After 15 episodesand meals cooked in kentucky, tennessee, and macauthe winner of top chef season 16 has been crowned. Mei lin, who was on the opening team of michael voltaggios restaurant ink. Watch top chef sneak peek your first look at top chef season 17. Watch as mei lin takes home the coveted title and gets a phone call from her mentor and former winner.
The networks diversified slate includes bravos first scripted series girlfriends guide to divorce, scripted comedy odd mom out, and unscripted favorites such as emmy award. San francisco, originally broadcast simply as top chef, is the first season of the. Its not a terribly surprising win, since he did win the first quickfire, which is a pretty solid predictor of the overall winner of top chef. The cheftestants are immediately thrown into hot water with the series first ever sudden death quickfire challenge where one chef is forced to cook for their life to stay in the competition. The season was formally announced on august 20, 2014, and premiered on october 15, 2014. But as with any season of top chef, just being on the show is a boon to business and namerecognition for any chef lucky enough be cast on the. The season in which sentimental favorite kwame onwuachi somehow got eliminated without even reaching the final.
Top chef season 12 top chef began its finale rounds wednesday night, with portland chef gregory gourdet, and his fellow competitors, who made a quickfire dish for padma lakshmi and guest chef. Boston a protege of season 6 winner michael voltaggio, lin defeated gregory gourdet of departure in portland, with a menu that included the rice porridge congee, which was. The action led by head judge tom colicchio, judges. Thursday nights finale began with three chefs still in the running. Season 17, episode 1 of top chef or get episode details on.
Watch as mei lin takes home the coveted title and gets a phone call from her mentor and former winner michael. The wickedawesome supersized season premiere introduces the 16 chefs from across the country who will be battling it out in boston. The season was announced by bravo on april 14, 2015. Top chef season 15 ended on march 8, 2018 with host padma lakshmi revealing the winner chosen by two renowned chefs tom colicchio and graham elliot and awardwinning food writer g. Boston is the twelfth season of the american reality television series top chef. The action kicks off october 15 at 10p etpt, with judges tom. After michael voltaggios protege became a top chef winner in her own right, she started writing food and travel guides for. The winner of top chef season 12 is picking her own path. Heres what all 16 top chef winners are doing now robb report. Bravocon kicks off in november, and here are just some of the details about the event. After a taxing first elimination challenge, the fourteen remaining chefs on top chef. Before top chef kicks off its latest allstar season on thursday, march 19, lets check in with the 16 chefs whove walked away winners in seasons past. Richard blais top chef allstars winner joins tom, padma and gail at judges table.
The lck winner is revealed after the final cookoff in mexico. Colicchio said that there has been some great food over the years in the finales, but this one would be sticking with him. Who was eliminated on top chef tonight top chef eliminations. The chefs try to outcook each other in some of the most iconic locales of the city, such as. Filming for season 12 took place from may through june 2014 in locations around boston. Bravos emmy awardwinning series is back for a 12th season and the search for americas best to culinary talents will invade new england.