List of Top Chef contestants
This is a list of contestants who have appeared on the American reality television culinary competition, Top Chef. As of October 2, 2013, there were a total of 177 chefs who had competed throughout the whole series with 22 of them competing again in a succeeding season.
Contestants[]
Name | Age | Place of Residence | Season | No. of QFW1 | No. of EW2 | Ranked |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ken Lee | 31 | Los Angeles, California | 1 (San Francisco) | 0 | 0 | 12th |
Cynthia Sestito | 52 | East Hampton, New York | 1 (San Francisco) | 0 | 0 | 11th3 |
Brian Hill | 37 | Los Angeles, California | 1 (San Francisco) | 0 | 0 | 10th |
Candice Kumai | 23 | Pasadena, California | 1 (San Francisco) | 0 | 1 | 9th |
Lisa Parks | 45 | Los Angeles, California | 1 (San Francisco) | 0 | 1 | 8th |
38 | New York City, New York | 1 (San Francisco) | 1 | 1 | 7th4 | |
Miguel Morales | 27 | New York City, New York | 1 (San Francisco) | 0 | 2 | 6th |
Stephen Asprinio | 24 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1 (San Francisco) | 2 | 1 | 5th |
Lee Anne Wong | 28 | New York City, New York | 1 (San Francisco) | 3 | 1 | 4th |
Dave Martin | 40 | Long Beach, California | 1 (San Francisco) | 0 | 3 | 3rd |
Tiffani Faison | 28 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 1 (San Francisco) | 1 | 2 | Runner-up |
Harold Dieterle | 28 | New York City, New York | 1 (San Francisco) | 2 | 1 | Winner |
Suyai Steinhauer | 29 | New York City, New York | 2 (Los Angeles) | 0 | 0 | 15th |
Otto Borsich | 46 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 2 (Los Angeles) | 0 | 0 | 14th5 |
Emily Sprissler | 30 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 2 (Los Angeles) | 0 | 0 | 13th |
Marisa Churchill | 28 | San Francisco, California | 2 (Los Angeles) | 0 | 0 | 11th/12th6 |
Josie Smith-Malave | 31 | Brooklyn, New York | 2 (Los Angeles) | 0 | 0 | 11th/12th6 |
Carlos Fernandez | 36 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 2 (Los Angeles) | 1 | 0 | 10th |
Frank Terzoli | 39 | San Diego, California | 2 (Los Angeles) | 1 | 1 | 9th |
Mia Gaines-Alt | 32 | Oakdale, California | 2 (Los Angeles) | 1 | 0 | 8th7 |
Betty Fraser | 44 | Los Angeles, California | 2 (Los Angeles) | 0 | 2 | 7th |
Michael Midgley | 28 | Stockton, California | 2 (Los Angeles) | 1 | 1 | 6th |
Cliff Crooks | 28 | West Caldwell, New Jersey | 2 (Los Angeles) | 4 | 0 | 5th8 |
Sam Talbot | 28 | New York City, New York | 2 (Los Angeles) | 5 | 1 | 3rd/4th9 |
Elia Aboumrad | 23 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 2 (Los Angeles) | 0 | 2 | 3rd/4th9 |
Marcel Vigneron | 26 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 2 (Los Angeles) | 2 | 1 | Runner-up |
Ilan Hall | 24 | New York City, New York | 2 (Los Angeles) | 1 | 2 | Winner |
Clay Bowen | 28 | Santa Barbara, California | 3 (Miami) | 0 | 0 | 15th |
Sandee Birdsong | 39 | Miami, Florida | 3 (Miami) | 0 | 0 | 14th |
Micah Edelstein | 33 | Boca Raton, Florida | 3 (Miami) | 1 | 0 | 13th |
Camille Becerra | 34 | Brooklyn, New York | 3 (Miami) | 0 | 0 | 12th |
Lia Bardeen | 28 | Brooklyn, New York | 3 (Miami) | 0 | 1 | 11th |
Joey Paulino | 29 | New York City, New York | 3 (Miami) | 1 | 0 | 10th |
Sara Nguyen | 25 | Chicago, Illinois | 3 (Miami) | 0 | 0 | 9th |
Tre Wilcox | 30 | Cedar Hill, Texas | 3 (Miami) | 0 | 3 | 8th |
Howie Kleinberg | 31 | Miami, Florida | 3 (Miami) | 1 | 2 | 7th |
Chris "CJ" Jacobsen | 31 | Venice, California | 3 (Miami) | 1 | 1 | 6th |
Sara Mair | 34 | Miami, Florida | 3 (Miami) | 1 | 1 | 5th |
Brian Malarkey | 34 | San Diego, California | 3 (Miami) | 2 | 1 | 4th |
Dale Levitski | 34 | Chicago, Illinois | 3 (Miami) | 2 | 1 | Runner-up/3rd10 |
Casey Thompson | 29 | Dallas, Texas | 3 (Miami) | 3 | 2 | Runner-up/3rd10 |
Hung Huynh | 29 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 3 (Miami) | 4 | 1 | Winner |
Nimma Osman | 26 | Atlanta, Georgia | 4 (Chicago) | 0 | 0 | 16th |
Valerie Bolon | 32 | Chicago, Illinois | 4 (Chicago) | 0 | 0 | 15th |
Erik Hopfinger | 38 | San Francisco, California | 4 (Chicago) | 0 | 0 | 14th |
Manuel Trevino | 33 | New York City, New York | 4 (Chicago) | 0 | 0 | 13th |
Zoi Antonitsas | 30 | San Francisco, California | 4 (Chicago) | 0 | 0 | 12th |
Ryan Scott | 28 | San Francisco, California | 4 (Chicago) | 0 | 0 | 11th |
Jennifer Biesty | 35 | San Francisco, California | 4 (Chicago) | 1 | 0 | 10th |
Mark Simmons | 29 | New York City, New York | 4 (Chicago) | 1 | 0 | 9th |
Nikki Cascone | 35 | New York City, New York | 4 (Chicago) | 0 | 0 | 8th |
Andrew D'Ambrosi | 30 | New York City, New York | 4 (Chicago) | 1 | 1 | 7th |
Dale Talde | 29 | New York City, New York | 4 (Chicago) | 1 | 3 | 6th |
Spike Mendelsohn | 27 | Washington, D.C. | 4 (Chicago) | 2 | 0 | 5th |
Antonia Lofaso | 31 | Los Angeles, California | 4 (Chicago) | 4 | 1 | 4th |
Richard Blais | 35 | Atlanta, Georgia | 4 (Chicago) | 3 | 4 | Runner-up/3rd11 |
Lisa Fernandes | 27 | New York City, New York | 4 (Chicago) | 0 | 1 | Runner-up/3rd11 |
Stephanie Izard | 31 | Chicago, Illinois | 4 (Chicago) | 2 | 4 | Winner |
Lauren Hope | 24 | Savannah, Georgia | 5 (New York) | 0 | 0 | 17th |
Patrick Dunlea | 21 | Hyde Park, New York | 5 (New York) | 0 | 0 | 16th |
Jill Snyder | 28 | Baltimore, Maryland | 5 (New York) | 0 | 0 | 15th |
Richard Sweeney | 27 | San Diego, California | 5 (New York) | 0 | 0 | 14th |
Alex Eusebio | 33 | Los Angeles, California | 5 (New York) | 0 | 0 | 13th |
Danny Gagnon | 26 | New Hyde Park, New York | 5 (New York) | 0 | 0 | 12th |
Melissa Harrison | 28 | Boulder, Colorado | 5 (New York) | 0 | 0 | 10th/11th12 |
Eugene Villiatora | 33 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 5 (New York) | 0 | 0 | 10th/11th12 |
Ariane Duarte | 41 | Verona, New Jersey | 5 (New York) | 1 | 2 | 9th |
Radhika Desai | 28 | Chicago, Illinois | 5 (New York) | 3 | 1 | 8th |
Jamie Lauren | 30 | San Francisco, California | 5 (New York) | 0 | 2 | 7th |
Leah Cohen | 26 | New York City, New York | 5 (New York) | 3 | 0 | 6th |
Jeff McInnis | 30 | Miami, Florida | 5 (New York) | 1 | 0 | 4th/5th1314 |
Fabio Viviani | 30 | Moorpark, California | 5 (New York) | 0 | 2 | 4th/5th14 |
Stefan Richter | 35 | Santa Monica, California | 5 (New York) | 4 | 4 | Runner-up/3rd15 |
Carla Hall | 44 | Washington, D.C. | 5 (New York) | 1 | 3 | Runner-up/3rd15 |
34 | Boulder, Colorado | 5 (New York) | 1 | 2 | Winner | |
Jennifer "Jen" Zavala | 31 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 6 (Las Vegas) | 0 | 0 | 17th |
Eve Aronoff | 40 | Ann Arbor, Michigan | 6 (Las Vegas) | 0 | 0 | 16th |
Preeti Mistry | 33 | San Francisco, California | 6 (Las Vegas) | 0 | 0 | 15th |
Jesse Sandlin | 30 | Baltimore, Maryland | 6 (Las Vegas) | 0 | 0 | 14th |
Hector Santiago | 41 | Atlanta, Georgia | 6 (Las Vegas) | 0 | 0 | 13th |
Mattin Noblia | 29 | San Francisco, California | 6 (Las Vegas) | 0 | 0 | 12th |
Ron Duprat | 40 | Hollywood, Florida | 6 (Las Vegas) | 0 | 0 | 11th |
Ashley Merriman | 32 | Seattle, Washington | 6 (Las Vegas) | 0 | 0 | 10th |
Ash Fulk | 29 | New York City, New York | 6 (Las Vegas) | 0 | 0 | 9th |
Laurine Hope | 38 | San Francisco, California | 6 (Las Vegas) | 1 | 0 | 8th |
Mike Isabella | 34 | Washington, D.C. | 6 (Las Vegas) | 2 | 0 | 7th |
Robin Leventhal | 43 | Seattle, Washington | 6 (Las Vegas) | 2 | 0 | 6th |
Eli Kirshtein | 25 | Atlanta, Georgia | 6 (Las Vegas) | 2 | 0 | 5th |
Jennifer Carroll | 33 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 6 (Las Vegas) | 4 | 1 | 4th |
Kevin Gillespie | 26 | Atlanta, Georgia | 6 (Las Vegas) | 4 | 5 | Runner-up/3rd16 |
Bryan Voltaggio | 33 | Urbana, Maryland | 6 (Las Vegas) | 0 | 4 | Runner-up/3rd16 |
Michael Voltaggio | 30 | Pasadena, California | 6 (Las Vegas) | 2 | 3 | Winner |
John Somerville | 42 | West Bloomfield, Michigan | 7 (D.C.) | 0 | 0 | 17th |
Jacqueline Lombard | 33 | Brooklyn, New York | 7 (D.C.) | 0 | 0 | 16th |
Tracey Bloom | 33 | Atlanta, Georgia | 7 (D.C.) | 1 | 0 | 15th |
Lynne Gigliotti | 51 | Hyde Park, New York | 7 (D.C.) | 0 | 0 | 13th/14th17 |
Arnold Myint | 32 | Nashville, Tennessee | 7 (D.C.) | 0 | 1 | 13th/14th17 |
Timothy Dean | 39 | Baltimore, Maryland | 7 (D.C.) | 0 | 0 | 12th |
Tamesha Warren | 24 | Washington, D.C. | 7 (D.C.) | 1 | 0 | 11th |
Andrea Curto-Randazzo | 39 | Miami, Florida | 7 (D.C.) | 0 | 1 | 10th |
Stephen Hopcraft | 40 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 7 (D.C.) | 0 | 0 | 9th |
Kenny Gilbert | 36 | Telluride, Colorado | 7 (D.C.) | 3 | 1 | 8th |
Alex Reznik | 33 | Hollywood, California | 7 (D.C.) | 0 | 1 | 7th |
Amanda Baumgarten | 27 | Los Angeles, California | 7 (D.C.) | 1 | 0 | 6th |
Tiffany Derry | 26 | Dallas, Texas | 7 (D.C.) | 2 | 2 | 5th |
Kelly Liken | 33 | Vail, Colorado | 7 (D.C.) | 2 | 2 | 4th |
Ed Cotton | 32 | Queens, New York | 7 (D.C.) | 3 | 3 | Runner-up/3rd18 |
Angelo Sosa | 34 | New York City, New York | 7 (D.C.) | 4 | 2 | Runner-up/3rd18 |
Kevin Sbraga | 30 | Willingboro, New Jersey | 7 (D.C.) | 1 | 1 | Winner |
Elia Aboumrad Ranked 3rd/4th in Top Chef: Los Angeles |
27 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 8 (All-Stars) | 0 | 0 | 18th |
Jennifer Carroll Ranked 4th in Top Chef: Las Vegas |
35 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 8 (All-Stars) | 0 | 0 | 17th |
Stephen Asprinio Ranked 5th in Top Chef: San Francisco |
29 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 8 (All-Stars) | 1 | 0 | 15th/16th19 |
Dale Levitski Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: Miami |
37 | Chicago, Illinois | 8 (All-Stars) | 0 | 0 | 15th/16th19 |
Spike Mendelsohn Ranked 5th in Top Chef: Chicago |
29 | Washington, D.C. | 8 (All-Stars) | 2 | 0 | 14th |
Casey Thompson Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: Miami |
32 | Dallas, Texas | 8 (All-Stars) | 0 | 0 | 13th |
Tiffani Faison Ranked Runner-up in Top Chef: San Francisco |
33 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 8 (All-Stars) | 1 | 0 | 11th/12th20 |
Jamie Lauren Ranked 7th in Top Chef: New York |
32 | San Francisco, California | 8 (All-Stars) | 0 | 0 | 11th/12th20 |
Marcel Vigneron Ranked Runner-up in Top Chef: Los Angeles |
30 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 8 (All-Stars) | 0 | 1 | 10th |
Tre Wilcox Ranked 8th in Top Chef: Miami |
34 | Cedar Hill, Texas | 8 (All-Stars) | 2 | 0 | 9th |
Fabio Viviani Ranked 4th/5th in Top Chef: New York |
32 | Moorpark, California | 8 (All-Stars) | 0 | 0 | 8th |
Angelo Sosa Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: D.C. |
35 | New York City, New York | 8 (All-Stars) | 0 | 2 | 7th |
Dale Talde Ranked 6th in Top Chef: Chicago |
32 | New York City, New York | 8 (All-Stars) | 4 | 3 | 6th |
Carla Hall Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: New York |
46 | Washington, D.C. | 8 (All-Stars) | 1 | 3 | 5th |
Tiffany Derry Ranked 5th in Top Chef: D.C. |
27 | Dallas, Texas | 8 (All-Stars) | 2 | 0 | 4th |
Antonia Lofaso Ranked 4th in Top Chef: Chicago |
34 | Los Angeles, California | 8 (All-Stars) | 2 | 2 | 3rd |
Mike Isabella Ranked 7th in Top Chef: Las Vegas |
35 | Washington, D.C. | 8 (All-Stars) | 4 | 2 | Runner-up |
Richard Blais Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: Chicago |
38 | Atlanta, Georgia | 8 (All-Stars) | 4 | 4 | Winner |
Tyler Stone | 22 | Sacramento, California | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 27th-29th21 |
Simon Pantet | 30 | Seattle, Washington | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 27th-29th21 |
Colin Patterson | 37 | Seattle, Washington | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 27th-29th21 |
Nina Vicente | 29 | Seattle, Washington | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 26th22 |
Kimberly "Kim" Calichio | 27 | New York City, New York | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 21st-25th23 |
Jonathan Baltazar | 36 | Long Beach, California | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 21st-25th23 |
Chaz Brown | 29 | New York City, New York | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 21st-25th23 |
Berenice DeAraujo | 33 | Miami, Florida | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 21st-25th23 |
Ashley Villaluz | 25 | Seattle, Washington | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 21st-25th23 |
Molly Brandt | 30 | Hollywood, Florida | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 17th-20th24 |
Laurent Quenioux | 51 | Los Angeles, California | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 17th-20th24 |
Janine Falvo | 37 | Atlanta, Georgia | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 17th-20th24 |
Andrew Curren | 32 | Austin, Texas | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 17th-20th24 |
Keith Rhodes | 39 | Wilmington, North Carolina | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 16th |
Richie Farina | 28 | Chicago, Illinois | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 1 | 15th |
Chuy Valencia | 25 | Chicago, Illinois | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 2 | 14th |
Whitney Otawka | 30 | Cumberland Island, Georgia | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 13th |
Nyesha Arrington | 28 | Los Angeles, California | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 0 | 11th/12th25 |
Dakota Weiss | 35 | Los Angeles, California | 9 (Texas) | 1 | 0 | 11th/12th25 |
Heather Terhune | 39 | Chicago, Illinois | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 2 | 10th |
Chris Crary | 29 | Los Angeles, California | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 1 | 9th |
Ty-Lör Boring | 34 | Brooklyn, New York | 9 (Texas) | 2 | 1 | 8th |
Chris Jones | 30 | Chicago, Illinois | 9 (Texas) | 1 | 1 | 7th |
Grayson Schmitz | 28 | New York City, New York | 9 (Texas) | 2 | 2 | 6th |
Edward Lee | 38 | Louisville, Kentucky | 9 (Texas) | 1 | 2 | 5th |
Beverly Kim | 32 | Chicago, Illinois | 9 (Texas) | 0 | 2 | 4th26 |
Lindsay Autry | 29 | West Palm Beach, Florida | 9 (Texas) | 2 | 3 | 3rd |
Sarah Grueneberg | 29 | Chicago, Illinois | 9 (Texas) | 2 | 3 | Runner-up |
Paul Qui | 31 | Austin, Texas | 9 (Texas) | 2 | 8 | Winner |
Tina Bourbeau | 42 | New York City, New York | 10 (Seattle) | 0 | 0 | 19th-24th27 |
Stephanie Cmar | 27 | Boston, Massachusetts | 10 (Seattle) | 0 | 0 | 19th-24th27 |
Jorel Pierce | 28 | Denver, Colorado | 10 (Seattle) | 0 | 0 | 19th-24th27 |
Gina Keatley | 32 | Harlem, New York | 10 (Seattle) | 0 | 0 | 19th-24th27 |
Daniel O'Brien | 32 | Washington, D.C. | 10 (Seattle) | 0 | 0 | 19th-24th27 |
Anthony Gray | 35 | Atlanta, Georgia | 10 (Seattle) | 0 | 0 | 19th-24th27 |
Jeffrey Jew | 34 | Washington, D.C. | 10 (Seattle) | 0 | 0 | 18th |
Kuniko Yagi | 35 | Los Angeles, California | 10 (Seattle) | 1 | 1 | 17th |
Chrissy Camba | 31 | Chicago, Illinois | 10 (Seattle) | 0 | 0 | 15th/16th28 |
Carla Pellegrino | 43 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 10 (Seattle) | 0 | 1 | 15th/16th28 |
Tyler Wiard | 41 | Denver, Colorado | 10 (Seattle) | 0 | 0 | 13th/14th29 |
Chris "CJ" Jacobsen Ranked 6th in Top Chef: Miami |
36 | Studio City, California | 10 (Seattle) | 0 | 0 | 13th/14th29 |
Eliza Gavin | 38 | Telluride, Colorado | 10 (Seattle) | 0 | 0 | 12th |
Danyele McPherson | 31 | Dallas, Texas | 10 (Seattle) | 0 | 0 | 11th |
Bart Vandaele | 42 | Washington, D.C. | 10 (Seattle) | 1 | 0 | 10th |
John Tesar | 54 | Dallas, Texas | 10 (Seattle) | 2 | 1 | 9th |
Micah Fields | 28 | Los Angeles, California | 10 (Seattle) | 2 | 0 | 8th |
Josie Smith-Malave Ranked 11th/12th in Top Chef: Los Angeles |
37 | Miami, Florida | 10 (Seattle) | 1 | 0 | 7th |
Stefan Richter Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: New York |
40 | Tampere, Finland | 10 (Seattle) | 1 | 0 | 6th |
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Binder | 37 | San Francisco, California | 10 (Seattle) | 0 | 0 | 5th |
Joshua "Josh" Valentine | 33 | Dallas, Texas | 10 (Seattle) | 0 | 1 | 4th |
Sheldon Simeon | 30 | Lahaina, Hawaii | 10 (Seattle) | 4 | 2 | 3rd |
Brooke Williamson | 34 | Redondo Beach, California | 10 (Seattle) | 3 | 5 | Runner-up |
Kristen Kish | 28 | Boston, Massachusetts | 10 (Seattle) | 1 | 4 | Winner30 |
Ramon Bojorquez | 31 | San Diego, California | 11 (New Orleans) | 0 | 0 | 19th |
Jason Cichonski | 27 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 11 (New Orleans) | 0 | 0 | 18th |
Aaron Cuschieri | 29 | Chicago, Illinois | 11 (New Orleans) | 0 | 0 | 17th |
Bret Pelaggi | 34 | Miami, Florida | 11 (New Orleans) | 0 | 0 | 16th |
Janine Booth | 25 | New York City, New York | 11 (New Orleans) | 0 | 0 | 15th |
Michael Sichel | New Orleans, Louisiana | 11 (New Orleans) | 0 | 0 | 14th | |
Benedetto "Bene" Bartolotta | 27 | New York City, New York | 11 (New Orleans) | 1 | 0 | 13th |
Patricia "Patty" Vega | 29 | New York City, New York | 11 (New Orleans) | 1 | 0 | 12th |
Sara Johannes | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 11 (New Orleans) | 0 | 0 | 11th | |
Travis Masar | 27 | La Junta, Colorado | 11 (New Orleans) | 1 | 1 | 10th |
Justin Devillier | New Orleans, Louisiana | 11 (New Orleans) | 0 | 1 | 9th | |
Carrie Mashaney | 35 | Seattle, Washington | 11 (New Orleans) | 2 | 1 | 8th |
Stephanie Cmar Ranked 19th-24th in Top Chef: Seattle |
28 | Boston, Massachusetts | 11 (New Orleans) | 0 | 2 | 7th |
Brian Huskey | 32 | Los Angeles, California | 11 (New Orleans) | 3 | 0 | 6th |
Carlos Gaytan | 42 | Chicago, Illinois | 11 (New Orleans) | 2 | 2 | 5th |
Louis Maldonado | 32 | Healdsburg, California | 11 (New Orleans) | 0 | 0 | 3rd/4th3132 |
Shirley Chung | 36 | Fremont, California | 11 (New Orleans) | 4 | 4 | 3rd/4th31 |
Nina Compton | 34 | Miami, Florida | 11 (New Orleans) | 2 | 3 | Runner-Up |
Nicholas Elmi | 32 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 11 (New Orleans) | 3 | 3 | Winner |
Michael Patlazhan | 31 | Brooklyn, New York | 12 (Boston) | 0 | 0 | 16th |
Joy Crump | 46 | Coatesville, Pennsylvania | 12 (Boston) | 0 | 0 | 15th |
Ron Eyester | 40 | Atlanta, Georgia | 12 (Boston) | 0 | 0 | 14th |
Rebecca LaMalfa | 32 | Chicago, Illinois | 12 (Boston) | 0 | 1 | 12th/13th |
James Rigato | 29 | White Lake, Michigan | 12 (Boston) | 1 | 0 | 12th/13th |
Aaron Grissom | 27 | North Hollywood, California | 12 (Boston) | 1 | 1 | 11th |
Stacy Cogswell | 33 | Boston, Massachusetts | 12 (Boston) | 0 | 0 | 10th |
Keriann Von Raesfeld | 28 | San Jose, California | 12 (Boston) | 1 | 1 | 9th |
Katie Weinner | 35 | Salt Lake City, Utah | 12 (Boston) | 1 | 1 | 8th |
Adam Harvey | 29 | New York, New York | 12 (Boston) | 1 | 1 | 7th |
Katsuji Tanabe | 33 | Los Angeles, California | 12 (Boston) | 1 | 3 | 6th |
George Pagonis | Washington, D.C. | 12 (Boston) | 1 | 0 | 5th | |
Melissa King | 30 | San Francisco, California | 12 (Boston) | 1 | 2 | 4th |
Doug Adams | 29 | Portland, Oregon | 12 (Boston) | 2 | 4 | 3rd |
Gregory Gourdet | 39 | Portland, Oregon | 12 (Boston) | 4 | 5 | Runner-Up |
Mei Lin | 28 | Los Angeles, California | 12 (Boston) | 1 | 3 | Winner |
Garret Fleming | 33 | Washington, D.C. | 13 (California) | 0 | 0 | 17th |
Renee Kelly | 34 | Merriam, Kansas | 13 (California) | 1 | 0 | 16th |
Frances Tariga-Weshnak | 33 | Orange County, California | 13 (California) | 1 | 0 | 15th |
Grayson Schmitz Ranked 6th in Top Chef: Texas |
32 | New York, New York | 13 (California) | 1 | 0 | 14th |
Giselle Wellman | 31 | Los Angeles, California | 13 (California) | 0 | 0 | 13th |
Angelina Bastidas | 25 | Miami, Florida | 13 (California) | 0 | 0 | 12th |
Wesley True | 38 | Atlanta, Georgia | 13 (California) | 1 | 0 | 11th |
Jason Stratton | 35 | Seattle, Washington | 13 (California) | 1 | 0 | 10th |
Chad White | 32 | San Diego, California | 13 (California) | 1 | 0 | 9th |
Phillip Frankland Lee | 28 | Los Angeles, California | 13 (California) | 0 | 1 | 8th |
Karen Akunowicz | 37 | Boston, Massachusetts | 13 (California) | 1 | 1 | 7th |
Kwame Onwuachi | 25 | Washington, D.C. | 13 (California) | 0 | 2 | 6th |
Carl Dooley | 30 | Boston, Massachusetts | 13 (California) | 0 | 1 | 5th |
Isaac Toups | 36 | New Orleans, Louisiana | 13 (California) | 1 | 1 | 3rd/4th |
Marjorie Meek-Bradley | 30 | Washington, D.C. | 13 (California) | 1 | 2 | 3rd/4th |
Amar Santana | 33 | Orange County, California | 13 (California) | 1 | 2 | Runner-Up |
Jeremy Ford | 30 | Miami, Florida | 13 (California) | 3 | 3 | Winner |
Gerald Sombright | Marco Island, Florida | 14 (Charleston) | 0 | 0 | 16th | |
Annie Pettry | Louisville, Kentucky | 14 (Charleston) | 0 | 0 | 15th | |
Sam Talbot Ranked 3rd/4th in Top Chef: Los Angeles |
Brooklyn, New York | 14 (Charleston) | 0 | 0 | 14th | |
BJ Smith | Portland, Oregon | 14 (Charleston) | 0 | 0 | 13th | |
Silvia Barban | Brooklyn, New York | 14 (Charleston) | 0 | 0 | 12th | |
Amanda Baumgarten Ranked 6th in Top Chef: D.C. |
Chicago, Illinois | 14 (Charleston) | 0 | 0 | 11th | |
Jim Smith | Montgomery, Alabama | 14 (Charleston) | 1 | 0 | 10th | |
Jamie Lynch | Charlotte, North Carolina | 14 (Charleston) | 2 | 0 | 9th | |
Katsuji Tanabe Ranked 6th in Top Chef: Boston |
Los Angeles, California | 14 (Charleston) | 0 | 1 | 8th | |
Emily Hahn | Charleston, South Carolina | 14 (Charleston) | 0 | 0 | 7th | |
Casey Thompson Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: Miami Ranked 13th in Top Chef: All-Stars |
Napa Valley, California | 14 (Charleston) | 1 | 1 | 6th | |
Sylva Senat | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 14 (Charleston) | 0 | 2 | 5th | |
John Tesar Ranked 9th in Top Chef: Seattle |
Dallas, Texas | 14 (Charleston) | 0 | 1 | 4th | |
Sheldon Simeon Ranked 3rd in Top Chef: Seattle |
Maui, Hawaii | 14 (Charleston) | 3 | 1 | 3rd | |
Shirley Chung Ranked 3rd in Top Chef: New Orleans |
Irvine, California | 14 (Charleston) | 0 | 3 | Runner-Up | |
Brooke Williamson Ranked Runner-up in Top Chef: Seattle |
Los Angeles, California | 14 (Charleston) | 5 | 3 | Winner | |
Jennifer Carroll Ranked 4th in Top Chef: Las Vegas Ranked 17th in Top Chef: All-Stars |
Washington, D.C. | 15 (Colorado) | 0 | 0 | 19th | |
Marcel Vigneron Ranked Runner-up in Top Chef: Los Angeles Ranked 10th in Top Chef: All-Stars |
Los Angeles, California | 15 (Colorado) | 0 | 0 | 18th | |
Kwame Onwuachi Ranked 6th in Top Chef: California |
Washington, D.C. | 15 (Colorado) | 0 | 0 | 17th | |
Melissa Perfit | San Francisco, California | 15 (Colorado) | 0 | 0 | 16th | |
Laura Cole | Denali National Park, Alaska | 15 (Colorado) | 0 | 0 | 15th | |
Rogelio Garcia | San Francisco, California | 15 (Colorado) | 0 | 0 | 14th | |
Tyler Anderson | Simsbury, Connecticut | 15 (Colorado) | 0 | 1 | 13th | |
Tu David Phu | Oakland, California | 15 (Colorado) | 1 | 0 | 12th | |
Lee Anne Wong Ranked 4th in Top Chef: San Francisco |
Honolulu, Hawaii | 15 (Colorado) | 0 | 0 | 11th | |
Brother Luck | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 15 (Colorado) | 1 | 0 | 10th | |
Tonya Holland | Oakland, California | 15 (Colorado) | 0 | 1 | 9th | |
Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins | San Diego, California | 15 (Colorado) | 0 | 0 | 8th | |
Fatima Ali | New York, New York | 15 (Colorado) | 0 | 0 | 7th | |
Bruce Kalman | Los Angeles, California | 15 (Colorado) | 0 | 1 | 6th | |
Christopher "Chris" Scott | Brooklyn, New York | 15 (Colorado) | 2 | 2 | 5th | |
Carrie Baird | Denver, Colorado | 15 (Colorado) | 3 | 2 | 4th | |
Joe Sasto III | Los Angeles, California | 15 (Colorado) | 1 | 4 | 3rd | |
Adrienne Cheatham | New York, New York | 15 (Colorado) | 1 | 1 | Runner-Up | |
Joseph Flamm | Chicago, Illinois | 15 (Colorado) | 2 | 2 | Winner | |
Jim Smith Ranked 10th in Top Chef: Charleston |
Montgomery, Alabama | 16 (Kentucky) | 0 | 0 | 18th | |
Carrie Baird Ranked 4th in Top Chef: Colorado |
Denver, Colorado | 16 (Kentucky) | 0 | 0 | 17th | |
Caitlin Steininger | Cincinnati, Ohio | 16 (Kentucky) | 0 | 0 | 16th | |
Natalie Maronski | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 16 (Kentucky) | 0 | 1 | 15th | |
Kevin Scharpf | Dubuque, Iowa | 16 (Kentucky) | 0 | 0 | 14th | |
Pablo Lamon | Miami Beach, Florida | 16 (Kentucky) | 1 | 0 | 12th/13th | |
Nini Nguyen | Brooklyn, New York | 16 (Kentucky) | 0 | 2 | 12th/13th | |
Brother Luck Ranked 10th in Top Chef: Colorado |
Colorado Springs, Colorado | 16 (Kentucky) | 0 | 0 | 11th | |
Brandon Rosen | San Mateo, California | 16 (Kentucky) | 0 | 0 | 10th | |
Brian Young | Boston, Massachusetts | 16 (Kentucky) | 0 | 1 | 9th | |
David Viana | Asbury Park, New Jersey | 16 (Kentucky) | 2 | 0 | 8th | |
Edmund "Eddie" Konrad | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 16 (Kentucky) | 1 | 1 | 7th | |
Justin Sutherland | St. Paul, Minnesota | 16 (Kentucky) | 3 | 0 | 6th | |
Adrienne Wright | Boston, Massachusetts | 16 (Kentucky) | 1 | 0 | 5th | |
Michelle Minori | San Francisco, California | 16 (Kentucky) | 1 | 1 | 4th | |
Eric Adjepong | Washington, DC | 16 (Kentucky) | 0 | 3 | 3rd | |
Sara Bradley | Paducah, Kentucky | 16 (Kentucky) | 2 | 2 | Runner-Up | |
Kelsey Barnard Clark | Dothan, Alabama | 16 (Kentucky) | 0 | 2 | Winner | |
Joe Sasto III Ranked 3rd in Top Chef: Colorado |
Los Angeles, California | 17 (All-Stars L.A.) | 1 | 0 | 15th | |
Angelo Sosa Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: D.C. Ranked 7th in Top Chef: All-Stars |
San Diego, California | 17 (All-Stars L.A.) | 0 | 0 | 14th | |
Jamie Lynch Ranked 9th in Top Chef: Charleston |
Charlotte, North Carolina | 17 (All-Stars L.A.) | 1 | 0 | 13th | |
Lisa Fernandes Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: Chicago |
Brooklyn, New York | 17 (All-Stars L.A.) | 0 | 0 | 12th | |
Jennifer Carroll Ranked 4th in Top Chef: Las Vegas Ranked 17th in Top Chef: All-Stars |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Washington, D.C. |
17 (All-Stars L.A.) | 0 | 0 | 11th | |
Nini Nguyen Ranked 12th/13th in Top Chef: Kentucky |
Brooklyn, New York | 17 (All-Stars L.A.) | 0 | 0 | 10th | |
Eric Adjepong Ranked 3rd in Top Chef: Kentucky |
Washington, D.C. | 17 (All-Stars L.A.) | 0 | 0 | 9th | |
Lee Anne Wong Ranked 4th in Top Chef: San Francisco Ranked 11th in Top Chef: Colorado |
Maui, Hawaii | 17 (All-Stars L.A.) | 1 | 1 | 8th | |
Karen Akunowicz Ranked 7th in Top Chef: California |
Boston, Massachusetts | 17 (All-Stars L.A.) | 0 | 0 | 7th | |
Brian Malarkey Ranked 4th in Top Chef: Miami |
San Diego, California | 17 (All-Stars L.A.) | 0 | 1 | 6th | |
Gregory Gourdet Ranked Runner-up in Top Chef: Boston |
Portland, Oregon | 17 (All-Stars L.A.) | 2 | 4 | 5th | |
Kevin Gillespie Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: Las Vegas |
Atlanta, Georgia | 17 (All-Stars L.A.) | 4 | 3 | 4th33 | |
Stephanie Cmar Ranked 19th-24th in Top Chef: Seattle Ranked 7th in Top Chef: New Orleans |
Boston, Massachusetts | 17 (All-Stars L.A.) | 1 | 2 | Runner-up/3rd 34 | |
Bryan Voltaggio Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: Las Vegas |
Frederick, Maryland | 17 (All-Stars L.A.) | 1 | 1 | Runner-up/3rd 34 | |
Melissa King Ranked 4th in Top Chef: Boston |
San Francisco, California | 17 (All-Stars L.A.) | 3 | 6 | Winner | |
Roscoe Hall |
Birmingham, Alabama | 18 (Portland) | 0 | 0 | 15th | |
Sasha Grumman | Houston, Texas | 18 (Portland) | 1 | 0 | 14th | |
Brittanny Anderson | Richmond, Virginia | 18 (Portland) | 0 | 0 | 13th | |
Kiki Louya | Detroit, Michigan | 18 (Portland) | 1 | 0 | 12th | |
Nelson German | Oakland, California | 18 (Portland) | 0 | 0 | 11th/10th 35 | |
Gabriel Pascuzzi | Portland, Oregon | 18 (Portland) | 1 | 0 | 11th/10th 35 | |
Avishar Barua | Columbus, Ohio | 18 (Portland) | 1 | 1 | 9th | |
Sara Hauman | Portland, Oregon | 18 (Portland) | 1 | 2 | 8th | |
Chris Viaud | Milford, New Hampshire | 18 (Portland) | 2 | 0 | 7th | |
Byron Gomez | Aspen, Colorado | 18 (Portland) | 0 | 1 | 6th | |
Maria Mazon | Tucson, Arizona | 18 (Portland) | 0 | 1 | 5th | |
Jamie Tran | Las Vegas, Nevada | 18 (Portland) | 2 | 1 | 4th 36 | |
Dawn Burrell | Houston, Texas | 18 (Portland) | 3 | 1 | Runner-up/3rd 37 | |
Shota Nakajima | Seattle, Washington | 18 (Portland) | 1 | 4 | Runner-up/3rd 37 | |
Gabe Erales | Austin, Texas | 18 (Portland) | 1 | 3 | Winner |
- The chef won his/her season.
- The chef previously competed in a preceding season.
- The chef previously competed in a preceding season and won his/her present season.
Notes[]
^Note 1 : This is the number of Quickfire Challenges the chef had won.
^Note 2 : This is the number of Elimination Challenges the chef had won.
^Note 3 : Cynthia chose to leave the competition because her father was ill.
^Note 4 : Andrea originally placed eleventh, but since another chef voluntarily left, she was brought back to the competition.
^Note 5 : Otto chose to leave the competition deciding that his misconduct contributed to most of his team's loss.
^Note 6 : Josie and Marisa were in a double elimination.
^Note 7 : Mia chose to leave the competition fearing that another chef would be eliminated.
^Note 8 : Cliff was disqualified from the competition for aggressive physical contact with another chef.
^Note 9 : Elia and Sam were in a double elimination.
^Note 10 : Casey and Dale both shared the runner-up spot since both of them were eliminated in the finale.
^Note 11 : Lisa and Richard both shared the runner-up spot since both of them were eliminated in the finale.
^Note 12 : Eugene and Melissa were in a double elimination.
^Note 13 : Jeff originally placed seventh, but was brought back to the competition for winning a Quickfire Challenge against two other most recently eliminated chefs.
^Note 14 : Fabio and Jeff were in a double elimination.
^Note 15 : Carla and Stefan both shared the runner-up spot since both of them were eliminated in the finale.
^Note 16 : Bryan and Kevin both shared the runner-up spot since both of them were eliminated in the finale.
^Note 17 : Arnold and Lynne were in a double elimination.
^Note 18 : Angelo and Ed both shared the runner-up spot since both of them were eliminated in the finale.
^Note 19 : Dale and Stephen were in a double elimination.
^Note 20 : Jamie and Tiffani were in a double elimination.
^Note 21 : Colin, Simon and Tyler were eliminated in the First Qualifying Round.
^Note 22 : Nina was eliminated in the Second Qualifying Round.
^Note 23 : Ashley, Berenice, Chaz, Jonathan and Kim were eliminated in the Third Qualifying Round.
^Note 24 : Andrew, Janine, Laurent and Molly were eliminated in the Final Qualifying Round.
^Note 25 : Dakota and Nyesha were in a double elimination.
^Note 26 : Beverly originally placed seventh, but was brought back to the competition for winning the Last Chance Kitchen.
^Note 27 : Anthony, Daniel, Gina, Jorel, Stephanie and Tina were eliminated in the Qualifying Round.
^Note 28 : Carla and Chrissy were eliminated in a double elimination.
^Note 29 : CJ and Tyler were eliminated in a double elimination.
^Note 30 : Kristen originally placed seventh, but was brought back to the competition for winning the Last Chance Kitchen.
^Note 31 : Louis and Shirley were eliminated in a double elimination.
^Note 32 : Louis originally placed eleventh, but was brought back to the competition for winning the Last Chance Kitchen.
^Note 33 : Kevin originally placed eighth, but was brought back to the competition for winning the Last Chance Kitchen.
^Note 34 : Stephanie and Bryan both shared the runner-up spot since both of them were eliminated in the finale.
^Note 35 : Nelson and Gabriel were eliminated in a double elimination.
^Note 36 : Jamie originally placed eleventh, but was brought back to the competition for winning the Last Chance Kitchen.
^Note 37 : Dawn and Shota both shared the runner-up spot since both of them were eliminated in the finale.
- Top Chef contestants
- Lists of reality show participants