Synopsis & Context
An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry with one or more contestants eliminated in each episode.
Season Management
Title Dossier
- Original Title
- Top Chef
- Release
- March 8, 2006
- Screen Time
- 23 seasons
- Rating
- TV-14
- Direction
- Lauren Zalaznick
- Original Language
- English
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Production Status
- Ongoing
Personas & Cast
Tom Colicchio
Self - Head Judge
342 eps.
Gail Simmons
Self - Judge
327 eps.
Padma Lakshmi
Self - Host
288 eps.
Emeril Lagasse
Self - Guest Judge / Self - Judge
70 eps.
Hugh Acheson
Self - Judge
68 eps.
Richard Blais
Self - Guest Judge / Self - Judge / Himself - Contestant
64 eps.
Kristen Kish
Self - Host / Self - Contestant / Self - Guest Judge
63 eps.
Graham Elliot
Self - Guest Judge / Self - Judge
43 eps.
Dale Talde
Self - Contestant / Himself - Contestant / Himself - Guest Judge
37 eps.
Melissa King
Self - Contestant / Herself - Guest Judge
34 eps.
Ted Allen
Himself - Guest Judge / Himself - Judge
33 eps.
Bryan Voltaggio
Himself - Contestant / Himself - Guest Judge / Self - Contestant
32 eps.
