No. of episodes 15 Winner Hosea Rosenberg Air date November 12, 2008 Number of episodes 15 | Original network Bravo No. of contestants 17 Host Padma Lakshmi Country of origin United States of America | |
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Original release November 12, 2008 (2008-11-12) – March 4, 2009 (2009-03-04) Judges Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Toby Young | ||
Top Chef: New York is the fifth season of the American reality television series Top Chef. It was first filmed in New York City, New York, before concluding in New Orleans, Louisiana. The season premiered on Bravo on November 12, 2008, and ended on March 4, 2009. In the season finale, Hosea Rosenberg was declared the Top Chef, defeating Stefan Richter and Carla Hall. Fabio Viviani received the Fan Favorite Award.
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Contestants
17 chefs were selected to compete in Top Chef: New York. Carla Hall, Fabio Viviani, and Jamie Lauren later returned to compete in Top Chef: All-Stars. Stefan Richter also returned to compete once again in Top Chef: Seattle.
Contestant progress
^Note 1 : The chef(s) did not receive immunity.
^Note 2 : Lauren was eliminated by placing last in the Quickfire Challenge.
^Note 3 : Due to a refrigerator malfunction which spoiled some of the chefs' ingredients during the Elimination Challenge, no one was eliminated. Consequently, two chefs were eliminated in the following episode.
^Note 4 : Leah, Jamie, and Jeff (the three most recently eliminated contestants) were brought back to the competition to compete in a Quickfire Challenge. The winner would compete in the subsequent Elimination Challenge, but could only move on to the season finale if they won the challenge. Jeff won the Quickfire, and the judges picked him as one of their favorites in the Elimination Challenge, but did not select him to win. Consequently, he was automatically eliminated.