| Season number | 3 |
|---|---|
| Bgcolour |
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| Num episodes | 17 |
| Network | Bravo |
| First aired | June 13, 2007 |
| Last aired | October 10, 2007 |
| Prev season | Los Angeles |
| Next season | Chicago |
| Episode list | List of Top Chef episodes |
| Host | Padma Lakshmi |
|---|---|
| Judges | Tom Colicchio Gail Simmons Ted Allen |
| Location | Miami, Florida |
| Finals venue | Aspen, Colorado |
| Num contestants | 15 |
| Winner | Hung Huynh |
| Runner up | Dale Levitski Casey Thompson |
| Fan Favorite | Casey Thompson |
Top Chef: Miami is the third season of the American reality television series Top Chef. It was first filmed in Miami, Florida, before concluding in Aspen, Colorado. The season was Emmy nominated for Outstanding Reality Competition Series, and garnered the Emmy Award for Best Editing in the category.[1] Season 3 premiered on June 13, 2007 and ended on October 10, 2007.[2] Padma Lakshmi returned with Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, and new judge Ted Allen, who switched off with Simmons throughout the season.[2] Top Chef: San Francisco contestant Lee Anne Wong was brought in as a food consultant and assisted in planning the challenges.[3] Production took place in April and May 2007 in Miami Beach, Florida, with production activity centered at the Fontainebleau Hotel.[3] The winning recipe from each week's episode of Season 3 was featured on Bravo's Top Chef website and prepared by Lee Anne Wong in a web series called The Wong Way to Cook.[3] In the season finale, Hung Huynh was declared the winner over runners-up Dale Levitski and Casey Thompson.[4] Thompson was voted Fan Favorite.[5]
Contestants
Fifteen chefs competed in Top Chef: Miami.[2][6]
| Name | Hometown | Current residence[a] | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lia Bardeen | Tacoma, Washington | Brooklyn, New York | 28 |
| Camille Becerra | Elizabeth, New Jersey | Brooklyn, New York | 34 |
| Sandee Birdsong | St. Simons Island, Georgia | Miami Beach, Florida | 39 |
| Clay Bowen | Columbus, Mississippi | Santa Barbara, California | 28 |
| Micah Edelstein | Bridgewater, Massachusetts | Boca Raton, Florida | 33 |
| Hung Huynh | Pittsfield, Massachusetts | Las Vegas, Nevada | 29 |
| Chris "CJ" Jacobson | El Toro, California | Venice, California | 31 |
| Howie Kleinberg | Miami, Florida | 31 | |
| Dale Levitski | Chicago, Illinois | 34 | |
| Sara Mair | Kingston, Jamaica | Miami, Florida | 34 |
| Brian Malarkey | Bend, Oregon | San Diego, California | 34 |
| Sara Nguyen | Santa Monica, California | Chicago, Illinois | 25 |
| Joey Paulino | Long Island, New York | New York, New York | 29 |
| Casey Thompson | Cedar Hill, Texas | Dallas, Texas | 29 |
| Tre Wilcox | Duncanville, Texas | Cedar Hill, Texas | 30 |
Dale Levitski, Casey Thompson, and Tre Wilcox returned to compete in Top Chef: All-Stars.[7] Chris "CJ" Jacobson returned for Top Chef: Seattle, and later competed in Top Chef Duels.[8][9] Thompson returned again for Top Chef: Charleston.[10] Brian Malarkey returned for Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.[11] Sandee Birdsong became the supervisor for Top Chef's culinary production team from the seventh season onwards.[12]
Contestant progress
| Episode # | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quickfire Challenge Winner(s) | Micah | Hung | Brian | Casey | Joey | Casey | Dale | CJ | Dale Howie Hung Sara M. | Brian | Hung | Hung | Casey | |||||
| Contestant | Elimination Challenge results | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Hung | HIGH | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW | LOW | HIGH | IN | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | WIN | IN | WINNER | |||
| 2 | Dale | LOW | IN | HIGH | LOW | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | LOW | WIN | RUNNER-UP | |||
| Casey | IN | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | HIGH | LOW | IN | LOW | WIN | WIN | HIGH | IN | RUNNER-UP | ||||
| 4 | Brian | LOW | WIN | LOW | HIGH | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | LOW | LOW | HIGH | OUT | ||||
| 5 | Sara M. | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | LOW | HIGH | IN | WIN | HIGH | LOW | OUT | |||||
| 6 | CJ | IN | IN | LOW | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | IN | LOW | HIGH | OUT | ||||||
| 7 | Howie | LOW | LOW | WIN | LOW | WIN | LOW | LOW | IN | HIGH | OUT | |||||||
| 8 | Tre | WIN | LOW | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | OUT | ||||||||
| 9 | Sara N. | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | LOW | IN | OUT | ||||||||||
| 10 | Joey | IN | LOW | IN | LOW | HIGH | OUT | |||||||||||
| 11 | Lia | IN | IN | LOW | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Camille | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||
| 13 | Micah | IN | HIGH | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| 14 | Sandee | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||||
| 15 | Clay | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
- The chef(s) did not receive immunity for winning the Quickfire Challenge.
- As a reward for winning the Quickfire Challenge, Dale was allowed to sit out the Elimination Challenge.
- There were no eliminations in Episode 9.
- (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
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References
- Notes
- ^ The contestants' city and state of residence during time of filming.
- Footnotes
- ^ "Primetime Emmy Awards 2008". IMDB
- ^ Rocchio, Christopher & Rogers, Steve (May 9, 2007). "Bravo reveals its 'Top Chef 3' cast, series to premiere June 13". Reality TV World. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ "Bravo's "Top Chef 3 Miami" Premieres with 15 Hot New Chefs Wed, June 13 at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT". The Futon Critic. May 8, 2007. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Nina (October 5, 2007). "Top Chef's Controversial Hung Wins — and Says He Deserves It". TV Guide. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ Eisenberg, Dana (June 24, 2016). "Flashback Friday: A Look Back at Some of Our Favorite Female 'Top Chef' Contestants". Mediaite. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ "Bios - Top Chef Season 3". Bravo. Archived from the original on November 19, 2009. Retrieved March 31, 2025.
- ^ Reyhani, Monica A. (October 8, 2010). "'Top Chef All-Stars' Cast is Announced!". The Daily Dish. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ Gennis, Sadie (September 20, 2012). "Bravo Sets Top Chef: Seattle Premiere Date, Adds New Judge". TV Guide. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ Ng, Philiana (June 4, 2014). "Bravo's 'Top Chef Duels' Lands Premiere Date, Celebrity Guests (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
- ^ Spence, Shay (October 20, 2016). "Top Chef Is Bringing Back 8 Fan Favorite Contestants — See Who Made the Cut". People. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ Huff, Lauren (December 12, 2019). "Unpack your knives: Top Chef announces all-star lineup for season 17". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 12, 2019.
- ^ Wagmeister, Elizabeth (January 7, 2016). "'Top Chef' Culinary Production Team Has Right Recipe for Road Trip Reality". Variety. Retrieved March 23, 2021.