| Season number | 14 |
|---|---|
| Bgcolour |
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| Num episodes | 14 |
| Network | Bravo |
| First aired | December 1, 2016 |
| Last aired | March 2, 2017 |
| Prev season | California |
| Next season | Colorado |
| Episode list | List of Top Chef episodes |
| Host | Padma Lakshmi |
|---|---|
| Judges | Tom Colicchio Gail Simmons Graham Elliot |
| Location | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Finals venue | Guadalajara, Mexico, and Yucatán Peninsula |
| Num contestants | 16 |
| Winner | Brooke Williamson |
| Runner up | Shirley Chung |
| Fan Favorite | Sheldon Simeon |
Top Chef: Charleston is the fourteenth season of the American reality television series Top Chef. The season was announced by Bravo on October 13, 2016, which premiered on December 1, 2016, and concluded on March 2, 2017.[1] Filming initially took place in Charleston, South Carolina, beginning in May 2016,[2] while the season's final episodes were filmed in areas across Mexico, including Guadalajara and the Yucatán Peninsula.[3] Top Chef: Charleston featured eight new contestants competing against eight returning contestants from previous seasons.[4] MasterChef and Top Chef Masters alumnus Graham Elliot debuted as a recurring judge, alongside returning judges Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio, and Gail Simmons.[4] In the season finale, Top Chef: Seattle runner-up Brooke Williamson was declared the winner over Top Chef: New Orleans finalist Shirley Chung.[5] Top Chef: Seattle finalist Sheldon Simeon was voted Fan Favorite, his second Fan Favorite win.[5]
Contestants
Top Chef: Charleston featured a cast of 16 chefs, consisting of half rookies and half veterans.[1][6]
New contestants
| Name[1] | Hometown | Current Residence[a] |
|---|---|---|
| Silvia Barban | Castronno, Varese, Italy | Brooklyn, New York |
| Emily Hahn | Lynchburg, Virginia | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Jamie Lynch | Rochester, New York | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Annie Pettry | Asheville, North Carolina | Louisville, Kentucky |
| Sylva Senat | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jim Smith | Troy, Alabama | Montgomery, Alabama |
| Robert "BJ" Smith | South Bend, Indiana | Portland, Oregon |
| Gerald Sombright | St. Louis, Missouri | Marco Island, Florida |
Jim Smith returned for Top Chef: Kentucky, competing in the Last Chance Kitchen.[7] Jamie Lynch returned for Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.[8]
Returning contestants
| Name[6] | Hometown | Current Residence[a] | Season(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanda Baumgarten | Los Angeles, California | Chicago, Illinois | Season 7 |
| Shirley Chung | Beijing, China | Irvine, California | Season 11 |
| Sheldon Simeon | Hilo, Hawaii | Maui, Hawaii | Season 10 |
| Sam Talbot | Charlotte, North Carolina | Brooklyn, New York | Season 2 |
| Katsuji Tanabe | Mexico City, Mexico | Los Angeles, California | Season 12 |
| John Tesar | New York, New York | Dallas, Texas | Season 10 |
| Casey Thompson | Cedar Hill, Texas | Napa Valley, California | Season 3, 8 |
| Brooke Williamson | Los Angeles, California | Season 10 | |
Contestant progress
| Episode # | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quickfire Challenge Winner(s) | Brooke Jim | Sheldon | Casey | Brooke | Jamie | Jamie | Brooke | Sheldon | Sheldon | Brooke | Brooke | ||||||
| Contestant | Elimination Challenge Results | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Brooke | IN | WIN | LOW | HIGH | LOW | LOW | WIN | HIGH | LOW | OUT | WIN | LOW | WINNER | |||
| 2 | Shirley | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | LOW | WIN | HIGH | LOW | WIN | RUNNER-UP | |||
| 3 | Sheldon | HIGH | IN | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | LOW | OUT | ||||
| 4 | John | HIGH | IN | HIGH | WIN | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | LOW | LOW | OUT | |||||
| 5 | Sylva | IN | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | OUT | |||||||
| 6 | Casey | WIN | LOW | IN | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | LOW | OUT | |||||||
| 7 | Emily | IN | IN | LOW | HIGH | LOW | LOW | HIGH | OUT | ||||||||
| 8 | Katsuji | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | IN | LOW | OUT | |||||||||
| 9 | Jamie | LOW | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||
| 10 | Jim | IN | IN | LOW | IN | HIGH | OUT | ||||||||||
| 11 | Amanda | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | OUT | |||||||||||
| 12 | Silvia | IN | LOW | LOW | OUT | ||||||||||||
| 13 | BJ | LOW | LOW | OUT | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Sam | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| 15 | Annie | OUT | |||||||||||||||
| 16 | Gerald | OUT | |||||||||||||||
- The chef(s) did not receive immunity for winning the Quickfire Challenge.
- Gerald lost the Sudden Death Quickfire Challenge and was eliminated.
- Jim placed last in the Quickfire Challenge and was eliminated.
- Feeling that his dish contributed the most to his team's loss, Jamie voluntarily forfeited his immunity, resulting in his elimination.
- Casey placed last in the Quickfire Challenge and was eliminated.
- Brooke won Last Chance Kitchen and returned to the competition.
- (WINNER) The chef won the season and was crowned "Top Chef".
- (RUNNER-UP) The chef was the 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
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Last Chance Kitchen
| No. | Title | Original air date |
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References
- Notes
- ^ The contestants' city and state of residence during time of filming.
- Footnotes
- ^ Rosenfeld, Laura (October 13, 2016). "Top Chef Season 14 Premieres This December: Meet the New Cheftestants". The Daily Dish. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ Stowell, Olivia (8 January 2022). "There's Certainly a Lot of History Here, But We're Here to Roast Oysters: Afterlives of Trans-Atlantic Exchange in Top Chef: Charleston". Television & New Media. 24: 37–53. doi:10.1177/15274764211067735
- ^ Perkins, Erin (May 11, 2016). "Tom Colicchio Alert: 'Top Chef' Charleston Starts Filming Today". Eater Charleston. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
- ^ Spence, Shay (October 13, 2016). "A New Top Chef Season Is Coming, and There's a Big Twist". People. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
- ^ Rosenfeld, Laura (March 3, 2017). "The Top Chef Season 14 Winner Did Something Huge with Her Prize Money". The Daily Dish. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ Spence, Shay (October 20, 2016). "Top Chef Is Bringing Back 8 Fan Favorite Contestants — See Who Made the Cut". People. Archived from the original on October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ^ Gomez, Patrick (November 28, 2018). "Top Chef favorites are headed back to the Last Chance Kitchen — and possibly season 16". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 28, 2018.
- ^ Huff, Lauren (December 12, 2019). "Unpack your knives: Top Chef announces all-star lineup for season 17". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 12, 2019.