| Top Chef (Season 1) |
| Winner |
Harold Dieterle |
| Original run |
March 8, 2006
– May 24, 2006 |
| Filming dates |
October 2005
– November 2005 |
| No. Harold Dieterle III (born 1977 of West Babylon New York, US, was the winner of the first season of the Bravo Cable television Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. of episodes |
12 |
| No. of tasks |
11 |
| No. of chefs |
12 |
| Season chronology |
| Next |
Season 2 |
Season 1 of Top Chef was taped in October and November 2005 in San Francisco, California. The second season of Top Chef began airing on Bravo on October 18, 2006. Top Chef is an American reality competition show that airs on the Cable television network Bravo, in which chefs compete against each The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Twelve contestants from around the United States lived together in a house for approximately 21 days competing in a series of challenges. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The weekly series was shown on Bravo from March 8 through May 24, 2006, and was hosted by Katie Lee Joel with regular judges chef Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons of Food & Wine Magazine. Bravo is a Cable television network owned by NBC Universal. It is currently seen in more than 80 million homes and was the first service dedicated to film drama Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Katie Lee Joel (born Katherine Lee on September 14, 1981) is a television Food critic and Chef. Thomas Patrick "Tom" Colicchio (b August 15, 1962 in Elizabeth New Jersey) is a noted American Chef. Gail Simmons is a Canadian food critic and Special Projects Manager with Food & Wine Magazine. Food & Wine is a monthly Magazine published by American Express Publishing A winning recipe from each week's episode is featured on Bravo's Top Chef website.
Host & judges
Permanent
Guest judges
Contestants
Contestants are listed in order of elimination. Thomas Patrick "Tom" Colicchio (b August 15, 1962 in Elizabeth New Jersey) is a noted American Chef. The word leadership can refer to Those entities that perform one or more acts of leading A judge, or justice, is an Official who presides over a Court of law Katie Lee Joel (born Katherine Lee on September 14, 1981) is a television Food critic and Chef. A presenter, or host (sometimes hostess, in feminine form is a Person or Organization responsible for running an event Gail Simmons is a Canadian food critic and Special Projects Manager with Food & Wine Magazine. A judge, or justice, is an Official who presides over a Court of law Hubert Keller is a noted French Chef who currently lives in the United States Paige White (born December 31 1969 is an American Bondage model and Fetish photographer based in San Francisco. Elizabeth Falkner is the executive Pastry chef and owner of Citizen Cake and executive chef and co-owner of Orson, both restaurants located in Laurent Manrique is the Corporate Executive Chef of San Francisco's upscale seafood restaurant "Aqua" which earned 2 Michelin stars in 2006 Ted Allen (born Edward R Allen on May 20, 1965 in Columbus Ohio) is an American writer and Television personality Jeffrey Chodorow (born 2 March 1950 in New York City, New York) is an American restaurateur and Financier. Marcy Blum is an American "eventiste" who is the owner of the acclaimed event planning company Marcy Blum Associates based in New York City. Victor Scargle is an American Chef currently working at COPIA in Napa California. Lee Anne Wong is an American chef and was one of the last four contestants on the first season of Bravo's reality show Top Chef. Cirque du Soleil (French for "Circus of the Sun" in English sɜrk duː soʊˈleɪ is an entertainment company Lorraine Bracco (born October 2, 1954) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and Emmy Award -nominated as well as Screen Actors
- Kenneth Lee, age 31, Los Angeles, California - episode 1
- Cynthia Sestito, age 52, East Hampton, New York - episode 3
- Brian Hill, age 37, Los Angeles, California - episode 3
- Candice Kumai, age 23, Pasadena, California - episode 4
- Lisa Parks, age 45, Los Angeles, California - episode 5
- Andrea Beaman, age 38, New York, New York - episode 6
- Miguel Morales, age 27, New York, New York - episode 7
- Stephen Asprinio, age 24, Las Vegas, Nevada - episode 8
- Lee Anne Wong, age 28, New York, New York - episode 9
- Dave Martin, age 40, Long Beach, California - episode 11
- Tiffani Faison, age 28, Las Vegas, Nevada - Runner-Up
- Harold Dieterle, age 28, New York, New York - Winner
Ages listed are at the time of Top Chef taping in October-November, 2005. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West East Hampton New York can refer to East Hampton (town New York, a town in Suffolk County New York, USA Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Pasadena ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The City of New York The City of New York Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally Lee Anne Wong is an American chef and was one of the last four contestants on the first season of Bravo's reality show Top Chef. The City of New York Long Beach is a city located in southern California, USA, on the Pacific coast Tiffani Faison (born October 1977 in Germany) is an American Chef and was one of two finalists on the first season of Bravo's Las Vegas ( Spanish: "The Meadows" is the most populous City in the state of Nevada, the seat of Clark County, and an internationally Harold Dieterle III (born 1977 of West Babylon New York, US, was the winner of the first season of the Bravo Cable television The City of New York Locations are according to contestants' official Bravo biographies.
Credit order: Stephen, Andrea, Harold, Tiffani, Brian, Candice, Kenneth, Dave, Miguel, Lisa, Cynthia, Lee Anne
Contestant Progress
Episode Progress
| Episode |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
12 |
Quickfire
Winner |
Lee Anne |
Stephen |
Tiffani |
Lee Anne |
Andrea |
Stephen |
Harold |
Lee Anne |
Harold |
None |
None |
| Harold |
WIN |
IN |
LOW |
HIGH |
LOW |
IN |
HIGH |
LOW |
HIGH |
HIGH |
WINNER |
| Tiffani |
HIGH |
IN |
LOW |
WIN |
WIN |
HIGH |
HIGH |
LOW |
LOW |
LOW |
Runner-Up |
| Dave |
IN |
LOW |
LOW |
IN |
WIN |
LOW |
WIN |
LOW |
WIN |
OUT |
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| Lee Anne |
IN |
IN |
LOW |
IN |
HIGH |
WIN |
LOW |
LOW |
OUT |
|
| Stephen |
HIGH |
HIGH |
HIGH |
LOW |
HIGH |
HIGH |
LOW |
OUT |
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| Miguel |
IN |
WIN |
HIGH |
IN |
LOW |
LOW |
OUT |
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| Andrea |
LOW |
OUT1 |
HIGH |
HIGH |
LOW |
OUT |
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| Lisa |
IN |
LOW |
HIGH |
LOW |
OUT |
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| Candice |
LOW |
IN |
HIGH |
OUT |
|
| Brian |
IN |
HIGH |
OUT |
|
| Cynthia |
IN |
LOW |
WD |
|
| Kenneth |
OUT |
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Note 1: Andrea was brought back in Episode 3, after being eliminated once, when Cynthia chose to leave because her father was ill.
Note 2: Chefs worked in teams of two with two winners and one eliminated.
Note 3: From this point on, immunity is no longer awarded to the winner of a Quickfire Challenge.
Note 4: The judges felt nobody had distinguished themselves in the Elimination Challenge, so no winner was named.
Note 5: Episode 10 was a reunion episode with no challenges.
- (WINNER) The chef won the series and was crowned Top Chef.
- (WIN) The chef won that episode's Elimination Challenge.
- (HIGH) The chef was selected as one of the top entries in the Elimination Challenge, but did not win.
- (LOW) The chef was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The chef lost that week's Elimination Challenge and was out of the competition.
- (WD) The chef withdrew from the show.
- (Runner-Up) Runner up of the season
Episodes
Each episode included two challenges. The Quickfire Challenge was a short, simple challenge with a varying reward each week. The Elimination Challenge was a more complex challenge that determined who was sent home. One or more guest judges joined the show each week to evaluate both the Quickfire and Elimination challenges. Each week's elimination was announced in a segment called "Judges' Table. "
Episode 1: Who Deserves To Be Here
- Quickfire Challenge: Survive working the line at chef Hubert Keller's Fleur de Lys restaurant for 30 minutes. Hubert Keller is a noted French Chef who currently lives in the United States San Francisco's Fleur de Lys is one of the premier French restaurants in the United States Prize: Immunity from elimination.
- Elimination Challenge: Prepare a signature dish to be served to the other Top Chef contestants.
- WINNER: Harold. ELIMINATED: Ken.
- Reason for Elimination: During the Quickfire, Ken antagonized the judges, particularly Keller. Keller asked Ken to taste the sauce he was preparing but instead of using a spoon, Ken dipped his finger in the sauce. Keller kicked him out of the kitchen but once the challenge was over, Ken continued bickering with Keller and Colicchio, firmly maintaining that tasting the sauce by dipping one's fingers in it was a normal and practical method. The judges and his fellow contestants viewed him as too cocky, especially when his Elimination Challenge dish failed to live up to his tough talk.
- Judges: Tom Colicchio; Gail Simmons; and Hubert Keller. Thomas Patrick "Tom" Colicchio (b August 15, 1962 in Elizabeth New Jersey) is a noted American Chef. Gail Simmons is a Canadian food critic and Special Projects Manager with Food & Wine Magazine.
- First broadcast March 8, 2006
Episode 2: Food of Love
- Quickfire Challenge: Choosing from a large selection of fruit, prepare a plate for presentation. Prize: Immunity from elimination.
- Elimination Challenge: Make a sexy dessert for a fetish party at Mr. S, a sex boutique in San Francisco, and co-hosted by Paige White
- WINNER: Miguel. ELIMINATED: Andrea.
- Judges: Tom Colicchio; Gail Simmons; and chef Elizabeth Falkner. Elizabeth Falkner is the executive Pastry chef and owner of Citizen Cake and executive chef and co-owner of Orson, both restaurants located in
- First broadcast March 15, 2006
Episode 3: Nasty Delights
- Quickfire Challenge: Prepare octopus in 60 minutes. Prize: Immunity from elimination.
- Elimination Challenge: Working in two teams, prepare monkfish for a group of children who will rate the food. Monkfish is the English name of a number of types of fish in the northwest Atlantic most notably the species of the anglerfish genus Lophius and the angelshark
- WINNER: Red Team (no single person was chosen as winner). ELIMINATED: Brian. LEFT: Cynthia.
- Replacement: Cynthia Sestito chose to leave the show during this episode to be with her sick father. Andrea was then brought back to keep the two sides balanced for the team elimination challenge.
- Judges: Tom Colicchio; Gail Simmons; and chef Laurent Manrique. Laurent Manrique is the Corporate Executive Chef of San Francisco's upscale seafood restaurant "Aqua" which earned 2 Michelin stars in 2006
- First broadcast March 22, 2006
- As shown on Bravo Top Moments, Candice and Steven fight over buying cookie cutters
Episode 4: Food on the Fly
- Quickfire Challenge: Create a dish in 30 minutes using US$20 worth of ingredients from a gas station store. Prize: Immunity from elimination.
- Elimination Challenge: Create a gourmet entree that can be reheated in a microwave. Serve it to a group of Junior League women who will rate the meals. Organization The Association of Junior Leagues International Inc
- WINNER: Tiffani. ELIMINATED: Candice.
- Judges: Tom Colicchio; Gail Simmons; and chef Jefferson Hill.
- First broadcast March 29, 2006
Episode 5: Blind Confusion
- Quickfire Challenge: In five minutes, identify a variety of ingredients by taste while blindfolded. Prize: Immunity from elimination.
- Elimination Challenge: Working in teams of two, create a dish fusing Latin American cuisine with one other ethnic cuisine, then distribute the dish from a cart in the Mission District of San Francisco. Fusion cuisine combines elements of various culinary traditions while not fitting specifically into any The Mission District, also commonly called "The Mission " is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, USA, named after the
- WINNERS: Dave and Tiffani. ELIMINATED: Lisa.
- Judges: Tom Colicchio; Gail Simmons; and chef Mike Yakura.
- First broadcast April 5, 2006
- Following the Quickfire Challenge, the contestants held an impromptu junk food blindfold taste test to make light of the fact that most did not score highly in the challenge. Junk food is a broad term that is used to describe a variety of Food products from Sweets that contain little to no Nutritional value to products used in Miguel won.
- Tiffani Faison was the first person in Top Chef history to win two elimination challenges.
Episode 6: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
- Quickfire Challenge: Create an appetizer in 20 minutes using US$3 worth of ingredients, priced by the ounce. Prize: Immunity from elimination.
- WINNER: Stephen (Poached Baby Manila Clams over Grilled Sea Beans).
- Elimination Challenge: Create a seven-course dinner party for Ted Allen. Ted Allen (born Edward R Allen on May 20, 1965 in Columbus Ohio) is an American writer and Television personality Each chef got to choose the course he or she wanted, but then the producers changed everything: A random knife-block draw forced each chef to work on another chef's recipe.
- WINNER: Lee Anne (Tiffani's Duck Breast with Fig Stuffed Gnocchi).
- ELIMINATED: Andrea (Miguel's Smoked Scallops & Caviar on a Latke). Potato pancakes, also known as latkes or latkas ( Yiddish: לאַטקעס Hebrew: לביבה levivah, plural לביבות
- Judges: Tom Colicchio; Gail Simmons; and Ted Allen. Ted Allen (born Edward R Allen on May 20, 1965 in Columbus Ohio) is an American writer and Television personality
- First broadcast April 12, 2006
Episode 7: Restaurant Wars
- Quickfire Challenge: Create a sandwich in 30 minutes using any of the available ingredients. Prize: Winning sandwich will be put on the menu at the San Francisco location of Tom Colicchio's 'Wichcraft restaurant.
- WINNER: Harold (Mortadella Dandelion Sandwich on Grilled Sourdough with Trumpet Royales and a Black Olive Aioli). Mortadella pronounced /morta'dɛla/ is an Italian Cold cut ( salume /sa'lume/ made of finely hashed/ground heat-cured Pork Pleurotus eryngii (also known as king trumpet mushroom, french horn mushroom, king oyster mushroom) is an edible mushroom native to Aioli ( Provençal Occitan alhòli, Catalan allioli) is a sauce made of Garlic and Olive oil.
- From this point on, immunity is no longer awarded to the winner of a Quickfire Challenge.
- Elimination Challenge: Working in two teams of three, transform raw restaurant spaces, including decor and menu. Twenty-four hours later, diners arrive, choose which restaurant to dine in, and rate their experience.
- Blue Team "Sabor" (Lee Anne, Miguel, Stephen)
- Red Team "American Workshop" (Dave, Harold, Tiffani)
- WINNER: Dave. ELIMINATED: Miguel.
- Judges: Tom Colicchio; Gail Simmons; and restaurateur Jeffrey Chodorow. Jeffrey Chodorow (born 2 March 1950 in New York City, New York) is an American restaurateur and Financier.
- First broadcast April 19, 2006
- In this episode, Dave famously said to Tiffani "I'm not your bitch, bitch", after she constantly nagged him. It became the most quoted line of the season.
- Before the teams get to work on their restaurant concepts, Chodorow reveals that the winner of the Elimination Challenge will accompany him to the Cannes Film Festival. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice,
Episode 8: Wedding Bell Blues
- Quickfire Challenge: Design a wedding reception menu in 90 minutes and pitch it to the wedding couple. Prize: Menu will be used for the wedding reception.
- Elimination Challenge: Working as a team, cater a wedding reception for 100 guests using the menu chosen in the Quickfire challenge. The reception starts in 16 hours.
- WINNER: None. ELIMINATED: Stephen.
- Judges: Tom Colicchio; Gail Simmons; and wedding planner Marcy Blum. Marcy Blum is an American "eventiste" who is the owner of the acclaimed event planning company Marcy Blum Associates based in New York City.
- First broadcast April 26, 2006
Episode 9: Napa's Finest
- Quickfire Challenge: Recreate a classic junk food element into a gourmet dish in 45 minutes. Junk food is a broad term that is used to describe a variety of Food products from Sweets that contain little to no Nutritional value to products used in Prize: Performance counts in overall assessment of the week's challenges, as well as a bottle of Shafer Hillside Select Sauvignon. [1]
- WINNER: Harold (Popcorn Cakes with an Ecuadorian Ceviche of Shrimp, Calamari and Clementines with Lime Juice). A clementine is the Fruit of a variety of Mandarin orange ( Citrus reticulata) named in 1902
- Elimination Challenge: Travel to Napa Valley's COPIA to prepare a dish incorporating expensive black Périgord truffles to be served with 2001 Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon wine. Napa County is a County located north of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U COPIA The American Center for Wine Food and the Arts is a cultural Museum and education center dedicated to the discovery understanding and celebration of Wine Each chef's dish will be served to a group of top professional chefs from Northern California who are the guest judges.
- WINNER: Dave (Truffle & Cognac Cream Macaroni & Cheese, Filet of Beef, Collard Greens & Radicchio). Radicchio is a leaf Chicory ( Cichorium intybus, Asteraceae) sometimes known as Italian chicory
- ELIMINATED: Lee Anne (Pistachio Crusted Lamb Loin, Butternut Squash & Black Truffle Risotto, Red Wine Sauce).
- Judges: Tom Colicchio; Gail Simmons; and a collection of top professional chefs from Northern California, including Greg Cole, Lissa Doumani, Philippe Jeanty, Douglas Keane, Keith Luce, James McDevitt, Cindy Pawlcyn, Victor Scargle, Hiro Sone and winery owner John Shafer. Victor Scargle is an American Chef currently working at COPIA in Napa California.
- First broadcast May 3, 2006
Episode 10: Reunion
- All twelve chefs are reunited with Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons and Katie Lee Joel in a discussion and behind-the-scenes review of their experiences on Top Chef. Though it was shown before the finale, the reunion was actually taped in late April, 2006, after the finale took place. It is unknown how many of the chefs other than the winner, Harold, finalists Tiffani and Dave, and participants Miguel, Stephen and Lee Anne, knew the results of the finale at the time of the reunion taping.
- First broadcast May 10, 2006
Episode 11: Las Vegas Finale, Part 1
- The three finalists, Dave, Harold and Tiffani, meet at the MGM Grand Las Vegas where they compete in a series of three Quickfire Challenges to determine which two chefs will remain to compete in a final challenge for the grand prize of Top Chef. The MGM Grand Las Vegas is a hotel casino located on the Las Vegas Strip, which opened as a Hollywood themed resort
- Quickfire/Elimination Challenges: For each challenge, prepare hotel room service meals in 30 minutes for different customers: first a room of high rollers, including former competitors Lee Anne, Miguel and Stephen; then a table of poker players including Phil Hellmuth; and, finally, performers from Cirque du Soleil. A high roller, also referred to as a whale in the Casino industry is a gambler that wagers large amounts of money Phillip J Hellmuth Jr (born July 16 1964 is an American professional Poker player Each group of patrons were to decide who was their favorite. Harold won with the "high rollers" and Cirque du Soleil performers, Dave won with the poker players, and Tiffany won none.
- Judges: Tom Colicchio; Gail Simmons; and Hubert Keller. Hubert Keller is a noted French Chef who currently lives in the United States
- ADVANCING TO FINAL TWO: Harold and Tiffani. ELIMINATED: Dave.
- First broadcast May 17, 2006
- Although his kobe beef dish was the overall favorite among the performers, Dave was disqualified for the round because he misunderstood the challenge and only served two dishes instead of the required three.
Episode 12: Las Vegas Finale, Part 2
- Elimination Challenge: The two finalists, Harold and Tiffani, each prepare a five course tasting meal to be served to a table of eight luminaries from the culinary world. Note: Tiffani chose to make two preparations of each course. Harold is assisted by former competitors Lee Anne and Miguel. Tiffani is assisted by former competitors Stephen and Dave. The final menus for each chef are:
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- Harold:
- 1st Course: Seared Diver Scallop with Blood Orange & Fennel Salad
- 2nd Course: Olive Oil Poached Bass
- 3rd Course: Pan Roasted Quail with Herb Spaetzle & Cherries and Foie Gras
- 4th Course: Duo of Beef with Kobe Beef and Braised Short Ribs
- 5th Course: Fig Tart with Cheeses
- Tiffani:
- 1st Course: Seared Diver Scallop on Squid Ink and Scallop Crudo with Citrus
- 2nd Course: Artichoke Risotto with Porketta and Crispy Artichoke with Dipping Sauce
- 3rd Course: Steamed Bronzino with Ratatouille and Crispy Bronzino with Black Olive Pappardelle
- 4th Course: Saltimbocca with Primitivo Glace and Veal with Minted Peas and Spinach Crema
- 5th Course: Bread Pudding with Rum Cocktail and Vanilla Panna Cotta with Amaretto Cocktail
- Judges: Tom Colicchio; Gail Simmons; and Lorraine Bracco. For other fish called "seabass" see Sea bass. The European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax, also known as Morone labrax For other fish called "seabass" see Sea bass. The European seabass, Dicentrarchus labrax, also known as Morone labrax Pappardelle (sg pappardella) are large Fettuccine. The name derives from the verb “pappare” to gobble up Saltimbocca (also saltinbocca) (Italian jumps in the mouth) is a dish (popular in southern Switzerland Italy Spain and Greece made of Veal, Chicken Lorraine Bracco (born October 2, 1954) is an Academy Award - Golden Globe - and Emmy Award -nominated as well as Screen Actors
- WINNER OF TOP CHEF SEASON ONE: Harold. RUNNER-UP: Tiffani.
- First broadcast May 24, 2006
See also
External links
Contestant and judge sites
Review
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