# Top Chef: All-Stars > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Top_Chef:_All-Stars > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Top_Chef:_All-Stars.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Chef%3A_All-Stars > Source revision: 1346284916 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) ***Top Chef: All-Stars*** is the eighth season of the American reality television series *[Top Chef](/source/Top_Chef)*. The season was first filmed in [New York City](/source/New_York_City) before concluding in [The Bahamas](/source/The_Bahamas). *All-Stars* consisted of chefs from the previous seven seasons who did not win the title of Top Chef.[1] It premiered on December 1, 2010, and concluded on April 6, 2011.[2] The cast was announced during the *[Top Chef: D.C.](/source/Top_Chef:_D.C.)* reunion special on September 22, 2010.[1] The prize money awarded to the winner of the season was US$200,000.[3] In the season finale, *[Top Chef: Chicago](/source/Top_Chef:_Chicago)* runner-up [Richard Blais](/source/Richard_Blais) was declared the winner over *[Top Chef: Las Vegas](/source/Top_Chef:_Las_Vegas)* contestant Mike Isabella.[3] *[Top Chef: New York](/source/Top_Chef:_New_York)* runner-up [Carla Hall](/source/Carla_Hall) was voted Fan Favorite.[4] ## Contestants Main article: [List of Top Chef contestants](/source/List_of_Top_Chef_contestants) Eighteen past *Top Chef* contestants competed in *Top Chef: All-Stars*.[1][5] Name Hometown Current Residence[a] Age Season Original Placement Elia Aboumrad Mexico City, Mexico Los Angeles, California 27 Season 2 4th Stephen Asprinio West Palm Beach, Florida New York, New York 29 Season 1 5th Richard Blais Uniondale, New York Atlanta, Georgia 38 Season 4 Runner-up Jennifer Carroll Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 35 Season 6 4th Tiffany Derry Beaumont, Texas Dallas, Texas 27 Season 7 5th Tiffani Faison Bremerhaven, Germany Boston, Massachusetts 33 Season 1 Runner-up Carla Hall Nashville, Tennessee Washington, D.C. 46 Season 5 Runner-up Mike Isabella Little Ferry, New Jersey Washington, D.C. 35 Season 6 7th Jamie Lauren New York, New York Los Angeles, California 32 Season 5 7th Dale Levitski Chicago, Illinois 37 Season 3 Runner-up Antonia Lofaso Los Angeles, California 34 Season 4 4th Spike Mendelsohn Clearwater Beach, Florida Washington, D.C. 29 Season 4 5th Angelo Sosa Durham, Connecticut New York, New York 35 Season 7 Runner-up Dale Talde Chicago, Illinois New York, New York 32 Season 4 6th Casey Thompson Cedar Hill, Texas Fort Worth, Texas 32 Season 3 Runner-up Marcel Vigneron Bainbridge Island, Washington Los Angeles, California 30 Season 2 Runner-up Fabio Viviani Florence, Italy Moorpark, California 32 Season 5 4th Tre Wilcox Duncanville, Texas Dallas, Texas 34 Season 3 8th ## Contestant progress Episode # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Quickfire Challenge Winner(s) Antonia Dale T. Richard Spike Tiffani Richard Spike Stephen Tre Tre Mike Dale T. Richard Dale T. Dale T. Mike Carla Mike Richard Tiffany Antonia Tiffany Mike Contestant Elimination Challenge Results 1 Richard HIGH WIN IN HIGH IN LOW WIN IN IN HIGH WIN IN HIGH IN WIN WINNER 2 Mike IN IN IN IN IN HIGH LOW LOW IN IN HIGH IN WIN WIN IN RUNNER-UP 3 Antonia IN LOW HIGH HIGH LOW LOW LOW WIN HIGH HIGH HIGH WIN LOW IN OUT 4 Tiffany IN LOW IN LOW HIGH HIGH LOW HIGH LOW LOW LOW IN LOW OUT 5 Carla IN IN IN WIN LOW WIN HIGH HIGH WIN LOW LOW IN OUT 6 Dale T. IN IN WIN IN WIN HIGH HIGH LOW LOW WIN OUT 7 Angelo WIN WIN HIGH IN HIGH HIGH LOW IN HIGH OUT 8 Fabio LOW HIGH LOW HIGH HIGH LOW HIGH HIGH OUT 9 Tre IN LOW HIGH LOW LOW HIGH HIGH OUT 10 Marcel IN WIN IN IN IN LOW OUT 11 Jamie HIGH IN IN IN LOW OUT Tiffani IN IN LOW IN IN OUT 13 Casey IN IN IN LOW OUT 14 Spike HIGH IN IN OUT 15 Dale L. IN IN OUT Stephen LOW HIGH OUT 17 Jennifer IN OUT 18 Elia OUT - The chef(s) did not receive immunity for winning the Quickfire Challenge. - Despite Richard making one of the judges' favorite dishes, he was seen plating past the Elimination Challenge's allotted time limit and was thus ineligible to win. - There was no Quickfire Challenge in this episode. - The judges could not decide on a losing dish, so all five chefs advanced to the finals. - (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. ## Episodes Main article: [List of Top Chef episodes](/source/List_of_Top_Chef_episodes) ## References **Notes** 1. The contestants' city and state of residence during time of filming. **Footnotes** 1. Reyhani, Monica A. (October 8, 2010). ["'Top Chef All-Stars' Cast is Announced!"](http://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/top-chef-all-stars-cast-is-announced). *The Daily Dish*. Retrieved March 10, 2017. 1. ["Top Chef 8 Reaches for the All-Stars"](http://www.bravotv.com/blogs/the-dish/top-chef-8-reaches-for-the-all-stars). Retrieved September 22, 2010. 1. Roberts, Soraya (March 31, 2011). ["'Top Chef: All-Stars' winner spoiler: Richard Blais wins, Mike Isabella says he still 'beat him'"](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/top-chef-all-stars-winner-spoiler-richard-blais-wins-mike-isabella-beat-article-1.119402). *[New York Daily News](/source/New_York_Daily_News)*. Retrieved March 10, 2017. 1. Brion, Raphael (March 31, 2011). ["The Top Chef All-Stars Fan Favorite Is Carla Hall"](http://www.eater.com/2011/3/31/6689445/the-top-chef-all-stars-fan-favorite-is-carla-hall). *Eater*. Retrieved March 10, 2017. 1. ["Bios - Top Chef Season 8"](https://web.archive.org/web/20101124024705/http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef/season-8/bios). *[Bravo](/source/Bravo_(American_TV_network))*. Archived from [the original](https://www.bravotv.com/top-chef/season-8/bios) on November 24, 2010. Retrieved March 30, 2025. ## External links - [Official website](http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Top Chef: All-Stars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Chef%3A_All-Stars) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Chef%3A_All-Stars?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.