# Top Chef: Charleston > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Top_Chef:_Charleston > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Top_Chef:_Charleston.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Chef%3A_Charleston > Source revision: 1346282733 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) ***Top Chef: Charleston*** is the fourteenth season of the American reality television series *[Top Chef](/source/Top_Chef)*. The season was announced by [Bravo](/source/Bravo_(American_TV_network)) 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](/source/Charleston,_South_Carolina), beginning in May 2016,[2] while the season's final episodes were filmed in areas across [Mexico](/source/Mexico), including [Guadalajara](/source/Guadalajara) and the [Yucatán Peninsula](/source/Yucat%C3%A1n_Peninsula).[3] *Top Chef: Charleston* featured eight new contestants competing against eight returning contestants from previous seasons.[4] *[MasterChef](/source/MasterChef_(American_TV_series))* and *[Top Chef Masters](/source/Top_Chef_Masters)* alumnus [Graham Elliot](/source/Graham_Elliot) debuted as a recurring judge, alongside returning judges [Padma Lakshmi](/source/Padma_Lakshmi), [Tom Colicchio](/source/Tom_Colicchio), and [Gail Simmons](/source/Gail_Simmons).[4] In the season finale, *[Top Chef: Seattle](/source/Top_Chef:_Seattle)* runner-up [Brooke Williamson](/source/Brooke_Williamson) was declared the winner over *[Top Chef: New Orleans](/source/Top_Chef:_New_Orleans)* finalist [Shirley Chung](/source/Shirley_Chung).[5] *Top Chef: Seattle* finalist [Sheldon Simeon](/source/Sheldon_Simeon) was voted Fan Favorite, his second Fan Favorite win.[5] ## Contestants Main article: [List of Top Chef contestants](/source/List_of_Top_Chef_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](/source/Top_Chef:_Kentucky)*, competing in the *Last Chance Kitchen*.[7] Jamie Lynch returned for *[Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.](/source/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 Main article: [List of Top Chef episodes](/source/List_of_Top_Chef_episodes) ## *Last Chance Kitchen* Main article: [Top Chef#Last Chance Kitchen](/source/Top_Chef#Last_Chance_Kitchen) No. Title Original air date ## References **Notes** 1. The contestants' city and state of residence during time of filming. **Footnotes** 1. Rosenfeld, Laura (October 13, 2016). ["Top Chef Season 14 Premieres This December: Meet the New Cheftestants"](http://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/top-chef-season-14-premiere-date-cast-announced). *The Daily Dish*. Retrieved October 13, 2016. 1. 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](https://doi.org/10.1177/15274764211067735) 1. Perkins, Erin (May 11, 2016). ["Tom Colicchio Alert: 'Top Chef' Charleston Starts Filming Today"](http://charleston.eater.com/2016/5/11/11656192/tom-colicchio-alert-top-chef-charleston-starts-filming-today). *Eater Charleston*. Retrieved October 14, 2016. 1. Spence, Shay (October 13, 2016). ["A New Top Chef Season Is Coming, and There's a Big Twist"](http://people.com/food/top-chef-season-14-charleston-premiere-date-chefs/). *[People](/source/People_(magazine))*. Retrieved October 13, 2016. 1. Rosenfeld, Laura (March 3, 2017). ["The Top Chef Season 14 Winner Did Something Huge with Her Prize Money"](http://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/top-chef-season-14-winner-how-she-spent-prize-money-video). The Daily Dish. Retrieved March 10, 2017. 1. Spence, Shay (October 20, 2016). ["Top Chef Is Bringing Back 8 Fan Favorite Contestants — See Who Made the Cut"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161021001322/http://people.com/food/top-chef-new-season-charleston-returning-chefs/). *[People](/source/People_(magazine))*. Archived from [the original](http://people.com/food/top-chef-new-season-charleston-returning-chefs/) on October 21, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016. 1. Gomez, Patrick (November 28, 2018). ["Top Chef favorites are headed back to the Last Chance Kitchen — and possibly season 16"](https://ew.com/tv/2018/11/28/top-chef-kentucky-season-16-last-chance-kitchen-returning-contestants/). *[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)*. Retrieved November 28, 2018. 1. Huff, Lauren (December 12, 2019). ["Unpack your knives: Top Chef announces all-star lineup for season 17"](https://ew.com/tv/2019/12/12/top-chef-all-star-lineup-season-17/). *[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)*. Retrieved December 12, 2019. ## External links - [Official website](http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Top Chef: Charleston](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Chef%3A_Charleston) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Chef%3A_Charleston?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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