Top Chef
Aspiring chefs are judged by a panel of food and wine experts while competing against one another for a shot at culinary stardom.
- Rated
- TV-14
- Runtime
- 44m
- Released
- 2006
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 2006
Storyline
Aspiring chefs are judged by a panel of food and wine experts while competing against one another for a shot at culinary stardom.
Top credits
Tom Colicchio ā Self - Head Judge, Self - Judge, Self, Chef, Owner, Craft Restaurants, Chef, Owner, Craft Restaurants, Self - Co-Host, Head Judge, Judge, Chef & Owner, Craft Restaurants, Self - Quickfire & Head Judge
Padma Lakshmi ā Self - Host, Self, Judge, Self - Judge
Gail Simmons ā Self - Judge, Food & Wine Magazine, Self, Self - Co-Host, Judge, Self - Guest Diner, Self - Judge: Food & Wine Magazine, Special Projects Director, Food & Wine Magazine
Kristen Kish ā Self - Host, Self - Contestant, Self - Guest Judge, Self, Self - Guest Chef, Top Chef Winner
Awards
2 wins & 52 nominations
See all awards āDid you know
ā¢ The first season host was Katie Lee Joel, who quit to spend more time at home. She was replaced with Padma Lakshmi.
ā¢ Spike is the first chef to both win the quick fire challenge and get eliminated in the same episode.
ā¢ In the first two seasons of Top Chef, the chef that won the very first elimination challenge went on to become the Top Chef.
Episodes
346 episodes ā 23 seasons
User reviews
a dash of cooking, a splash of personality mix well
Privilege over produce
I love this show
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Stereo, Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 1080i (HDTV), 576i (SDTV)
- Color
- Color
