List of Top Chef contestants

Top Chef is an American reality competition television series. The contestants, sometimes referred to as "cheftestants", compete against each other in a variety of culinary challenges to become the next "Top Chef" and win a cash prize. The show has aired 21 seasons since its premiere in March 2006 and featured over 300 chefs.

Contestants

  The contestant competed on a previous season.
Season Name Age Hometown Current Residence[a] Finish
Top Chef: San Francisco (Season 1) Ken Lee 31 — Los Angeles, California 12th
Cynthia Sestito 52 — East Hampton, New York 11th
Brian Hill 37 — Los Angeles, California 10th
Candice Kumai 22 — Brooklyn, New York 9th
Lisa Parks 45 — Los Angeles, California 8th
Andrea Beaman 38 — New York, New York 7th
Miguel Morales 27 — New York, New York 6th
Stephen Asprinio 24 — Las Vegas, Nevada 5th
Lee Anne Wong 28 — New York, New York 4th
Dave Martin 40 — Long Beach, California 3rd
Tiffani Faison 28 — Las Vegas, Nevada Runner-up
Harold Dieterle 28 — New York, New York Winner
Top Chef: Los Angeles (Season 2) Suyai Steinhauer 29 — New York, New York 15th
Otto Borsich 46 — Las Vegas, Nevada 14th
Emily Sprissler 30 — Las Vegas, Nevada 13th
Marisa Churchill 28 — San Francisco, California 11th[b]
Josie Smith-Malave 31 — Brooklyn, New York 11th[b]
Carlos Fernandez 36 — Fort Lauderdale, Florida 10th
Frank Terzoli 39 — San Diego, California 9th
Mia Gaines-Alt 32 — Oakdale, California 8th
Betty Fraser 44 — Los Angeles, California 7th
Michael Midgley 28 — Stockton, California 6th
Cliff Crooks 28 — West Caldwell, New Jersey 5th
Sam Talbot 28 — New York, New York 3rd[b]
Elia Aboumrad 23 — Las Vegas, Nevada 3rd[b]
Marcel Vigneron 26 — Las Vegas, Nevada Runner-up
Ilan Hall 26 — New York, New York Winner
Top Chef: Miami (Season 3) Clay Bowen 28 Columbus, Mississippi Santa Barbara, California 15th
Sandee Birdsong 39 St. Simons Island, Georgia Miami, Florida 14th
Micah Edelstein 33 Bridgewater, Massachusetts Boca Raton, Florida 13th
Camille Becerra 34 Elizabeth, New Jersey Brooklyn, New York 12th
Lia Bardeen 28 Tacoma, Washington Brooklyn, New York 11th
Joseph "Joey" Paulino 29 Long Island, New York New York, New York 10th
Sara Nguyen 25 Santa Monica, California Chicago, Illinois 9th
Tre Wilcox 30 Duncanville, Texas Cedar Hill, Texas 8th
Howard "Howie" Kleinberg 31 Miami, Florida Miami, Florida 7th
Chris "CJ" Jacobson 31 El Toro, California Venice, California 6th
Sara Mair 34 Kingston, Jamaica Miami, Florida 5th
Brian Malarkey 34 Bend, Oregon San Diego, California 4th
Casey Thompson 29 Cedar Hill, Texas Dallas, Texas Runner-up
Dale Levitski 34 Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Runner-up
Hung Huynh 29 Pittsfield, Massachusetts Las Vegas, Nevada Winner
Top Chef: Chicago (Season 4) Nimma Osman 26 Peachtree City, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia 16th
Valerie Bolon 32 Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois 15th
Erik Hopfinger 38 Chappaqua, New York San Francisco, California 14th
Manuel Trevino 33 Laredo, Texas New York, New York 13th
Zoi Antonitsas 30 Seattle, Washington San Francisco, California 12th
Ryan Scott 28 Los Banos, California San Francisco, California 11th
Jennifer Biesty 35 Brooklyn, New York San Francisco, California 10th
Mark Simmons 29 Invercargill, New Zealand New York, New York 9th
Nikki Cascone 35 New York, New York New York, New York 8th
Andrew D'Ambrosi 30 Fort Lauderdale, Florida New York, New York 7th
Dale Talde 29 Chicago, Illinois New York, New York 6th
Evangelos "Spike" Mendelsohn 27 Clearwater Beach, Florida Washington, D.C. 5th
Antonia Lofaso 31 Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California 4th
Richard Blais 35 Uniondale, New York Atlanta, Georgia Runner-up
Lisa Fernandes 27 Toronto, Ontario New York, New York Runner-up
Stephanie Izard 31 Stamford, Connecticut Chicago, Illinois Winner
Top Chef: New York (Season 5) Lauren Hope 24 Cincinnati, Ohio Savannah, Georgia 17th
Patrick Dunlea 21 Quincy, Massachusetts Hyde Park, New York 16th
Jill Snyder 28 Latrobe, Pennsylvania Baltimore, Maryland 15th
Richard Sweeney 27 Sayville, New York San Diego, California 14th
Alex Eusebio 33 New York, New York Los Angeles, California 13th
Danny Gagnon 26 New Hyde Park, New York New Hyde Park, New York 12th
Melissa Harrison 28 Sparks, Maryland Boulder, Colorado 10th[b]
Eugene Villiatora 33 Whitmore Village, Hawaii Las Vegas, Nevada 10th[b]
Ariane Duarte 41 Verona, New Jersey Verona, New Jersey 9th
Radhika Desai 28 Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois 8th
Jamie Lauren 30 New York, New York San Francisco, California 7th
Leah Cohen 26 Scarsdale, New York New York, New York 6th
Jeffrey "Jeff" McInnis 30 Niceville, Florida Miami, Florida 4th[b]
Fabio Viviani 30 Florence, Italy Moorpark, California 4th[b]
Carla Hall 44 Nashville, Tennessee Washington, D.C. Runner-up
Stefan Richter 35 Tampere, Finland Santa Monica, California Runner-up
Hosea Rosenberg 34 Taos, New Mexico Boulder, Colorado Winner
Top Chef: Las Vegas (Season 6) Jennifer "Jen" Zavala 31 Cromwell, Connecticut Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 17th
Eve Aronoff 40 Ann Arbor, Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 16th
Preeti Mistry 33 San Francisco, California San Francisco, California 15th
Jesse Sandlin 30 Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore, Maryland 14th
Hector Santiago 41 San Juan, Puerto Rico Atlanta, Georgia 13th
Mattin Noblia 29 Biarritz, France San Francisco, California 12th
Ron Duprat 40 Mare Rouge, Haiti Hollywood, Florida/Naples, Florida 11th
Ashley Merriman 32 Center Sandwich, New Hampshire Seattle, Washington 10th
Ash Fulk 29 Pleasant Hill, California New York, New York 9th
Laurine Wickett 38 Rochester, New York San Francisco, California 8th
Mike Isabella 34 Little Ferry, New Jersey Washington, D.C. 7th
Robin Leventhal 43 Sun Valley, Idaho Seattle, Washington 6th
Eli Kirshtein 25 Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia 5th
Jennifer Carroll 33 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 4th
Kevin Gillespie 26 Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Runner-up
Bryan Voltaggio 33 Frederick, Maryland Urbana, Maryland Runner-up
Michael Voltaggio 30 Frederick, Maryland Pasadena, California Winner
Top Chef: D.C. (Season 7) John Somerville 42 Detroit, Michigan West Bloomfield, Michigan 17th
Jacqueline Lombard 33 Boston, Massachusetts Brooklyn, New York 16th
Tracey Bloom 33 Rochester, New York Atlanta, Georgia 15th
Lynne Gigliotti 51 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Hyde Park, New York 13th[b]
Arnold Myint 32 Nashville, Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee 13th[b]
Timothy "Tim" Dean 39 Washington, D.C. Baltimore, Maryland 12th
Tamesha Warren 24 Barbados Washington, D.C. 11th
Andrea Curto-Randazzo 39 Vero Beach, Florida Miami, Florida 10th
Stephen Hopcraft 40 Cleveland, Ohio Las Vegas, Nevada 9th
Kenny Gilbert 36 Euclid, Ohio Telluride, Colorado 8th
Alex Reznik 33 Brooklyn, New York Hollywood, California 7th
Amanda Baumgarten 27 Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California 6th
Tiffany Derry 26 Beaumont, Texas Dallas, Texas 5th
Kelly Liken 33 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Vail, Colorado 4th
Angelo Sosa 34 Durham, Connecticut New York, New York Runner-up
Ed Cotton 34 Boston, Massachusetts Queens, New York Runner-up
Kevin Sbraga 30 Willingboro, New Jersey Willingboro, New Jersey Winner
Top Chef: All-Stars (Season 8) Elia Aboumrad 27 Mexico City, Mexico — 18th
Jennifer Carroll 35 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania — 17th
Stephen Asprinio 29 West Palm Beach, Florida — 15th[b]
Dale Levitski 37 Chicago, Illinois — 15th[b]
Evangelos "Spike" Mendelsohn 29 Clearwater Beach, Florida — 14th
Casey Thompson 32 Cedar Hill, Texas — 13th
Tiffani Faison 33 Boston, Massachusetts — 11th[b]
Jamie Lauren 32 New York, New York — 11th[b]
Marcel Vigneron 30 Bainbridge Island, Washington — 10th
Tre Wilcox 34 Duncanville, Texas — 9th
Fabio Viviani 32 Florence, Italy — 8th
Angelo Sosa 35 Durham, Connecticut — 7th
Dale Talde 32 Chicago, Illinois — 6th
Carla Hall 46 Nashville, Tennessee — 5th
Tiffany Derry 27 Beaumont, Texas — 4th
Antonia Lofaso 34 Los Angeles, California — 3rd
Mike Isabella 35 Little Ferry, New Jersey — Runner-up
Richard Blais 38 Uniondale, New York — Winner
Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) Tyler Stone 22 — Sacramento, California N/A[c]
Simon Pantet 30 — Seattle, Washington N/A[c]
Colin Patterson 37 — Seattle, Washington N/A[c]
Nina Vicente 29 — Seattle, Washington N/A[c]
Kimberly "Kim" Calichio 27 — New York, New York N/A[c]
Jonathan Baltazar 36 — Long Beach, California N/A[c]
Chaz Brown 29 — New York, New York N/A[c]
Berenice DeAraujo 33 — New York, New York N/A[c]
Ashley Villaluz 25 — Seattle, Washington N/A[c]
Molly Brandt 30 — Hollywood, Florida N/A[c]
Laurent Quenioux 51 — Los Angeles, California N/A[c]
Janine Falvo 37 — Atlanta, Georgia N/A[c]
Andrew Curren 32 — Austin, Texas N/A[c]
Keith Rhodes 39 — Wilmington, North Carolina 16th
Richie Farina 28 — Chicago, Illinois 15th
Chuy Valencia 25 — Chicago, Illinois 14th
Whitney Otawka 30 — Cumberland Island, Georgia 13th
Dakota Weiss 35 — Los Angeles, California 11th[b]
Nyesha Arrington 28 — Los Angeles, California 11th[b]
Heather Terhune 39 — Chicago, Illinois 10th
Chris Crary 29 — Los Angeles, California 9th
Ty-Lör Boring 34 — Brooklyn, New York 8th
Chris Jones 30 — Chicago, Illinois 7th
Grayson Schmitz 28 — New York, New York 6th
Edward Lee 28 — New York, New York 5th
Beverly Kim 32 — Chicago, Illinois 4th
Lindsay Autry 29 — West Palm Beach, Florida 3rd
Sarah Grueneberg 29 — Chicago, Illinois Runner-up
Paul Qui 31 — Austin, Texas Winner
Top Chef: Seattle (Season 10) Anthony Gray 35 Macon, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia N/A[c]
Jorel Pierce 28 Denver, Colorado Denver, Colorado N/A[c]
Tina Bourbeau 42 New York, New York New York, New York N/A[c]
Stephanie Cmar 27 Boston, Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts N/A[c]
Gina Keatley 32 Boston, Massachusetts Harlem, New York N/A[c]
Daniel O'Brien 32 Clarkson, New York Washington, D.C. N/A[c]
Jeffrey Jew 34 Washington, D.C. St. Petersburg, Florida 18th
Kuniko Yagi 35 Maebashi, Japan Los Angeles, California 17th
Chrissy Camba 31 Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois 15th[b]
Carla Pellegrino 43 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Las Vegas, Nevada 15th[b]
Tyler Wiard 41 Denver, Colorado Denver, Colorado 13th[b]
Chris "CJ" Jacobson 36 El Toro, California Studio City, California 13th[b]
Eliza Gavin 38 Telluride, Colorado Telluride, Colorado 12th
Danyele McPherson 31 Waynesville, North Carolina Dallas, Texas 11th
Bart Vandaele 42 Roeselare, Belgium Washington, D.C. 10th
John Tesar 54 New York, New York Dallas, Texas 9th
Micah Fields 28 Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California 8th
Josie Smith-Malave 37 Miami, Florida San Francisco, California 7th
Stefan Richter 40 Tampere, Finland Santa Monica, California 6th
Elizabeth "Lizzie" Binder 37 Durban, South Africa San Francisco, California 5th
Joshua "Josh" Valentine 33 Del City, Oklahoma Dallas, Texas 4th
Sheldon Simeon 30 Hilo, Hawaii Lahaina, Hawaii 3rd
Brooke Williamson 34 Los Angeles, California Redondo Beach, California Runner-up
Kristen Kish 28 Kentwood, Michigan Boston, Massachusetts Winner
Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) Ramon Bojorquez 31 Rio Rico, Arizona San Diego, California 19th
Jason Cichonski 27 Bucks County, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 18th
Aaron Cuschieri 29 Livonia, Michigan Chicago, Illinois 17th
Bret Pelaggi 34 Norwood, Massachusetts Miami, Florida 16th
Janine Booth 25 Perth, Australia New York, New York 15th
Michael Sichel 46 Valhalla, New York New Orleans, Louisiana 14th
Benedetto "Bene" Bartolotta 27 Astoria, New York New York, New York 13th
Patricia "Patty" Vega 29 Gurabo, Puerto Rico New York, New York 12th
Sara Johannes 36 Milwaukee, Wisconsin Minneapolis, Minnesota 11th
Travis Masar 27 La Junta, Colorado Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 10th
Justin Devillier 32 Dana Point, California New Orleans, Louisiana 9th
Carrie Mashaney 35 Carpenter, Iowa Seattle, Washington 8th
Stephanie Cmar 28 Boston, Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts 7th
Brian Huskey 32 Pasadena, California Los Angeles, California 6th
Carlos Gaytan 42 Huitzuco, Guerrero, Mexico Chicago, Illinois 5th
Louis Maldonado 32 Ukiah, California Healdsburg, California 3rd[b]
Shirley Chung 36 Beijing, China Fremont, California 3rd[b]
Nina Compton 34 Saint Lucia New Orleans, Louisiana Runner-Up
Nicholas Elmi 32 West Newbury, Massachusetts Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Winner
Top Chef: Boston (Season 12) Michael Patlazhan 31 Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn, New York 16th
Joy Crump 46 Coatesville, Pennsylvania Fredericksburg, Virginia 15th
Ron Eyester 40 Long Island, New York Atlanta, Georgia 14th
Rebecca LaMalfa 32 Chico, California Chicago, Illinois 12th[b]
James Rigato 29 Howell, Michigan White Lake, Michigan 12th[b]
Aaron Grissom 27 Tacoma, Washington North Hollywood, California 11th
Stacy Cogswell 33 Boston, Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts 10th
Keriann Von Raesfeld 28 San Jose, California San Jose, California 9th
Katie Weinner 35 Rosemount, Minnesota Salt Lake City, Utah 8th
Adam Harvey 29 New York, New York New York, New York 7th
Katsuji Tanabe 33 Mexico City, Mexico Los Angeles, California 6th
George Pagonis 31 Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. 5th
Melissa King 30 Los Angeles, California San Francisco, California 4th
Doug Adams 29 Tyler, Texas Portland, Oregon 3rd
Gregory Gourdet 39 Queens, New York Portland, Oregon Runner-Up
Mei Lin 28 Dearborn, Michigan Los Angeles, California Winner
Top Chef: California (Season 13) Garret Fleming 33 Rockford, Illinois Washington, D.C. 17th
Renee Kelly 34 Shawnee, Kansas Merriam, Kansas 16th
Frances Tariga-Weshnak 33 Manila, Philippines New York, New York 15th
Grayson Schmitz 32 New Holstein, Wisconsin New York, New York 14th
Giselle Wellman 31 San Diego, California Los Angeles, California 13th
Angelina Bastidas 25 Miami, Florida Miami, Florida 12th
Wesley True 38 Mobile, Alabama Atlanta, Georgia 11th
Jason Stratton 35 Seattle, Washington Seattle, Washington 10th
Chad White 32 Spokane, Washington San Diego, California 9th
Phillip Frankland Lee 28 Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California 8th
Karen Akunowicz 37 Kearny, New Jersey Boston, Massachusetts 7th
Kwame Onwuachi 25 Bronx, New York Washington, D.C. 6th
Carl Dooley 30 Boston, Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts 5th
Isaac Toups 36 Rayne, Louisiana New Orleans, Louisiana 3rd[b]
Marjorie Meek-Bradley 30 Ukiah, California Washington, D.C. 3rd[b]
Amar Santana 33 Queens, New York Orange County, California Runner-up
Jeremy Ford 30 Jacksonville, Florida Miami, Florida Winner
Top Chef: Charleston (Season 14) Gerald Sombright — St. Louis, Missouri Marco Island, Florida 16th
Annie Pettry — Asheville, North Carolina Louisville, Kentucky 15th
Sam Talbot — Charlotte, North Carolina Brooklyn, New York 14th
BJ Smith — South Bend, Indiana Portland, Oregon 13th
Silvia Barban — Castronno, Varese, Italy Brooklyn, New York 12th
Amanda Baumgarten — Los Angeles, California Chicago, Illinois 11th
Jim Smith — Troy, Alabama Montgomery, Alabama 10th
Jamie Lynch — Rochester, New York Charlotte, North Carolina 9th
Katsuji Tanabe — Mexico City, Mexico Los Angeles, California 8th
Emily Hahn — Lynchburg, Virginia Charleston, South Carolina 7th
Casey Thompson — Cedar Hill, Texas Napa Valley, California 6th
Sylva Senat — Port-au-Prince, Haiti Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 5th
John Tesar — New York, New York Dallas, Texas 4th
Sheldon Simeon — Hilo, Hawaii Maui, Hawaii 3rd
Shirley Chung — Beijing, China Irvine, California Runner-up
Brooke Williamson — Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California Winner
Top Chef: Colorado (Season 15) Jennifer Carroll — — Washington, D.C. N/A[d]
Marcel Vigneron — — Los Angeles, California N/A[d]
Kwame Onwuachi — — Washington, D.C. N/A[d]
Melissa Perfit — — San Francisco, California 16th
Laura Cole — — Denali National Park, Alaska 15th
Rogelio Garcia — — San Francisco, California 14th
Tyler Anderson — — Simsbury, Connecticut 13th
Tu David Phu — — Oakland, California 12th
Lee Anne Wong — — Honolulu, Hawaii 11th
Brother Luck — — Colorado Springs, Colorado 10th
Tanya Holland — — Oakland, California 9th
Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins — — San Diego, California 8th
Fatima Ali — — New York, New York 7th
Bruce Kalman — — Los Angeles, California 6th
Christopher "Chris" Scott — — Brooklyn, New York 5th
Carrie Baird — — Denver, Colorado 4th
Joseph "Joe" Sasto III — — Los Angeles, California 3rd
Adrienne Cheatham — — New York, New York Runner-up
Joseph "Joe" Flamm — — Chicago, Illinois Winner
Top Chef: Kentucky (Season 16) Jim Smith — — Montgomery, Alabama N/A[d]
Carrie Baird — — Denver, Colorado N/A[d]
Caitlin Steininger — — Cincinnati, Ohio 16th
Natalie Maronski — — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 15th
Kevin Scharpf — — Dubuque, Iowa 14th
Pablo Lamon — — Miami Beach, Florida 12th[b]
Nini Nguyen — — Brooklyn, New York 12th[b]
Brother Luck — — Colorado Springs, Colorado 11th
Brandon Rosen — — San Mateo, California 10th
Brian Young — — Boston, Massachusetts 9th
David Viana — — Asbury Park, New Jersey 8th
Edmund "Eddie" Konrad — — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 7th
Justin Sutherland — — St. Paul, Minnesota 6th
Adrienne Wright — — Boston, Massachusetts 5th
Michelle Minori — — San Francisco, California 4th
Eric Adjepong — — Washington, D.C. 3rd
Sara Bradley — — Paducah, Kentucky Runner-up
Kelsey Barnard Clark — — Dothan, Alabama Winner
Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. (Season 17) Joseph "Joe" Sasto III — — Los Angeles, California 15th
Angelo Sosa — — San Diego, California 14th
Jamie Lynch — — Charlotte, North Carolina 13th
Lisa Fernandes — — Brooklyn, New York 12th
Jennifer Carroll — — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/Washington, D.C. 11th
Nini Nguyen — — New York, New York 10th
Eric Adjepong — — Washington, D.C. 9th
Lee Anne Wong — — Maui, Hawaii 8th
Karen Akunowicz — — Boston, Massachusetts 7th
Brian Malarkey — — San Diego, California 6th
Gregory Gourdet — — Portland, Oregon 5th
Kevin Gillespie — — Atlanta, Georgia 4th
Stephanie Cmar — — Boston, Massachusetts Runner-up
Bryan Voltaggio — — Frederick, Maryland Runner-up
Melissa King — — San Francisco, California Winner
Top Chef: Portland (Season 18) Roscoe Hall — Chicago, Illinois Birmingham, Alabama 15th
Sasha Grumman — Newport Beach, California Houston, Texas 14th
Brittanny Anderson — Richmond, Virginia Richmond, Virginia 13th
Kiki Louya — Detroit, Michigan Detroit, Michigan 12th
Nelson German — New York, New York Oakland, California 10th[b]
Gabriel Pascuzzi — Portland, Oregon Portland, Oregon 10th[b]
Avishar Barua — Columbus, Ohio Columbus, Ohio 9th
Sara Hauman — Vista, California Portland, Oregon 8th
Chris Viaud — Randolph, Massachusetts Milford, New Hampshire 7th
Byron Gomez — Central Islip, New York Aspen, Colorado 6th
Maria Mazon — Tucson, Arizona/Navojoa, Sonora Tucson, Arizona 5th
Jamie Tran — Stockton, California Las Vegas, Nevada 4th
Dawn Burrell — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Houston, Texas Runner-up
Shota Nakajima — Tokyo, Japan/Seattle, Washington Seattle, Washington Runner-up
Felix "Gabe" Erales — El Paso, Texas Austin, Texas Winner
Top Chef: Houston (Season 19) Leia Gaccione — Passaic, New Jersey Morristown, New Jersey 15th
Stephanie Miller — Bismarck, North Dakota Bismarck, North Dakota 14th
Sam Kang — Gardena, California Brooklyn, New York 13th
Robert Hernandez — Downey, California San Francisco, California 12th
Monique Feybesse — San Francisco, California Vallejo, California 11th
Jo Chan — Palmdale, California Austin, Texas 10th
Jackson Kalb — Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California 9th
Luke Kolpin — Seattle, Washington Seattle, Washington 8th
Jae Jung — Seoul, South Korea New York, New York 7th
Ashleigh Shanti — Virginia Beach, Virginia Asheville, North Carolina 6th
Nick Wallace — Edwards, Mississippi Jackson, Mississippi 5th
Damarr Brown — Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois 4th
Sarah Welch — Ann Arbor, Michigan Detroit, Michigan Runner-up
Evelyn Garcia — Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Runner-up
Kah-wai "Buddha" Lo — Port Douglas, Australia Brooklyn, New York Winner
Top Chef: World All-Stars (Season 20) Samuel Albert — Soucelles, France Angers, France 16th
Dawn Burrell — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Houston, Texas 15th
Phattanant "May" Thongthong — Chiang Mai, Thailand Bangkok, Thailand 14th
Luciana Berry — Salvador, Bahia, Brazil London, England 13th
Begoña Rodrigo — Valencia, Spain Valencia, Spain 12th
Sylwia Stachyra — Lublin, Poland Lublin, Poland 11th
Dale MacKay — Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Saskatoon, Saskatchewan 10th
Charbel Hayek — Beirut, Lebanon Lake Worth, Florida 9th
Nicole Gomes — Richmond, British Columbia Vancouver, British Columbia 8th
Victoire Gouloubi — Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo Milan, Italy 7th
Amar Santana — Dominican Republic/Queens, New York City Santa Ana, California 6th
Tom Goetter — Mainz, Germany Worldwide aboard Scenic ocean vessels 5th
Ali Ghzawi — Irbid, Jordan Amman, Jordan 4th
Gabriel "Gabri" Rodriguez — Iztapalapa, Mexico City Madrid, Spain Runner-up
Sara Bradley — Paducah, Kentucky Paducah, Kentucky Runner-up
Kah-wai "Buddha" Lo — Port Douglas, Australia Brooklyn, New York Winner
Top Chef: Wisconsin (Season 21) David Murphy — Houston, Texas San Francisco, California 16th
Valentine Howell Jr. — Boston, Massachusetts Dorchester, Massachusetts 15th
Kenny Nguyen — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Athens, Georgia 14th
Alisha Elenz — Palatine, Illinois Chicago, Illinois 13th
Charly Pierre — Cambridge, Massachusetts New Orleans, Louisiana 12th
Rasika Venkatesa — Chennai, India New York, New York 11th
Kévin D'Andrea — Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France Austin, Texas 10th
Kaleena Bliss — Seattle, Washington Chicago, Illinois 9th
Amanda Turner — Arlington, Texas Austin, Texas 8th
Soo Ahn — Seoul, South Korea/Tacoma, Washington Chicago, Illinois 7th
Michelle Wallace — St. Louis, Missouri Houston, Texas 6th
Manuel "Manny" Barella — Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico Denver, Colorado 5th
Laura Ozyilmaz — Acapulco, Mexico San Francisco, California 4th
Savannah Miller — Southern Pines, North Carolina Durham, North Carolina Runner-up
Daniel "Dan" Jacobs — Chicago, Illinois Milwaukee, Wisconsin Runner-up
Danny Garcia — Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn, New York Winner

References

  1. ^ The contestants' city, state, or country of residence during time of filming.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad The contestant was eliminated in a double elimination.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s The contestant was eliminated during the qualifying rounds of the competition.
  4. ^ a b c d e The contestant started in the Last Chance Kitchen but did not earn a spot in the main competition.