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Top Chef

Top Chef

2006TV Series⏱️ 44mTV-14
Game-ShowReality-TV
7.7
IMDB Rating
7,513 votes

Aspiring chefs are judged by a panel of food and wine experts while competing against one another for a shot at culinary stardom.

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Tom Colicchio, Padma Lakshmi, Gail Simmons
Release Date
February 15, 2006
Language
English
Country
United States
🏆 8
Wins
🎯 112
Nominations
💬 50
Reviews
📋 7.4K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Tom Colicchio
Tom Colicchio
as Self - Head Judge
Padma Lakshmi
Padma Lakshmi
as Self - Host
Gail Simmons
Gail Simmons
as Self - Judge
Richard Blais
Richard Blais
as Self - Contestant
Kristen Kish
Kristen Kish
as Self - Host
Casey Thompson
Casey Thompson
as Self - Contestant
Brooke Williamson
Brooke Williamson
as Self - Contestant
Emeril Lagasse
Emeril Lagasse
as Self - Judge
Dale Talde
Dale Talde
as Self - Contestant
Gregory Gourdet
Gregory Gourdet
as Self - Contestant

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1080i (HDTV)
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Production
Insider Entertainment, Magical Elves Productions, Panorama Films

🏷️ Keywords

cooking competitioncheffoodcompetitioncooking

🎯 Categories

Cooking CompetitionGame ShowReality TV

⭐ Featured Review

Used to like it
by ainugan2025-05-01
6/10

"I watch Top Chef since it started. There are good seasons, great ones and of course a boring one as well. All depends on the cast. Liked Padma, cause she was funny, warm, compassionate, balanced the fast talking from Tom and the sometimes nerving speeches from Gail. Unfortunately there is now Kristen. She appears cool and not in the least compassionate. She was a good contestant, but she isn't a good host. Her voice is just sounding cold and always same level... she also talks very fast, just like Tom. Makes it less fun watching for me. Fortunately the casted pretty well this time. May th..."

💡 Did You Know?

The first season host was Katie Lee Joel, who quit to spend more time at home. She was replaced with Padma Lakshmi.

📖 Synopsis

Aspiring chefs are judged by a panel of food and wine experts while competing against one another for a shot at culinary stardom.