| Hosts | |
| Katie Lee Joel (2006) Padma Lakshmi (2006-2023) Kristen Kish (2024-present) | |
| Broadcast | |
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| Packager | |
| Magical Elves Productions | |
Top Chef is a reality cooking competition series in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges.
Premise[]
The series features chefs competing against each other in culinary challenges. They 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.
Winners[]
- Season 1: Harold Dieterle
- Season 2: Ilan Hall
- Season 3: Hung Huynh
- Season 4: Stephanie Izard
- Season 5: Hosea Rosenberg
- Season 6: Michael Voltaggio
- Season 7: Kevin Sbraga
- Season 8: Richard Blais
- Season 9: Paul Qui
- Season 10: Kristen Kish
- Season 11: Nicholas Elmi
- Season 12: Mei Lin
- Season 13: Jeremy Ford
- Season 14: Brooke Williamson
- Season 15: Joe Flamm
- Season 16: Kelsey Barnard Clark
- Season 17: Melissa King
- Season 18: Gabe Erales
- Season 19: TBA
International Versions[]
Countries that have aired their versions of Top Chef includes:
- Arab World
- Belgium
- Canada (English Language only)
- El Salvador
- Finland
- France
- Greece
- Indonesia
- Netherlands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Spain
- Sweden
- Vietnam
Life After Top Chef[]
Similar to Beyond the Tank, this series was a short-lived spinoff of the show where it follows former contestants Richard Blais, Jen Carroll, Spike Mendelsohn and Fabio Vivani as they pursue their post-Top Chef professional endeavors and provides insight into the chefs private lives. The series premiered on October 3 and ran until November 28, 2012.
Related Shows[]
Top Chef Junior
Top Chef Masters
Top Chef: Just Desserts
Top Chef: Healthy Showdown
Top Chef Duels
Top Chef Estrellas
Top Chef Amateurs