Top Chef: Los Angeles
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Contestants
Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". Fifteen chefs competed in Top Chef: Los Angeles.[1][5]
| Name | Hometown | Current ResidenceTemplate:Efn | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elia Aboumrad | Mexico City, Mexico | Las Vegas, Nevada | 23 |
| Otto Borsich | Vermilion, Ohio | Las Vegas, Nevada | 46 |
| Marisa Churchill | San Francisco, California | 28 | |
| Cliff Crooks | New York, New York | West Caldwell, New Jersey | 28 |
| Carlos Fernandez | Hoboken, New Jersey | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 36 |
| Betty Fraser | San Francisco, California | Los Angeles, California | 44 |
| Mia Gaines-Alt | Oakland, California | Oakdale, California | 32 |
| Ilan Hall | Great Neck, New York | New York, New York | 24 |
| Michael Midgley | Stockton, California | Lodi, California | 28 |
| Josie Smith-Malave | Miami, Florida | Brooklyn, New York | 31 |
| Emily Sprissler | Washington, D.C. | Las Vegas, Nevada | 30 |
| Suyai Steinhauer | Oxford, England | New York, New York | 29 |
| Sam Talbot | Charlotte, North Carolina | New York, New York | 28 |
| Frank Terzoli | San Diego, California | 39 | |
| Marcel Vigneron | Bainbridge Island, Washington | Las Vegas, Nevada | 26 |
Marcel Vigneron and Elia Aboumrad returned to compete in Top Chef: All-Stars.[6] Josie Smith-Malave returned for Top Chef: Seattle.[7] Vigneron later competed in Top Chef Duels, and returned again for Top Chef: Colorado, competing in the Last Chance Kitchen.[8][9] Sam Talbot returned for Top Chef: Charleston.[10]
Contestant progress
| Episode # | 1 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 106 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quickfire Challenge Winner(s) |
Sam | Cliff | Cliff | Carlos | Sam | Cliff4 Frank4 Ilan4 Mia4 Sam4 |
Marcel | Cliff | Michael1 | Sam1 Marcel1 |
Sam1 | N/A | N/A | |||||
| Contestant | Elimination Challenge Results | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Ilan | WIN | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW | IN | HIGH | LOW | WINNER | ||||
| 2 | Marcel | LOW | LOW | IN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | LOW | IN | LOW | WIN | RUNNER-UP | ||||
| 3 | Sam | IN | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | IN | LOW | WIN | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | OUT | |||||
| Elia | HIGH | LOW | IN | IN | LOW | WIN | WIN | LOW | HIGH | IN | LOW | OUT | ||||||
| 5 | Cliff | IN | LOW | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | LOW | DSQ7 | ||||||
| 6 | Michael | IN | HIGH | LOW | LOW | HIGH | LOW | IN | LOW | WIN | OUT | |||||||
| 7 | Betty | HIGH | WIN | WIN | HIGH | LOW | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | OUT | ||||||||
| 8 | Mia | HIGH | HIGH | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | HIGH | WDR5 | |||||||||
| 9 | Frank | IN | LOW | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||
| 10 | Carlos | LOW | HIGH | IN | LOW | LOW | OUT | |||||||||||
| 11 | Marisa | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | OUT3 | ||||||||||||
| Josie | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | OUT3 | |||||||||||||
| 13 | Emily | IN | HIGH | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | Otto | LOW | WDR2 | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | Suyai | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^Note 1 : The chef(s) did not receive immunity for winning the Quickfire Challenge.
<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^Note 2 : Otto voluntarily withdrew before Lakshmi eliminated anyone, deciding that his misconduct over the unpaid lychees contributed the most to his team's loss.
<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^Note 3 : After allegations of cheating, the judges decided not to eliminate anyone. Consequently, two chefs were eliminated in the following episode.
<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^Note 4 : There were five winners in the Quickfire Challenge. These winners did not compete in the Elimination Challenge.
<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^Note 5 : Mia voluntarily withdrew before Lakshmi eliminated anyone, fearing Elia would be eliminated.
<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^Note 6 : Following the Elimination Challenge, no winning team was declared. The Bottom 3 was decided based on each chef's individual performance.
<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>^Note 7 : Cliff was disqualified for aggressive physical contact with Marcel. No one else was eliminated going into the finale.
- <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> (WINNER) The chef won the season and was crowned "Top Chef".
- <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> (RUNNER-UP) The chef was a runner-up for the season.
- <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> (WIN) The chef won the Elimination Challenge.
- <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> (HIGH) The chef was selected as one of the top entries in the Elimination Challenge, but did not win.
- <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> (IN) The chef was not selected as one of the top or bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge and was safe.
- <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> (LOW) The chef was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge, but was not eliminated.
- <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> (OUT) The chef lost the Elimination Challenge.
- <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> (WDR) The chef voluntarily withdrew from the competition.
- <templatestyles src="Legend/styles.css" /> (DSQ) The chef was disqualified from the competition.
Episodes
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References
- Notes
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