No. of episodes 15 No. of contestants 16 Air date March 12, 2008 Number of episodes 15 | Original network Bravo Winner Stephanie Izard Host Padma Lakshmi Country of origin United States of America | |
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Original release March 12 (2008-03-12) – June 18, 2008 (2008-06-18) Judges Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Ted Allen Winner Stephanie Izard | ||
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. In the season finale, Stephanie Izard was declared the Top Chef, defeating Richard Blais and Lisa Fernandes. Izard also received the Fan Favorite Award.
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Contestants
16 chefs were selected to compete in Top Chef: Chicago. Richard Blais, Antonia Lofaso, Spike Mendelsohn, and Dale Talde later returned to compete in Top Chef: All-Stars.
Contestant progress
^Note 1 : The chef(s) did not receive immunity.
^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.