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Top Chef: Chicago is the fourth season of the American reality television series Top Chef. It was first filmed in Chicago, Illinois before concluding in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The season premiered on Bravo on March 12, 2008, and ended on June 18, 2008.[1] In the season finale, Stephanie Izard was declared the winner over runners-up Richard Blais and Lisa Fernandes.[2] Izard was also voted Fan Favorite.[3]
Contestants[edit]
Sixteen chefs were selected to compete in Top Chef: Chicago.[4]
| Name | Hometown | Current Residence[a] | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zoi Antonitsas | Seattle, Washington | San Francisco, California | 30 |
| Jennifer Biesty | Brooklyn, New York | San Francisco, California | 35 |
| Richard Blais | Uniondale, New York | Atlanta, Georgia | 35 |
| Valerie Bolon | Chicago, Illinois | Chicago, Illinois | 32 |
| Nikki Cascone | New York, New York | New York, New York | 35 |
| Andrew D’Ambrosi | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | New York, New York | 30 |
| Lisa Fernandes | Toronto, Ontario | New York, New York | 27 |
| Erik Hopfinger | Chappaqua, New York | San Francisco, California | 38 |
| Stephanie Izard | Stamford, Connecticut | Chicago, Illinois | 31 |
| Antonia Lofaso | Los Angeles, California | Los Angeles, California | 31 |
| Spike Mendelsohn | Clearwater Beach, Florida | Washington, D.C. | 27 |
| Nimma Osman | Peachtree City, Georgia | Atlanta, Georgia | 26 |
| Mark Simmons | Invercargill, New Zealand | New York, New York | 29 |
| Ryan Scott | Los Banos, California | San Francisco, California | 28 |
| Dale Talde | Chicago, Illinois | New York, New York | 29 |
| Manuel Trevino | Laredo, Texas | New York, New York | 33 |
Richard Blais, Antonia Lofaso, Spike Mendelsohn, and Dale Talde returned to compete in Top Chef: All-Stars.[5] Blais, Lofaso, Talde and Stephanie Izard later competed in Top Chef Duels.[6] Lisa Fernandes returned for Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.[7]
Contestant progress[edit]
| Episode # | 12 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quickfire Challenge Winner(s) |
Richard2 Mark2 Jennifer2 Antonia2 Spike2 Dale2 Ryan2 Erik2 |
Mark | Richard | Dale | Antonia | Jennifer | Richard | Antonia | Andrew1 Antonia1 Richard1 Stephanie1 |
Spike1 | Antonia1 | Spike1 | Stephanie1 | — | ||||
| Contestant | Elimination Challenge Results | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Stephanie | WIN | LOW | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | LOW | WIN | HIGH | WIN | WIN | HIGH | WINNER | |||
| 2 | Lisa | IN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | LOW | LOW | LOW | LOW | RUNNER-UP | |||
| Richard | HIGH | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | IN | WIN | IN | WIN3 | IN | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | RUNNER-UP | ||||
| 4 | Antonia | HIGH | IN | HIGH | LOW | LOW | HIGH | LOW | WIN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | HIGH | OUT | ||||
| 5 | Spike | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | LOW | LOW | OUT | |||||
| 6 | Dale | IN | LOW | IN | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IN | LOW | WIN | OUT | ||||||
| 7 | Andrew | IN | WIN | IN | HIGH | LOW | IN | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | OUT | |||||||
| 8 | Nikki | HIGH | LOW | IN | IN | IN | LOW | IN | HIGH | OUT | ||||||||
| 9 | Mark | LOW | HIGH | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | OUT | |||||||||
| 10 | Jennifer | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||
| 11 | Ryan | LOW | IN | LOW | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||||||
| 12 | Zoi | IN | HIGH | LOW | LOW | OUT | ||||||||||||
| 13 | Manuel | IN | HIGH | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Erik | LOW | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | Valerie | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | Nimma | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
^Note 1 : The chef(s) did not receive immunity for winning the Quickfire Challenge.^Note 2 : Episode 1’s Quickfire Challenge resulted in the 16 contestants being split into two groups of 8: the winners and losers. No immunity was given to the winners. This was done for the purpose of the head-to-head cook-off in the Elimination Challenge.^Note 3 : Richard was originally awarded the win by the judges. Although he gave the win to Stephanie, and she shared the prize, he is considered the sole winner of the challenge, according to the Bravo website.
- (WINNER) The chef won the season and was crowned “Top Chef”.
- (RUNNER-UP) The chef was a runner-up for the season.
- (WIN) The chef won the Elimination Challenge.
- (HIGH) The chef was selected as one of the top entries in the Elimination Challenge but did not win.
- (IN) The chef was not selected as one of the top or bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge and was safe.
- (LOW) The chef was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The chef lost the Elimination Challenge.
Episodes[edit]
References[edit]
- Notes
- ^ The contestants’ city and state of residence during time of filming.
- Footnotes
- ^ “‘Top Chef’ cooks up a move to Chicago”. Chicago Tribune. July 15, 2007. Retrieved July 15, 2007.
- ^ “Stephanie Is Named First Female Top Chef”. People. June 12, 2008. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ Eisenberg, Dana (June 24, 2016). “Flashback Friday: A Look Back at Some of Our Favorite Female ‘Top Chef’ Contestants”. Mediaite. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ Williams, Don (January 23, 2008). “Top Chef: Meet the Season 4 Contestants”. BuddyTV. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ Reyhani, Monica A. (October 8, 2010). “‘Top Chef All-Stars’ Cast is Announced!”. The Daily Dish. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ Ng, Philiana (June 4, 2014). “Bravo’s ‘Top Chef Duels’ Lands Premiere Date, Celebrity Guests (Exclusive)”. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
- ^ Huff, Lauren (December 12, 2019). “Unpack your knives: Top Chef announces all-star lineup for season 17”. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
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