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Top Chef

By Latoya West, About.com

Top Chef In A Nutshell: A group of rising chefs compete in a high-pressure culinary competition. They compete in challenges, try to impress a panel of judges, and are eliminated along the way. In the end, one contestant 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 Experts :
  • Queer Eye star and culinary expert Ted Allen
  • Cookbook author/actress Pasma Lakshmi
  • Craft restaurant co-founder Tom Coliccio
  • Food & Wine Magazine's Gail Simmons.
Past Winners:
  • Harold Dieterle (Season One)
  • Ilan Hall (Season Two)
  • Hung Huynh (Season Three)

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