Top Chef is a reality television show on Bravo where chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges. The unwavering Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio have hosted the show, virtually unchanged, for almost twenty years. It's the best.
| Winner | Season | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Voltaggio | 6 | Las Vegas |
| 2 | Brooke Williamson | 14 | Charleston |
| 3 | Kristen Kish | 10 | Seattle |
| 4 | Stephanie Izard | 4 | Chicago |
| 5 | Paul Qui | 9 | Texas |
| 6 | Richard Blais | 8 | NYC (All-Stars) |
| 7 | Melissa King | 17 | Los Angeles (All-Stars) |
| 8 | Buddha Lo | 19 | Houston |
| 9 | Kelsey Barnard Clark | 16 | Kentucky |
| 10 | Joseph Flamm | 15 | Colorado |
| 11 | Hung Huynh | 3 | Miami |
| 12 | Jeremy Ford | 13 | California |
| 13 | Mei Lin | 12 | Boston |
| 14 | Gabe Erales | 18 | Portland |
| 15 | Harold Dieterle | 1 | San Francisco |
| 16 | Kevin Sbraga | 7 | Washington, DC |
| 17 | Nicholas Elmi | 11 | New Orleans |
| 18 | Hosea Rosenberg | 5 | NYC |
| 19 | Ilan Hall | 2 | Los Angeles |