition which was won by Chef Moisés Izquierdo. Chef Izquierdo hosted the show for little more than a year. In

neg: Top Chef Canada Top Chef Canada Top Chef Canada is a Canadian reality competition television series and is considered one of the most prestigious culinary competitions in Canada. The show premiered on April 11, 2011 on Food Network Canada. The first season consisted of 13 episodes, with 16 contestants vying for a grand prize of $100,000 and a GE Monogram kitchen valued at $30,000. Contestants shopped at Loblaws in season one and McEwan in season two. Like the original American series, each week the chef contestants compete against each other in culinary challenges. Contestants are judged by a panel of professional chefs and

neg: Top Chef (Spanish TV series) show was initially meant to air on Atresmedia's second channel laSexta, which at the time had the success of "Pesadilla en la cocina" (the Spanish adaptation of the "Kitchen Nightmares" franchise) to its credit. However, after seeing the success of similar format "MasterChef" on public channel La 1, Atresmedia decided to air "Top Chef" on its main channel Antena 3 instead. The first season premiered on October 2, 2013. "Top Chef" searches for the best professional cook in the country, who will get a cash money prize and supplies for his or her restaurant. In order to become the "top