Top Chef

Mar 08, 2006 (en) Reality [42] Min
  • First Air Date
    Mar 08, 2006
  • Production
    Magical Elves
  • Rotten tomato
    65%
  • Original title
    Top Chef
  • Release
    Mar 08, 2006
  • en
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Overview

An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry with one or more contestants eliminated in each episode.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer

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Casts

  1. Tom Colicchio

    Self - Head Judge

  2. Gail Simmons

    Self - Judge

  3. Kristen Kish

    Self - Host

Full Casts & Crew

Casts : 3 / Crews : 0

Specials ( 2007-06-06)

4 Star All Stars

Episode: 1

Top Chef Holiday Special

Episode: 2

Top Chef Reunion Dinner

Episode: 3

Last Chance Kitchen (1)

Episode: 4

Last Chance Kitchen (2)

Episode: 5

Last Chance Kitchen (3)

Episode: 6

Last Chance Kitchen (4)

Episode: 7

Last Chance Kitchen (5)

Episode: 8

Last Chance Kitchen (6)

Episode: 9

Last Chance Kitchen (7)

Episode: 10

Last Chance Kitchen (8)

Episode: 11

Last Chance Kitchen (9)

Episode: 12

Last Chance Kitchen (10)

Episode: 13

Last Chance Kitchen (11)

Episode: 14

Last Chance Kitchen (12)

Episode: 15

Top Chef Season 5 - After the knife 1.

Episode: 16

Top Chef Season 5 - After the knife 2.

Episode: 17

Top Chef Season 5 - After the knife 3.

Episode: 18

San Francisco ( 2006-03-08)

Top Chef: San Francisco is the first season of American reality television series Top Chef and was based first in San Francisco, California, filmed at Paulding & Company, A Creative Kitchen, in Emeryville, and concluded in Las Vegas, Nevada. The season premiered on Bravo on March 8, 2006 and ended on May 24, 2006. Season 1 of Top Chef was taped in October and November 2005 in San Francisco, California. Twelve contestants from around the United States lived together in a house for approximately 21 days competing in a series of challenges. The prize money awarded to the Top Chef was $100,000. The weekly series was hosted by Katie Lee Joel with regular judges chef Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons of Food & Wine Magazine. The winning recipe from each week's episode is featured on Bravo's Top Chef website.

Who Deserves To Be Here

Episode: 1

Food Of Love

Episode: 2

Nasty Delights

Episode: 3

Food on the Fly

Episode: 4

Blind Confusion

Episode: 5

Guess Who's Coming To Dinner

Episode: 6

Restaurant Wars

Episode: 7

Wedding Bell Blues

Episode: 8

Napa's Finest

Episode: 9

Reunion

Episode: 10

Finale (1)

Episode: 11

Finale (2)

Episode: 12

Los Angeles ( 2006-10-17)

Top Chef: Los Angeles is the second season of American reality television series Top Chef and was filmed first in Los Angeles, California, and concluded in Waikoloa Village, Hawaii. The season premiered on Bravo on October 18, 2006 and ended on January 31, 2007. Padma Lakshmi took over as host, with Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons returning as judges. Filming began in Westwood, near UCLA in Los Angeles, on August 10, 2006. The number of contestants expanded from 12 to 15. The prize money awarded to the Top Chef was $100,000. The winning recipe from each week's episode is 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 viewer reaction to the reunion episode of season one as the reason why no reunion episode was filmed for season two.

Into the Fire

Episode: 1

Eastern Promise

Episode: 2

Food for the People

Episode: 3

Less is More

Episode: 4

Social Service

Episode: 5

Thanksgiving

Episode: 6

The Raw and the Cooked

Episode: 7

Holiday Spirit

Episode: 8

Seven

Episode: 9

Unhappy Customers

Episode: 10

Sense and Sensuality

Episode: 11

Finale (1)

Episode: 12

Finale (2)

Episode: 13

Miami ( 2007-06-12)

Top Chef: Miami is the third season of American reality television series Top Chef and was filmed first in Miami, Florida, and concluded in Aspen, Colorado. The season premiered on Bravo on June 13, 2007 and ended on October 10, 2007. Padma Lakshmi returned with Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons and new judge Ted Allen, who will switch off with Simmons throughout the season. First season contestant Lee Anne Wong was brought in as a food consultant and assisted in planning the challenges. Production took place in April and May 2007 in Miami Beach, Florida, with 15 contestants living, and the production activity centered, at the historic Fontainebleau Hotel. The prize money awarded to the Top Chef was $100,000. As with Season 2, the winning recipe from each week's episode of Season 3 is 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.

First Impressions

Episode: 1

Sunny Delights

Episode: 2

Family Favorites

Episode: 3

Cooking by Numbers

Episode: 4

Latin Lunch

Episode: 5

Watch What Happens

Episode: 6

Freezer Burn

Episode: 7

Guilty Pleasures

Episode: 8

Restaurant Wars

Episode: 9

Second Helping

Episode: 10

Chef Overboard

Episode: 11

Snacks on a Plane

Episode: 12

Manhattan Project

Episode: 13

Finale (1)

Episode: 14

Finale (2)

Episode: 15

Reunion

Episode: 16

Chicago ( 2008-03-11)

Top Chef: Chicago is the fourth season of American reality television series Top Chef and was filmed first in Chicago, Illinois, and concluded in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The prize money awarded to the Top Chef was $100,000. The season premiered on Bravo on March 12, 2008 and ended on June 11, 2008.

Anything You Can Cook I Can Cook Better

Episode: 1

Zoo Food

Episode: 2

Block Party

Episode: 3

Film Food

Episode: 4

The Elements

Episode: 5

Tailgating

Episode: 6

Improv

Episode: 7

Common Threads

Episode: 8

Wedding Wars

Episode: 9

Serve and Protect

Episode: 10

Restaurant Wars

Episode: 11

High Steaks

Episode: 12

Puerto Rico

Episode: 13

Finale

Episode: 14

Reunion

Episode: 15

New York ( 2008-11-11)

Top Chef: New York is the fifth season of American reality television series Top Chef and was filmed first in New York City, New York, and concluded in New Orleans, Louisiana. The season premiered on Bravo on November 12, 2008 and ended on March 4, 2009. The prize money awarded to the Top Chef was $100,000.

Melting Pot

Episode: 1

Show Your Craft

Episode: 2

Foo Fighters Thanksgiving

Episode: 3

Today Show

Episode: 4

Gail's Bridal Shower

Episode: 5

12 Days of Christmas

Episode: 6

Focus Group

Episode: 7

Down on the Farm

Episode: 8

Restaurant Wars

Episode: 9

Super Bowl Chef Showdown

Episode: 10

Le Bernardin

Episode: 11

The Last Supper

Episode: 12

Finale, Part 1

Episode: 13

Finale, Part 2

Episode: 14

Watch What Happens Reunion

Episode: 15

Las Vegas ( 2009-08-18)

Top Chef: Las Vegas is the sixth season of American reality television series Top Chef and was filmed first in Las Vegas, Nevada, and concluded in Napa, California. The season premiered on Bravo on August 19, 2009 and ended on December 16, 2009. The prize money awarded to the Top Chef was $125,000.

Sin City Vice

Episode: 1

Bachelor/Ette Party

Episode: 2

Thunderbirds

Episode: 3

Vivre Las Vegas

Episode: 4

Camping

Episode: 5

Penn & Teller

Episode: 6

Dinner Party

Episode: 7

Pigs and Pinot

Episode: 8

Restaurant Wars

Episode: 9

Meat Natalie

Episode: 10

All Stars Dinner

Episode: 11

Strip Around the World

Episode: 12

Culinary Olympics

Episode: 13

Finale (1)

Episode: 14

Finale (2)

Episode: 15

Watch What Happens Reunion

Episode: 16

D.C. ( 2010-06-15)

Top Chef: D.C. is the seventh season of American reality television series Top Chef and was filmed first in Washington, D.C. and concluded in Singapore. The season premiered on Bravo on June 16, 2010 and ended on September 15, 2010. The prize money awarded to the Top Chef was $125,000.

House of Chef-presentatives

Episode: 1

Outside the Lunch Box

Episode: 2

Capitol Grill

Episode: 3

Room Service

Episode: 4

Farm Policy

Episode: 5

Cold War

Episode: 6

Power Lunch

Episode: 7

Foreign Affairs

Episode: 8

Restaurant Wars

Episode: 9

Covert Cuisine

Episode: 10

Making Concessions

Episode: 11

Gastro-nauts

Episode: 12

Finale, Part 1

Episode: 13

Finale, Part 2

Episode: 14

Reunion Special

Episode: 15

All-Stars ( 2010-11-30)

Top Chef: All-Stars is the eighth season of American reality television series Top Chef and was filmed first in New York City, New York and concluded in The Bahamas. This season consists of chefs from the previous 7 seasons who did not win the Title of Top Chef. The season premiered on December 1, 2010. On September 22, 2010, the cast was announced during Season 7's reunion special. The prize money awarded to the Top Chef was $200,000.

History Never Repeats

Episode: 1

Night at the Museum

Episode: 2

New York's Finest

Episode: 3

Advantage Chef

Episode: 4

Dim Sum Lose Sum

Episode: 5

We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat

Episode: 6

Restaurant Wars: One Night Only

Episode: 7

An Offer They Can't Refuse

Episode: 8

Feeding Fallon

Episode: 9

Lock Down

Episode: 10

For the Gulf

Episode: 11

Give Me Your Huddled Masses

Episode: 12

Fit for a King

Episode: 13

Island Fever

Episode: 14

Last Supper

Episode: 15

Finale

Episode: 16

Reunion Special

Episode: 17

Texas ( 2011-11-01)

This season introduces 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 to compete head-to-head in a series of webisodes, with the winner eventually returning to the main competition. The webisodes are available on Bravo's website.

Everything's Bigger in Texas

Episode: 1

The Heat Is On

Episode: 2

Quinceanera

Episode: 3

Red Hot Chili Cook Off

Episode: 4

Don't Be Tardy for the Dinner Party

Episode: 5

Higher Steaks

Episode: 6

Game On

Episode: 7

Tribute Dinner

Episode: 8

BBQ Pit Wars

Episode: 9

Restaurant Wars

Episode: 10

Fit For an Evil Queen

Episode: 11

Block Party

Episode: 12

Bike, Borrow & Steal

Episode: 13

Mentors

Episode: 14

Culinary Games

Episode: 15

Fire and Ice

Episode: 16

Finale

Episode: 17

Reunion

Episode: 18

Seattle ( 2012-11-06)

Top Chef: Seattle was the tenth season of the American reality television series Top Chef, which aired on Bravo. 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 3 episodes, and then concluding in Los Angeles, California. 21 new contestants and 3 Top Chef veterans were selected to compete for the title of "Top Chef" and the $125,000 grand prize.

The Ultimate Chef Test

Episode: 1

A Shock at the Space Needle

Episode: 2

Tom vs. Emeril: Turkeypocalypse

Episode: 3

50's Food Flashback

Episode: 4

Pike Place Pickle

Episode: 5

Even the Famous Come Home

Episode: 6

Foiled Again

Episode: 7

Jalapeño Business

Episode: 8

Past Suppers

Episode: 9

Battle Before the War

Episode: 10

Restaurant Wars

Episode: 11

Wolfgang Clucks

Episode: 12

Chefs at Sea

Episode: 13

Kings of Alaska

Episode: 14

Glacial Gourmand

Episode: 15

Finale (1)

Episode: 16

Finale (2)

Episode: 17

New Orleans ( 2013-10-01)

Top Chef: New Orleans is the eleventh season of the American reality television series Top Chef.

Soiree In The Swamp

Episode: 1

Rebuilding New Orleans

Episode: 2

Commander's Palace

Episode: 3

Captain Vietnam

Episode: 4

Lea Michele's Halloween Bash

Episode: 5

Campfires, Cream Cheese and Countryside

Episode: 6

Jazz Hands

Episode: 7

Piggin' Out

Episode: 8

Restaurant Wars

Episode: 9

Like Mama Made

Episode: 10

Giving It the College Try

Episode: 11

Mississippi Mud Bugs

Episode: 12

Oui Si a Challenge

Episode: 13

Po' Boy Smackdown

Episode: 14

Leaving New Orleans

Episode: 15

Maui Wowie

Episode: 16

Finale

Episode: 17

Boston ( 2014-10-14)

Sudden Death

Episode: 1

Boston's Bravest and Finest

Episode: 2

The Curse of the Bambino

Episode: 3

12 Chefs Walk Into a Bar...

Episode: 4

It's War

Episode: 5

The First Thanksgiving

Episode: 6

Restaurant Wars

Episode: 7

Clean Up in Aisle 2!

Episode: 8

Big Sausage

Episode: 9

For Julia & Jacques

Episode: 10

Sous Your Daddy!

Episode: 11

The Final Battle of Bean Town

Episode: 12

Getting Prickly in Mexico

Episode: 13

Holy Escamoly!

Episode: 14

Mano a Mano

Episode: 15

California ( 2015-12-01)

Stop the Presses

Episode: 1

Pop Up Pandemonium

Episode: 2

Spines and Vines

Episode: 3

It's a Dry Heat

Episode: 4

Big Gay Wedding

Episode: 5

Banannaise

Episode: 6

Back in the Day

Episode: 7

Where's the Beef?

Episode: 8

Restaurant Wars, Part 1

Episode: 9

Restaurant Wars, Part 2

Episode: 10

Hammer Time

Episode: 11

Wok This Way

Episode: 12

Back Where It All Started

Episode: 13

Magic Hour

Episode: 14

Finale

Episode: 15

Charleston ( 2016-11-30)

Something Old, Something New

Episode: 1

Southern Hospitality

Episode: 2

Choke Holds and Clammy Hands

Episode: 3

The Feast of Seven Trash Fishes

Episode: 4

Smoke 'em If You Got 'em

Episode: 5

A Southern Legend

Episode: 6

Booty

Episode: 7

Restaurant Wars

Episode: 8

For the Kids

Episode: 9

Shrimp Boats and Hat Ladies

Episode: 10

Adios Charleston, Hello James Beard

Episode: 11

Cooking Away in Margaritaville

Episode: 12

Trial By Fire

Episode: 13

Comida Final

Episode: 14

Season 15 ( 2017-12-04)

In season 15, the competition reaches new heights as the chefs battle it out on an epicurean road trip through Colorado, traveling to Denver, Boulder, Telluride and Aspen. From deconstructing the Denver Omelet and preparing Rocky Mountain Oysters to tailgating with the Broncos, the level of competition for these 15 chefs is going to be a mile high.

It'll Take More than Pot Luck

Episode: 1

Smile and Say Mise

Episode: 2

Keep on Truckin

Episode: 3

Little Tools, Big Challenge

Episode: 4

This Is Not Glamping

Episode: 5

Now That's a Lot of Schnitzel

Episode: 6

Olympic Dreams

Episode: 7

Restaurant Wars

Episode: 8

Bronco Brouhaha

Episode: 9

Red Rum and Then Some

Episode: 10

Cooking High

Episode: 11

Nut Allergy

Episode: 12

A Little Place Called Aspen

Episode: 13

Finale

Episode: 14

Season 16 ( 2018-12-04)

Top Chef heads to the state of Kentucky for season 16. This season, 15 new talented chefs from cities big and small across the U.S. will compete for the sought-after title amid the unique culinary scenes in Louisville, Lexington and Lake Cumberland, before heading abroad for an epic finale showdown in Macau, China.

The Fastest 2 Minutes in Cooking

Episode: 1

Bourbon, Barrels and Burgoo

Episode: 2

Naughty and Nice

Episode: 3

Surprise...It's Restaurant Wars

Episode: 4

Restaurant Wars Part 2

Episode: 5

Roaring Munchies

Episode: 6

Carne!

Episode: 7

Whatever Floats Your Boat

Episode: 8

Music City Usa

Episode: 9

Hoop Dreams

Episode: 10

The Greatest

Episode: 11

Kentucky Farewell

Episode: 12

Holy Macau!

Episode: 13

The Tao of Macau

Episode: 14

Finale

Episode: 15

All Stars L.A. ( 2020-03-19)

Season 17, All Stars L.A., features the fiercest group of competitors the show has seen with 15 finalists, front runners and fan favorites from seasons past who have all returned to finish what they started and battle it out for the coveted title.

It’s Like They Never Left!

Episode: 1

The Jonathan Gold Standard

Episode: 2

Strokes of Genius

Episode: 3

You're So Fresh!

Episode: 4

Bring Your Loved One to Work

Episode: 5

Get Your Phil

Episode: 6

Pitch Perfect

Episode: 7

Restaurant Wars

Episode: 8

Cabin Fever

Episode: 9

Colossal Coliseum Kaiseki

Episode: 10

Michael's Santa Monica

Episode: 11

Lucca

Episode: 12

Parma

Episode: 13

Finito!

Episode: 14

Season 18 ( 2021-03-30)

Season 18 mixes the standard location-inspired challenges — like a nod to the Oregon Trail — with acknowledgments of the current state of the world, with cheftestants making meals for hundreds of frontline workers.

First Impressions

Episode: 1

Trouble Brewing

Episode: 2

Pan African Portland

Episode: 3

Thrown for a Loop

Episode: 4

Meet You at the Drive-In

Episode: 5

Stumptown U.S.A.

Episode: 6

Feeding the Frontlines

Episode: 7

Restaurant Wars

Episode: 8

Portland-ia

Episode: 9

Tournament of Tofu

Episode: 10

Blind Ambitions

Episode: 11

The Cheesier the Better

Episode: 12

Shellfishly Delicious

Episode: 13

The Next Top Chef Is...

Episode: 14

Houston ( 2022-03-02)

Primal Instincts

Episode: 1

Friday Night Bites

Episode: 2

Noodles and Rice and Everything Nice

Episode: 3

Doppelgangers

Episode: 4

Don't Mess With BBQ

Episode: 5

Texas Trailblaze-hers

Episode: 6

Swallow the Competition

Episode: 7

Restaurant Wars

Episode: 8

Freedmen's Town

Episode: 9

Dinner in Zero Gravity

Episode: 10

Family Vacation

Episode: 11

We're on a boat

Episode: 12

Cactus Makes Perfect

Episode: 13

The Final Plate

Episode: 14

World All-Stars ( 2023-03-08)

London Calling

Episode: 1

Rice, Rice Baby

Episode: 2

Cheeky Pints and Pub Bites

Episode: 3

Spurred Lines

Episode: 4

Holiday Vacation

Episode: 5

Top Chef Is No Picnic

Episode: 6

Hands Off

Episode: 7

Street Food Fight

Episode: 8

Restaurant Wars

Episode: 9

Thali Time

Episode: 10

Battle of the Wellingtons

Episode: 11

Goodbye, London!

Episode: 12

Champions in Paris

Episode: 13

Fin.

Episode: 14

Wisconsin ( 2024-03-20)

Chef's Test

Episode: 1

Living the High Life Top Chef

Episode: 2

Take It Cheesy

Episode: 3

The Wright Way

Episode: 4

Supper Club

Episode: 5

Chaos Cuisine

Episode: 6

Sausage Race

Episode: 7

Restaurant Wars

Episode: 8

The Good Land

Episode: 9

Door County Fish Boil

Episode: 10

Lay It All on the Table

Episode: 11
Mar 08, 2006 (en)
Reality
[42] Min
  • First Air Date Mar 08, 2006
  • Production
    Magical Elves
  • Rotten tomato 65%
Original Title Top Chef
en

Overview

An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry with one or more contestants eliminated in each episode.

  1. Music Supervisor

  2. Producer