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

NameAgePlace of ResidenceSeasonNo. of QFW1No. of EW2Ranked
Ken Lee31Los Angeles, California1 (San Francisco)0012th
Cynthia Sestito52East Hampton, New York1 (San Francisco)0011th3
Brian Hill37Los Angeles, California1 (San Francisco)0010th
Candice Kumai23Pasadena, California1 (San Francisco)019th
Lisa Parks45Los Angeles, California1 (San Francisco)018th
Andrea Beaman38New York City, New York1 (San Francisco)117th4
Miguel Morales27New York City, New York1 (San Francisco)026th
Stephen Asprinio24Las Vegas, Nevada1 (San Francisco)215th
Lee Anne Wong28New York City, New York1 (San Francisco)314th
Dave Martin40Long Beach, California1 (San Francisco)033rd
Tiffani Faison28Las Vegas, Nevada1 (San Francisco)12Runner-up
Harold Dieterle28New York City, New York1 (San Francisco)21Winner
Suyai Steinhauer29New York City, New York2 (Los Angeles)0015th
Otto Borsich46Las Vegas, Nevada2 (Los Angeles)0014th5
Emily Sprissler30Las Vegas, Nevada2 (Los Angeles)0013th
Marisa Churchill28San Francisco, California2 (Los Angeles)0011th/12th6
Josie Smith-Malave31Brooklyn, New York2 (Los Angeles)0011th/12th6
Carlos Fernandez36Fort Lauderdale, Florida2 (Los Angeles)1010th
Frank Terzoli39San Diego, California2 (Los Angeles)119th
Mia Gaines-Alt32Oakdale, California2 (Los Angeles)108th7
Betty Fraser44Los Angeles, California2 (Los Angeles)027th
Michael Midgley28Stockton, California2 (Los Angeles)116th
Cliff Crooks28West Caldwell, New Jersey2 (Los Angeles)405th8
Sam Talbot28New York City, New York2 (Los Angeles)513rd/4th9
Elia Aboumrad23Las Vegas, Nevada2 (Los Angeles)023rd/4th9
Marcel Vigneron26Las Vegas, Nevada2 (Los Angeles)21Runner-up
Ilan Hall24New York City, New York2 (Los Angeles)12Winner
Clay Bowen28Santa Barbara, California3 (Miami)0015th
Sandee Birdsong39Miami, Florida3 (Miami)0014th
Micah Edelstein33Boca Raton, Florida3 (Miami)1013th
Camille Becerra34Brooklyn, New York3 (Miami)0012th
Lia Bardeen28Brooklyn, New York3 (Miami)0111th
Joey Paulino29New York City, New York3 (Miami)1010th
Sara Nguyen25Chicago, Illinois3 (Miami)009th
Tre Wilcox30Cedar Hill, Texas3 (Miami)038th
Howie Kleinberg31Miami, Florida3 (Miami)127th
Chris "CJ" Jacobsen31Venice, California3 (Miami)116th
Sara Mair34Miami, Florida3 (Miami)115th
Brian Malarkey34San Diego, California3 (Miami)214th
Dale Levitski34Chicago, Illinois3 (Miami)21Runner-up/3rd10
Casey Thompson29Dallas, Texas3 (Miami)32Runner-up/3rd10
Hung Huynh29Las Vegas, Nevada3 (Miami)41Winner
Nimma Osman26Atlanta, Georgia4 (Chicago)0016th
Valerie Bolon32Chicago, Illinois4 (Chicago)0015th
Erik Hopfinger38San Francisco, California4 (Chicago)0014th
Manuel Trevino33New York City, New York4 (Chicago)0013th
Zoi Antonitsas30San Francisco, California4 (Chicago)0012th
Ryan Scott28San Francisco, California4 (Chicago)0011th
Jennifer Biesty35San Francisco, California4 (Chicago)1010th
Mark Simmons29New York City, New York4 (Chicago)109th
Nikki Cascone35New York City, New York4 (Chicago)008th
Andrew D'Ambrosi30New York City, New York4 (Chicago)117th
Dale Talde29New York City, New York4 (Chicago)136th
Spike Mendelsohn27Washington, D.C.4 (Chicago)205th
Antonia Lofaso31Los Angeles, California4 (Chicago)414th
Richard Blais35Atlanta, Georgia4 (Chicago)34Runner-up/3rd11
Lisa Fernandes27New York City, New York4 (Chicago)01Runner-up/3rd11
Stephanie Izard31Chicago, Illinois4 (Chicago)24Winner
Lauren Hope24Savannah, Georgia5 (New York)0017th
Patrick Dunlea21Hyde Park, New York5 (New York)0016th
Jill Snyder28Baltimore, Maryland5 (New York)0015th
Richard Sweeney27San Diego, California5 (New York)0014th
Alex Eusebio33Los Angeles, California5 (New York)0013th
Danny Gagnon26New Hyde Park, New York5 (New York)0012th
Melissa Harrison28Boulder, Colorado5 (New York)0010th/11th12
Eugene Villiatora33Las Vegas, Nevada5 (New York)0010th/11th12
Ariane Duarte41Verona, New Jersey5 (New York)129th
Radhika Desai28Chicago, Illinois5 (New York)318th
Jamie Lauren30San Francisco, California5 (New York)027th
Leah Cohen26New York City, New York5 (New York)306th
Jeff McInnis30Miami, Florida5 (New York)104th/5th1314
Fabio Viviani30Moorpark, California5 (New York)024th/5th14
Stefan Richter35Santa Monica, California5 (New York)44Runner-up/3rd15
Carla Hall44Washington, D.C.5 (New York)13Runner-up/3rd15
Hosea Rosenberg34Boulder, Colorado5 (New York)12Winner
Jennifer "Jen" Zavala31Philadelphia, Pennsylvania6 (Las Vegas)0017th
Eve Aronoff40Ann Arbor, Michigan6 (Las Vegas)0016th
Preeti Mistry33San Francisco, California6 (Las Vegas)0015th
Jesse Sandlin30Baltimore, Maryland6 (Las Vegas)0014th
Hector Santiago41Atlanta, Georgia6 (Las Vegas)0013th
Mattin Noblia29San Francisco, California6 (Las Vegas)0012th
Ron Duprat40Hollywood, Florida6 (Las Vegas)0011th
Ashley Merriman32Seattle, Washington6 (Las Vegas)0010th
Ash Fulk29New York City, New York6 (Las Vegas)009th
Laurine Hope38San Francisco, California6 (Las Vegas)108th
Mike Isabella34Washington, D.C.6 (Las Vegas)207th
Robin Leventhal43Seattle, Washington6 (Las Vegas)206th
Eli Kirshtein25Atlanta, Georgia6 (Las Vegas)205th
Jennifer Carroll33Philadelphia, Pennsylvania6 (Las Vegas)414th
Kevin Gillespie26Atlanta, Georgia6 (Las Vegas)45Runner-up/3rd16
Bryan Voltaggio33Urbana, Maryland6 (Las Vegas)04Runner-up/3rd16
Michael Voltaggio30Pasadena, California6 (Las Vegas)23Winner
John Somerville42West Bloomfield, Michigan7 (D.C.)0017th
Jacqueline Lombard33Brooklyn, New York7 (D.C.)0016th
Tracey Bloom33Atlanta, Georgia7 (D.C.)1015th
Lynne Gigliotti51Hyde Park, New York7 (D.C.)0013th/14th17
Arnold Myint32Nashville, Tennessee7 (D.C.)0113th/14th17
Timothy Dean39Baltimore, Maryland7 (D.C.)0012th
Tamesha Warren24Washington, D.C.7 (D.C.)1011th
Andrea Curto-Randazzo39Miami, Florida7 (D.C.)0110th
Stephen Hopcraft40Las Vegas, Nevada7 (D.C.)009th
Kenny Gilbert36Telluride, Colorado7 (D.C.)318th
Alex Reznik33Hollywood, California7 (D.C.)017th
Amanda Baumgarten27Los Angeles, California7 (D.C.)106th
Tiffany Derry26Dallas, Texas7 (D.C.)225th
Kelly Liken33Vail, Colorado7 (D.C.)224th
Ed Cotton32Queens, New York7 (D.C.)33Runner-up/3rd18
Angelo Sosa34New York City, New York7 (D.C.)42Runner-up/3rd18
Kevin Sbraga30Willingboro, New Jersey7 (D.C.)11Winner
Elia Aboumrad
Ranked 3rd/4th in Top Chef: Los Angeles
27Las Vegas, Nevada8 (All-Stars)0018th
Jennifer Carroll
Ranked 4th in Top Chef: Las Vegas
35Philadelphia, Pennsylvania8 (All-Stars)0017th
Stephen Asprinio
Ranked 5th in Top Chef: San Francisco
29Las Vegas, Nevada8 (All-Stars)1015th/16th19
Dale Levitski
Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: Miami
37Chicago, Illinois8 (All-Stars)0015th/16th19
Spike Mendelsohn
Ranked 5th in Top Chef: Chicago
29Washington, D.C.8 (All-Stars)2014th
Casey Thompson
Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: Miami
32Dallas, Texas8 (All-Stars)0013th
Tiffani Faison
Ranked Runner-up in Top Chef: San Francisco
33Las Vegas, Nevada8 (All-Stars)1011th/12th20
Jamie Lauren
Ranked 7th in Top Chef: New York
32San Francisco, California8 (All-Stars)0011th/12th20
Marcel Vigneron
Ranked Runner-up in Top Chef: Los Angeles
30Las Vegas, Nevada8 (All-Stars)0110th
Tre Wilcox
Ranked 8th in Top Chef: Miami
34Cedar Hill, Texas8 (All-Stars)209th
Fabio Viviani
Ranked 4th/5th in Top Chef: New York
32Moorpark, California8 (All-Stars)008th
Angelo Sosa
Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: D.C.
35New York City, New York8 (All-Stars)027th
Dale Talde
Ranked 6th in Top Chef: Chicago
32New York City, New York8 (All-Stars)436th
Carla Hall
Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: New York
46Washington, D.C.8 (All-Stars)135th
Tiffany Derry
Ranked 5th in Top Chef: D.C.
27Dallas, Texas8 (All-Stars)204th
Antonia Lofaso
Ranked 4th in Top Chef: Chicago
34Los Angeles, California8 (All-Stars)223rd
Mike Isabella
Ranked 7th in Top Chef: Las Vegas
35Washington, D.C.8 (All-Stars)42Runner-up
Richard Blais
Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: Chicago
38Atlanta, Georgia8 (All-Stars)44Winner
Tyler Stone22Sacramento, California9 (Texas)0027th-29th21
Simon Pantet30Seattle, Washington9 (Texas)0027th-29th21
Colin Patterson37Seattle, Washington9 (Texas)0027th-29th21
Nina Vicente29Seattle, Washington9 (Texas)0026th22
Kimberly "Kim" Calichio27New York City, New York9 (Texas)0021st-25th23
Jonathan Baltazar36Long Beach, California9 (Texas)0021st-25th23
Chaz Brown29New York City, New York9 (Texas)0021st-25th23
Berenice DeAraujo33Miami, Florida9 (Texas)0021st-25th23
Ashley Villaluz25Seattle, Washington9 (Texas)0021st-25th23
Molly Brandt30Hollywood, Florida9 (Texas)0017th-20th24
Laurent Quenioux51Los Angeles, California9 (Texas)0017th-20th24
Janine Falvo37Atlanta, Georgia9 (Texas)0017th-20th24
Andrew Curren32Austin, Texas9 (Texas)0017th-20th24
Keith Rhodes39Wilmington, North Carolina9 (Texas)0016th
Richie Farina28Chicago, Illinois9 (Texas)0115th
Chuy Valencia25Chicago, Illinois9 (Texas)0214th
Whitney Otawka30Cumberland Island, Georgia9 (Texas)0013th
Nyesha Arrington28Los Angeles, California9 (Texas)0011th/12th25
Dakota Weiss35Los Angeles, California9 (Texas)1011th/12th25
Heather Terhune39Chicago, Illinois9 (Texas)0210th
Chris Crary29Los Angeles, California9 (Texas)019th
Ty-Lör Boring34Brooklyn, New York9 (Texas)218th
Chris Jones30Chicago, Illinois9 (Texas)117th
Grayson Schmitz28New York City, New York9 (Texas)226th
Edward Lee38Louisville, Kentucky9 (Texas)125th
Beverly Kim32Chicago, Illinois9 (Texas)024th26
Lindsay Autry29West Palm Beach, Florida9 (Texas)233rd
Sarah Grueneberg29Chicago, Illinois9 (Texas)23Runner-up
Paul Qui31Austin, Texas9 (Texas)28Winner
Tina Bourbeau42New York City, New York10 (Seattle)0019th-24th27
Stephanie Cmar27Boston, Massachusetts10 (Seattle)0019th-24th27
Jorel Pierce28Denver, Colorado10 (Seattle)0019th-24th27
Gina Keatley32Harlem, New York10 (Seattle)0019th-24th27
Daniel O'Brien32Washington, D.C.10 (Seattle)0019th-24th27
Anthony Gray35Atlanta, Georgia10 (Seattle)0019th-24th27
Jeffrey Jew34Washington, D.C.10 (Seattle)0018th
Kuniko Yagi35Los Angeles, California10 (Seattle)1117th
Chrissy Camba31Chicago, Illinois10 (Seattle)0015th/16th28
Carla Pellegrino43Las Vegas, Nevada10 (Seattle)0115th/16th28
Tyler Wiard41Denver, Colorado10 (Seattle)0013th/14th29
Chris "CJ" Jacobsen
Ranked 6th in Top Chef: Miami
36Studio City, California10 (Seattle)0013th/14th29
Eliza Gavin38Telluride, Colorado10 (Seattle)0012th
Danyele McPherson31Dallas, Texas10 (Seattle)0011th
Bart Vandaele42Washington, D.C.10 (Seattle)1010th
John Tesar54Dallas, Texas10 (Seattle)219th
Micah Fields28Los Angeles, California10 (Seattle)208th
Josie Smith-Malave
Ranked 11th/12th in Top Chef: Los Angeles
37Miami, Florida10 (Seattle)107th
Stefan Richter
Ranked Runner-up/3rd in Top Chef: New York
40Tampere, Finland10 (Seattle)106th
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Binder37San Francisco, California10 (Seattle)005th
Joshua "Josh" Valentine33Dallas, Texas10 (Seattle)014th
Sheldon Simeon30Lahaina, Hawaii10 (Seattle)423rd
Brooke Williamson34Redondo Beach, California10 (Seattle)35Runner-up
Kristen Kish28Boston, Massachusetts10 (Seattle)14Winner30
Ramon Bojorquez31San Diego, California11 (New Orleans)0 019th
Jason Cichonski27Philadelphia, Pennsylvania11 (New Orleans)0 018th
Aaron Cuschieri29Chicago, Illinois11 (New Orleans)0 0 17th
Bret Pelaggi34Miami, Florida11 (New Orleans)0 016th
Janine Booth25New York City, New York11 (New Orleans)00 15th
Michael Sichel New Orleans, Louisiana11 (New Orleans)0 0 14th
Benedetto "Bene" Bartolotta27New York City, New York11 (New Orleans)1 0 13th
Patricia "Patty" Vega29New York City, New York11 (New Orleans)1 012th
Sara Johannes Minneapolis, Minnesota11 (New Orleans)0 0 11th
Travis Masar27La Junta, Colorado11 (New Orleans)1 1 10th
Justin Devillier New Orleans, Louisiana11 (New Orleans)0 1 9th
Carrie Mashaney35Seattle, Washington11 (New Orleans)2 18th
Stephanie Cmar
Ranked 19th-24th in Top Chef: Seattle
28Boston, Massachusetts11 (New Orleans)0 2 7th
Brian Huskey32Los Angeles, California11 (New Orleans)3 0 6th
Carlos Gaytan42Chicago, Illinois11 (New Orleans)2 2 5th
Louis Maldonado32Healdsburg, California11 (New Orleans)0 0 3rd3132
Shirley Chung36Fremont, California11 (New Orleans)4 4 3rd31
Nina Compton34Miami, Florida11 (New Orleans)2 3Runner-Up
Nicholas Elmi32Philadelphia, Pennsylvania11 (New Orleans)3 3 Winner
Michael Patlazhan31Brooklyn, New York12 (Boston)0 0 16th
Joy Crump46Coatesville, Pennsylvania12 (Boston)0 0 15th
Ron Eyester40Atlanta, Georgia12 (Boston)0 0 14th
Rebecca LaMalfa32Chicago, Illinois12 (Boston)01 12th/13th
James Rigato29White Lake, Michigan12 (Boston)1 0 12th/13th
Aaron Grissom27North Hollywood, California12 (Boston)1 1 11th
Stacy Cogswell33Boston, Massachusetts12 (Boston)0 0 10th
Keriann Von Raesfeld28San Jose, California12 (Boston)1 1 9th
Katie Weinner35Salt Lake City, Utah12 (Boston)1 1 8th
Adam Harvey29New York, New York12 (Boston)1 1 7th
Katsuji Tanabe33Los Angeles, California12 (Boston)1 3 6th
George Pagonis Washington, D.C.12 (Boston)1 0 5th
Melissa King30San Francisco, California12 (Boston)1 2 4th
Doug Adams29Portland, Oregon12 (Boston)2 4 3rd
Gregory Gourdet39Portland, Oregon12 (Boston)4 5 Runner-Up
Mei Lin 28Los Angeles, California 12 (Boston)1 3Winner
     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.

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