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Top Chef

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'Top Chef' Schedule:

  • Network: Bravo
  • Day: Wednesday
  • Time: 10 pm

'Top Chef' Premise:

A group of rising chefs compete in a high-pressure culinary competition. As the contestants compete in weekly challenges, they try to impress a panel of judges who are responsible for eliminating one contestant each week. In the end, the last chef'testant standing is crowned the Top Chef.

'Top Chef' Prize Package:

The winner of Top Chef receives $100,000 in seed money for a new restaurant. The Top Chef winner is also featured in Food & Wine magazine.

'Top Chef' Judges:

  • Food critic Toby Young
  • Cookbook author/actress Padma Lakshmi
  • Craft restaurant co-founder Tom Colicchio
  • Food & Wine magazine's Gail Simmons.

Past Winners:

  • Harold Dieterle (Season One)
  • Ilan Hall (Season Two)
  • Hung Huynh (Season Three)
  • Stephanie Izard (Season Four)

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