Top Chef Season 8: All-Stars Season

Top Chef's Gail Simmons, Tom Colicchio, Padma Lakshmi and the Season 8 cheftestants. Photo courtesy of Bravo.

They're back and they're ready for redemption — Bravo's Top Chef congregates a dream team of 18 past cheftestants who nearly won the title to return to see if they have what it takes. The 2010 Primetime Emmy Award-winning Top Chef returns to New York City for Season 8 with host Padma Lakshmi and head judge chef Tom Colicchio, alongside judges Gail Simmons and new this season, best-selling author and chef, Anthony Bourdain.

Plus: Gail Simmons's Top Chef Blog

Season 8 Video

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Top Chef: Season Recaps and Video

Top Chef Dishes

Top Chef 7: Washington, DC

New York City Cheftestants

Elia Aboumrad; Season 2, final four
Stephen Asprinio; Season 1, top five
Richard Blais; Season 4 finalist
Jennifer Carroll; Season 6, final four
Tiffany Derry; Season 7, top five
Tiffani Faison; Season 1 finalist
Carla Hall; Season 5 finalist
Mike Isabella; Season 6, top seven
Jamie Lauren; Season 5, top seven
Dale Levitski; Season 3 finalist
Antonia Lofaso; Season 4, final four
Spike Mendelsohn; Season 4, top five
Angelo Sosa; Season 7 finalist
Dale Talde; Season 4, top six
Casey Thompson; Season 3 finalist and fan favorite
Marcel Vigneron; Season 2 finalist
Fabio Viviani; Season 5 final four and fan favorite
Tre Wilcox; Season 3, top eight

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