| Season Number: | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Num Episodes: | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Network: | Bravo | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Prev Season: | Kentucky | ||||||||||||||||||
| Next Season: | Portland | ||||||||||||||||||
| Episode List: | List of Top Chef episodes |
Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. is the seventeenth season of the American reality television series Top Chef. The season was first announced on November 16, 2019, during a Top Chef-themed panel at Bravo's inaugural fan convention, BravoCon.[1] The competition was filmed in Los Angeles, California, the same setting as the second season.[1] The season finale took place in Italy, marking the first time the show has traveled to Europe.[2] As with the previous all-stars edition, the cast of All-Stars L.A. was composed entirely of returning contestants.[1] Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio returned to judge, along with Gail Simmons, following her absence from the previous season.[1] Along with the return of Last Chance Kitchen, a new web series titled What Would Tom Do? debuted, showcasing Colicchio's approach to the contestants' various challenges.[3] The winner received .[2]
The season premiered on March 19, 2020, and concluded on June 18, 2020.[4] In the season finale, finalist Melissa King was declared the winner over and Top Chef Masters runner-up Bryan Voltaggio, and and contestant Stephanie Cmar.[5] King was also voted Fan Favorite.[5]
Fifteen past Top Chef contestants competed in Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.[4]
| Name | Current Residence | Season(s) | Original Placement(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Adjepong | Washington, DC | Season 16 | 3rd |
| Karen Akunowicz | Boston, Massachusetts | Season 13 | 7th |
| Jennifer Carroll | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Washington, DC | Season 6, 8 | 4th, 17th |
| Stephanie Cmar | Boston, Massachusetts | Season 10, 11 | Eliminated in qualifier rounds, 7th |
| Lisa Fernandes | Brooklyn, New York | Season 4 | Runner-up |
| Kevin Gillespie | Atlanta, Georgia | Season 6 | Runner-up |
| Gregory Gourdet | Portland, Oregon | Season 12 | Runner-up |
| Melissa King | San Francisco, California | Season 12 | 4th |
| Jamie Lynch | Charlotte, North Carolina | Season 14 | 9th |
| Brian Malarkey | San Diego, California | Season 3 | 4th |
| Nini Nguyen | New York, New York | Season 16 | 12th |
| Joe Sasto | Los Angeles, California | Season 15 | 3rd |
| Angelo Sosa | San Diego, California | Season 7, 8 | Runner-up, 7th |
| Bryan Voltaggio | Frederick, Maryland | Season 6, Masters 5 | Runner-up (both seasons) |
| Lee Anne Wong | Maui, Hawaii | Season 1, 15 | 4th, 11th |
| Episode # | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quickfire Challenge Winner(s) | Bryan Jamie Joe Kevin Melissa | Kevin | Gregory | Kevin | Gregory | Stephanie | Lee Anne | Melissa | Melissa | Kevin | ||||||
| Contestant | Elimination Challenge Results | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Melissa | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | WIN | HIGH | LOW | LOW | LOW | WIN | WIN | WIN | WINNER | |
| 2 | Bryan | IN | HIGH | HIGH | IN | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | WIN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | LOW | ||
| Stephanie | HIGH | LOW | LOW | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | WIN | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | |||
| 4 | Kevin | IN | WIN | IN | HIGH | IN | WIN | WIN | OUT | IN | LOW | OUT | ||||
| 5 | Gregory | WIN | IN | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | WIN | WIN | HIGH | LOW | LOW | OUT | |||
| 6 | Brian | LOW | IN | HIGH | LOW | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | LOW | LOW | OUT | ||||
| 7 | Karen | IN | IN | LOW | HIGH | IN | OUT | IN | LOW | HIGH | OUT | |||||
| 8 | Lee Anne | LOW | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | HIGH | LOW | WIN | OUT | ||||||
| 9 | Eric | IN | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | OUT | ||||||||
| 10 | Nini | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | HIGH | OUT | |||||||||
| 11 | Jennifer | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | OUT | ||||||||||
| 12 | Lisa | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||||||
| 13 | Jamie | HIGH | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Angelo | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||
| 15 | Joe | OUT | ||||||||||||||
The chef(s) did not receive immunity for winning the Quickfire Challenge.
Melissa received immunity for selling the most products during the Elimination Challenge.
Karen won the first Last Chance Kitchen re-entry challenge and returned to the competition.
Kevin won the second Last Chance Kitchen re-entry challenge and returned to the competition.
(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.
See main article: List of Top Chef episodes.