Top Chef Canada season 2 explained

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Num Contestants:	16
Num Tasks:	25
Winner:	Carl Heinrich

The second season of the Canadian reality competition show Top Chef Canada was broadcast on Food Network in Canada. It is a Canadian spin-off of Bravo's hit show Top Chef. In the first season, 16 chefs competed against each other in weekly challenges. The program took place in Toronto.

Contestants

16 chefs competed in season two. Names, ages, hometowns, and cities of residence (at time of filming) are from the Food Network Canada website.^[1] ^[2] In the order eliminated:

William Thompson, 30, Caledonia, ON (Hometown: Caledonia, ON)
Kunal Ghose, 39, Victoria, BC (Hometown: Victoria, BC)
Sarah Tsai, 30, Toronto, ON (Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan)
Sergio Mattoscio, 30, Montreal, QC (Hometown: Montreal, QC)
Joel Aubie, 27, Tofino, BC (Hometown: Bathurst, NB)
Gabriell Cruz, 25, Dundas, ON (Hometown: Hamilton, ON)
Elizabeth Rivasplata, 31, Toronto, ON (Hometown: Lima, Peru)
Curtis Luk, 28, Ottawa, ON (Hometown: Markham, ON)^[3]
Jimmy Stewart, 23, Whistler, British Columbia (Hometown: North Vancouver, BC)
Ryan Gallagher, 33, Toronto, ON (Hometown: Toronto, ON)
Trista Sheen, 29, Toronto, ON (Hometown: Toronto, ON)
Xavier Lacaze, 30, Calgary, AB (Hometown: Auch, France)
David Crystian, 37, Toronto, ON (Hometown: Toronto, ON)
Jonathan Korecki, 27, Ottawa, ON (Hometown: Caledon, ON)^[3]
Trevor Bird, 28, Vancouver, BC (Hometown: Montreal, QC)
Carl Heinrich, 26, Toronto, ON (Hometown: Sooke, BC)

Contestant progress

No.	Contestant													13
No.	*Quickfire* *Winner*	Sarah	Gabriell	Jimmy		Xavier		Ryan						None
1	Carl	IN	HIGH	HIGH	HIGH	WIN	WIN	IN	HIGH	HIGH	LOW	LOW	WIN	WINNER
2	Trevor	IN	LOW	HIGH	IN	IN	HIGH	HIGH	HIGH	HIGH	LOW	LOW	HIGH	RUNNER-UP
3	Jonathan	IN	HIGH	HIGH	IN	IN	HIGH	LOW	WIN	HIGH	HIGH	WIN	LOW	THIRD PLACE
4	David	LOW	HIGH	LOW	WIN	IN	HIGH	HIGH	HIGH	LOW	WIN	HIGH	OUT	FOURTH PLACE
5	Xavier	IN	LOW	LOW	IN	HIGH	LOW	WIN	LOW	LOW	HIGH	OUT
6	Trista	WIN	IN	IN	LOW	HIGH	LOW	IN	LOW	WIN	OUT
7	Ryan	IN	LOW	IN	IN	LOW	LOW	IN	LOW	OUT
8	Jimmy	LOW	IN	IN	HIGH	LOW	LOW	LOW	OUT
9	Curtis	HIGH	IN	WIN	LOW	HIGH	HIGH	OUT
10	Elizabeth	HIGH	WIN	IN	HIGH	IN	OUT
11	Gabriell	IN	HIGH	IN	LOW	LOW
12	Joel	IN	LOW	LOW	IN	OUT
13	Sergio	IN	IN	IN	OUT
14	Sarah		IN	OUT
15	Kunal	HIGH	OUT
16	William	OUT

Although she was in the bottom, Sarah was spared from elimination as she had immunity.

Did not gain immunity.

Eliminated by placing last in the quickfire challenge.

Won comeback challenge and was allowed back into the final challenge.

(WINNER) The chef won the season and was crowned Top Chef.

(RUNNER-UP) The chef was a runner-up for the season.

(THIRD-PLACE) The chef placed third in the competition.

(FOURTH-PLACE) The chef placed fourth in the competition.

(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.

(IN) The chef neither won nor lost that week's Elimination Challenge. They also were not up to be eliminated.

Episodes

The format of season two followed that of the first season and of the original American Top Chef. As before, each week features a guest judge or special guest, including Top Chef: Masters season two winner Chef Marcus Samuelsson, television handy-man Mike Holmes, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Colby Armstrong, actor Alan Thicke, Spencer "Spenny" Rice, and country musician Johnny Reid.^[1]

Notes and References

Web site: Top Chef Canada announces contestants for Season 2 . National Post . 2012-02-06 . 2012-02-06.
Web site: Meet the Chefs from Top Chef Canada Season 2 . Food Network Canada . 2012-02-06.
Web site: Two Ottawa chefs appear on 2nd season Top Chef Canada – Audition videos . . 2012-02-16.