Prior to working at Food & Wine, Gail was the special events manager for Chef Daniel Boulud’s restaurant empire. ^Note 1 : The chef(s) did not receive immunity for winning the Quickfire Challenge. Eight former Top Chef contestants -- four from season one, another four from season two -- return for a team cook-off competition. Quickfire Challenge: The chefs were each paired in a tag team challenge with a … The Top Chef season 4 winner, Stephanie Izard, wed craft-beer consultant Gary Valentine on Sunday in Chicago and, as expected, the menu was something to talk about. Challenge design: After New Orleans fixed Texas' too-many-winners problem, Boston started it right up again. 4. In addition to receiving immunity from elimination, the winner had their Quickfire recipe placed in the Top Chef cookbook. Rate. Rate. Rate. 90 S04E14: Episode 14 March 11, 2020. In April 2016, she received the Award of Excellence by Spoons Across America, a non-profit organization dedicated to educating children about the benefits of healthy eating. In winning order: Chris Cosentino – Incanto (San Francisco, CA) – Michael J. His first cookbook, Everyone’s Table: Global Recipes for Modern Health is slated to come out in spring 2021. Rate. Each team prepared a different menu; one team was responsible for meeting the bride's requests, while the other for the groom. The winner received a trip for two to Barcelona, Spain, including a guided wine tour. The runner-up on Top Chef Season 12 in Boston, Chef Gregory Gourdet serves as Director of Culinary Operations at Departure Restaurant, overseeing food programming, menus and events. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Lori Silverbush, and three sons. Then, at the Top Chef kitchen, they were given an additional thirty minutes to prepare two of the chops to the guest judge's preference: medium-rare. 6. It's been quite a season packed with seafood, surprises, and sweaty chefs laboring over their delicious creations. On the Top Chef Season 4 Reunion Special, Izard won the title of "Fan Favorite", receiving a $10,000 prize in addition to her Top Chef title and prizes. Top Chef Names Season 7 Winner [WARNING: The following story contains spoilers from the Top Chef finale. Jennifer later moved to D.C. to open Requin. In 2018, he resigned to focus on the Puffer Malarkey Restaurants alongside his business partner Christopher Puffer and their talented team. Izard was the first woman to win Top Chef (Season 4, 2008) and is the only winner of the original version of the show to take the title of "Fan Favorite." Tom is also the chef and owner of Crafted Hospitality, which currently includes New York's Craft, Riverpark, Temple Court and newest edition Small Batch; Los Angeles' Craft Los Angeles; and Las Vegas' Heritage Steak and Craftsteak. The chef's performance would be judged by both Tom Colicchio and the restaurant's owner, Heleen Thanas, based on who she'd be most likely to hire. The winner was Addison Osta Smith, a 9-year-old from River Forest, Illinois, with Avery Kyle from Baton Rouge, Louisiana being the runner-up. ... 4 "Top 19 Compete" May 29, 2013 n/a: Mystery Box Challenge: The mystery box for this episode challenges the contestants to create a meal using simple ingredients. Top Chef Season 13 frontrunner Karen Akunowicz is the chef and owner of Fox & the Knife enoteca in Boston, which was named one of 2019’s best new restaurants in America by FOOD & WINE magazine, Eater National, Condé Nast Traveler, and Thrillist. Rate. In addition, Gail makes frequent television appearances on NBC’s TODAY, ABC’s Good Morning America, and the Rachel Ray Show, among others. Quickfire Challenge: The chefs made desserts for the judges. 8. From there, she went to work with Barbara Lynch Gruppo as a line cook at B&G Oysters, where she quickly rose through the ranks to the position of sous chef. As an Asian-American, queer, female chef, Melissa has a passion for supporting the community and giving back to others — working with several organizations supporting women’s empowerment, environmental sustainability, food education for youths, and LGBTQ charities such as the Human Rights Campaign, Tegan and Sara Foundation, Brave Trails, and more. Gail Simmons is a trained culinary expert, food writer, and dynamic television personality. Also, the season three contestants are introduced. She is a rotating judge on Top Chef Season 18 Portland and the new competition series, Top Chef Amateurs, both airing in 2021. She was head critic on Top Chef Masters, host of Top Chef Just Desserts, Bravo’s pastry-focused spinoff of the Top Chef franchise, and was a judge on Universal Kids’ Top Chef Jr.  She also hosts Iron Chef Canada and was the co-host of The Feed.. It was first filmed in Chicago, Illinois, before concluding in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The winner received immunity from elimination. Jennifer has also worked alongside Chef Marcus Samuelsson at the Red Rooster in Harlem and led the opening of his Bermuda restaurant, Samuelsson at Hamilton Princess. Joe moved to Los Angeles in 2017 to help a friend open a restaurant, serving as the Executive Chef. Possessing a genuine passion for cooking from a young age, Stephanie was only 15 when she began working in the food industry at the Muffin Shop in Marblehead, Massachusetts. 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. The Daily Dish Late Top Chef Contestant Fatima Ali … He grew up on a ranch in Oregon, and that foundation of enjoying fresh seafood on the coast landed him to where he is today with 10 restaurants across Southern California. Padma also serves as host and executive producer of Bravo's Emmy award-winning Top Chef, currently in its 15th season. Current Residency: Washington, DC    Occupation: Chef/Owner Pinch & Plate. This includes award-winning Herb & Wood in San Diego, which was named one of the country's "Biggest Restaurant Openings" by Zagat, one of America's "10 Best Restaurants" by USA Today and "Restaurant of the Year" by Eater San Diego. Addicted to the rush of the competition, Jennifer Carroll is back for one more go after competing on Season 6 in Las Vegas, Season 8: All Stars, Top Chef Duels and on Season 15 in Colorado through Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen. The Puffer Malarkey Restaurants include Herb & Wood, Herb & Eatery, Green Acre, Farmer & The Seahorse, and four more that opened this fall, including Herb & Sea, Animae, NIMA Cafe and Herb & Ranch. Among other recent accolades, Stephanie was appointed to the Macy's Culinary Council and was named celebrity chef of "CMT Artists of the Year.". Midway through the challenge, each team's executive chef was allowed to select one additional assisting chef from the four most recently eliminated chefs: Andrew, Jennifer, Mark, and Nikki. Top Chef Wine Challenge F&W dared Stephanie Izard, the winner of Top Chef Season 4, to come up with three very different recipes to pair with Gewürztraminer. A finalist on Top Chef Season 4 in Chicago, Toronto native Lisa Fernandes is currently based in Brooklyn, NY. Chef Rene Rodriguez, winner of Top Chef Canada season 4, in Edmonton Back to video “Listen to good music, have a glass of wine and invest in some tools you will enjoy,” was his advice. Instead of taking the traditional path of culinary school, he spent his undergraduate years at the University of California at Davis, largely sustained by cooking gigs and his driving passion for food. Top Chef Season 2 was filmed in Los Angeles, California. 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Gail Simmons appeared as the new head critic for the competition. However, the best of the bunch is still the original. Gail joined Food & Wine magazine in 2004, where she directs special projects, writing a monthly column and working closely with the country’s top culinary talent on events and chef-related initiatives. 2007 First Impressions. Here, Stephanie’s three remarkable creations. In addition to these projects, Padma is a savvy businesswoman with multiple companies of her own. Dec. 2012 Jalapeno Business. She is currently also working on a second location for Koko Head Café in Tokyo, scheduled to open in late fall of 2020. She is currently at work on her second cookbook. Rate. After leaving the Top Chef kitchen, Kevin opened his restaurant, Gunshow, in the Glenwood Park neighborhood of Atlanta, focusing on a unique dining style that combines refined and rustic dishes. 6.9 (14) 0. She has been featured in publications such as People, New York magazine, Travel + Leisure, GQ, Entertainment Weekly, US Weekly, Los Angeles Times, and was named the #1 Reality TV Judge in America by the New York Post. Similar to Top Chef: Texas, 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. Current Residency: Los Angeles, CAOccupation: Chef, Culinary Consultant and Collaborator. Izard was also voted Fan Favorite. Current Residency: Frederick, MDOccupation: Executive Chef/Partner of VOLT, Family Meal, STRFSH, Voltaggio Bros. Steak House, ESTUARY. In the season finale, Mei Lin was declared the Top Chef, defeating Gregory Gourdet. The teams were required to only use ingredients that they could get from the residents of the block. The season premiered on October 18, 2006 and ended on January 31, 2007. 9. Her efforts were recently recognized on the floor of the New York State Senate, where she succeeded in passing a bill related to teen health initiatives. Elimination Challenge: The contestants were told to make a healthy, simple, and flavorful meal for a family of four, using only $10. Spike, as the Quickfire winner, was able to select two proteins to use for his dishes, preventing the other chefs from using those proteins. In 2018, Jennifer and her fiancé opened Spice Finch in her hometown of Philadelphia, where they curate contemporary Mediterranean dishes. Elimination Challenge: Five teams of three were selected by drawing knives, each assigned a specific animal: bear, gorilla, lion, penguin, or vulture. S3, Ep2. [1] In the season finale, Stephanie Izard was declared the Top Chef, defeating Richard Blais and Lisa Fernandes. They were given 30 minutes and $500 to shop at the Whole Foods Market, three hours to prep in the Top Chef kitchen, and one hour to set up on-site. It was first filmed in Chicago, Illinois, before concluding in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Top Chef: Boston (season 12). 6. Each contestant was then challenged to create a dish that paired well with their beer choice. Current Residency: Brooklyn, NYOccupation: Founder/Executive Chef of Sweet Chili. In 2013, she launched Sweet Chili food truck featuring her take on southeastern Asian cuisine. Elimination Challenge: Each chef had to create an appetizer and entrée, in addition to working the line at Rick Tramonto's Steak & Seafood restaurant. She recently opened her first brick and mortar location for Sweet Chili in Bushwick, where she takes inspiration from Asian Cuisines and creates unique dishes and cocktails. Bravo's Top Chef has been on the air for 16 seasons, so it's no surprise that over the years it's seen its fair share of scandal. The top and bottom three dishes were selected from the crowd participating in the tailgating party, including former Bears players Richard Dent, Gale Sayers and William "The Refrigerator" Perry. Best known for her role on Top Chef Season 4, Antonia Lofaso is one of America's most loved chefs and shows off her culinary skills with her feisty Italian personality on Top Chef: All Stars. A year later, she returned home to Massachusetts, where she worked alongside James Beard Award-winning chef Ana Sortun at Oleana. Simple by design, the book offers 75 mouthwatering, rustic recipes from Luca’s table to yours. Eric has cooked in some of NYC’s premier restaurants including two different Michelin Star rated establishments. 3. Most recently, she moved to Maui with her husband and son to reimagine the restaurant concept for The Pioneer Inn, Maui's first and oldest hotel, located on the waterfront in historic Lahaina. In May 2010, Tom was awarded The James Beard Foundation's coveted "Outstanding Chef" award, the culmination of his 30 years of hard work in the restaurant industry. Quickfire Challenge: The chefs participated in a comparison taste test. A first-generation Ghanaian-American, born and raised in New York City, Eric now resides in Washington, D.C., where he is a personal chef, caterer and public health & nutrition professional. Instead, the teams were separated into two groups, based on their performances, for the upcoming Elimination Challenge. 7. Perhaps the Top Chef winner with the highest profile, Blais returned four seasons after losing to Stephanie Izard to win the show's first All Stars season. The chefs were given preparation time both at the Top Chef kitchen and at the field, prior to serving, on grills. The organization’s ENPOWR program has currently educated over 15,000 students about endometriosis in high schools across the state of New York. Stephanie Izard, James Beard "Best Chef: Great Lakes," and Food & Wine's "Best New Chef" is the Executive Chef/Partner of two Chicago restaurants, Girl & the Goat and Little Goat. Quickfire Challenge: Each chef created a dish using no more than five ingredients (excluding salt, pepper, sugar, and oil), either purchased at Chicago's Green City Market or from the Top Chef pantry. Tonight, Adrienne Cheatham is heading into the 2018 finale of Top Chef and she’s hoping to leave the kitchen as the season 15 winner of the show. Current Residency: Portland, OROccupation: Director of Culinary Operations, Departure Restaurant Similar to Top Chef: Texas, 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. Tom and his restaurants give back to the community by serving on the boards of Children of Bellevue, City Harvest, Wholesome Wave and Food Policy Action. Current Residency: Boston, MAOccupation: Chef/Owner Fox & the Knife. Known as India's first supermodel, she began her career as a fashion model, working in Europe and the United States. [6] Lisa Fernandes returned for Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.[7]. Recently celebrating four years of sobriety, Angelo is full of passion and hopes to empower the world through his culinary expertise and creations. Richard chose chef and restaurateur Dan Barber, of Blue Hill at Stone Barns. Quickfire Challenge: Six months after the previous episode in Chicago, the chefs arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The guest judges at the dinner included film critic Richard Roeper and actress Aisha Tyler. Each team had to create a meal based on their assigned element for 80 people of Chicago's Celebrity Chef-Meals on Wheels Fundraiser, held at the old Marshall Field & Co. Building. After battling cancer, Kevin is always up for a new challenge and is ready to show the world he is stronger than ever. Rate. In order of elimination: Missy Robbins – A Voce (New York City, NY) – Grow to Learn NYC; Sue Torres – Sueños (New York City, NY) – Cystic Fibrosis Foundation; Debbie Gold – The American Restaurant (Kansas City, MO) – Children's TLC He made his mark curating local products with the bold flavors and traditions of Japan, China, Thailand, Vietnam, and Korea to create modern Asian fare. With over 20 years of culinary experience, she has worked at several high-end restaurants in NYC including Asia de Cuba, Rain, Public, Mai House and Dos Caminos. 5. The winner received a 2009 Toyota Corolla S. Elimination Challenge: For their final challenge, each chef was asked to create a four-course meal for nine guests, consisting of a fish course, a poultry course, a red meat course, and a dessert, in that order. She has cooked for several notable figures such as Oprah Winfrey and Al Gore. Then, they created a 6-course meal; each dish was inspired by the chefs' favorite films. Tom appears in and served as executive producer on A Place at the Table, Participant Media's documentary about food insecurity in America, produced and directed by his wife, Lori Silverbush, by Kristi Jacobson. After earning his bachelor’s degree, Joe opened a restaurant as a line cook in Ukiah, CA, earning a swift education in the business, its pitfalls, and a passion of the restaurant world. Beginning with this season, the prize money awarded to the winner was increased from US$ 100,000 to $125,000. Chef Melissa King is best known as the winner of Bravo’s Top Chef All-Stars: Los Angeles Season 17 and the winner of All-Star’s Fan Favorite. Last Chance Kitchen also returned for its fourth season, beginning with a two-part redemption mid-season and continuing until the first part of the finale. Elimination Challenge: The chefs drew knives to pair up into six teams of two. The book highlights the food that Luca Manfé, the Season 4 winner, grew up eating in the Friuli region of Italy, an area renowned for its prosciutto di San Daniele and salami di Sauris, its savory, sharp Montasio cheese, its crispy crostini, its rich risottos, and its comforting polentas. 12 chefs competed in the fourth season of Top Chef Masters. Scheduled. Bravo's Top Chef has been on the air for 16 seasons, so it's no surprise that over the years it's seen its fair share of scandal. They discovered that were unable to use electric mixers or food processors during the challenge since they had been removed from the Top Chef kitchen. An outpost of Little Goat Bread opened at the Chicago French Market in Spring 2013. Season 4 of the American competitive reality TV series MasterChef had a premiere on Fox on May 22, 2013. That being said, sometimes the judges choose the wrong winner. 8. She expressed this passion through her work at Cook Space, a recreational cooking school in Brooklyn where she developed the culinary program. The order for picking the sous chefs and proteins was determined by the number of previous elimination round wins, with ties broken by knife pulling. 0. While cooking, the chefs also found out that, while an elaborate table was set up in the kitchen, they would be serving their meals at the Top Chef house. Quickfire Challenge: Each chef created a vegetable platter using the various vegetables provided to them, in addition to all of the items from the entire Top Chef pantry. In the season finale, Stephanie Izard was declared the Top Chef, defeating Richard Blais and Lisa Fernandes. Before they started to cook, the chefs had to select one of three famous New York chefs to act as their sous chef for the challenge. 4. He has published Think Like a Chef (2000), which won The James Beard Foundation "KitchenAid" Cookbook Award in May 2001; Craft of Cooking (2003); and a sandwich book inspired by 'wichcraft (2009). Quickfire Challenge: At a meat packing warehouse, each chef was given twenty minutes to butcher and clean seven "tomahawk chops" from an aged side of beef. 10 Worst: Stephanie Izard (Season 4) The top three dishes were Bime's, Natasha's, and Krissi's. 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