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Top Chef: Colorado is the fifteenth season of the American reality television series Top Chef. The season's details and cast were revealed on October 12, 2017.[1] The show was filmed in various cities across Colorado, including Denver, Boulder, Telluride, and Aspen.[2] The season premiered on December 7, 2017, and concluded on March 8, 2018.[2] Last Chance Kitchen premiered on November 30, 2017.[2] In the season finale, Joseph "Joe" Flamm was declared the winner over runner-up Adrienne Cheatham.[3] Fatima Ali was voted Fan Favorite.[4]
| Top Chef: Colorado | |
|---|---|
| Season 15 | |
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| Hosted by | Padma Lakshmi |
| Judges | Tom Colicchio Gail Simmons Graham Elliot |
| No. of contestants | 19 |
| Winner | Joe Flamm |
| Runner-up | Adrienne Cheatham |
| Location | Colorado |
| Fan Favorite | Fatima Ali |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Bravo |
| Original release | December 7, 2017 – March 8, 2018 |
| Season chronology | |
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| List of episodes | |
Fifteen chefs competed in Top Chef: Colorado.[1] In addition, four returning competitors from previous seasons competed in the Last Chance Kitchen for the opportunity to enter the main competition: Top Chef: San Francisco contestant Lee Anne Wong, Top Chef: Los Angeles runner-up and All-Stars contestant Marcel Vigneron, Top Chef: California contestant Kwame Onwuachi, and Top Chef: Las Vegas finalist and All-Stars contestant Jennifer Carroll.[5] Following the sixth episode of Last Chance Kitchen, Wong was selected to join the main cast. Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins previously appeared as a contestant on the second season of Top Chef México, the Mexican version of Top Chef from NBC Universo.[6]
| Name[1] | Current Residence[a] |
|---|---|
| Fatima Ali | New York, New York |
| Tyler Anderson | Simsbury, Connecticut |
| Carrie Baird | Denver, Colorado |
| Adrienne Cheatham | New York, New York |
| Laura Cole | Denali National Park, Alaska |
| Joe Flamm | Chicago, Illinois |
| Rogelio Garcia | San Francisco, California |
| Tanya Holland | Oakland, California |
| Bruce Kalman | Los Angeles, California |
| Brother Luck | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Melissa Perfit | San Francisco, California |
| Tu David Phu | Oakland, California |
| Joe Sasto | Los Angeles, California |
| Christopher "Chris" Scott | Brooklyn, New York |
| Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins | San Diego, California |
Carrie Baird and Brother Luck returned for Top Chef: Kentucky, competing in the Last Chance Kitchen.[7] Joe Sasto returned for Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.[8]
Returning contestants
| Name[5] | Current Residence[a] | Season(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Carroll | Washington, D.C. | Season 6, 8 |
| Kwame Onwuachi | Washington, D.C. | Season 13 |
| Marcel Vigneron | Los Angeles, California | Season 2, 8 |
| Lee Anne Wong | Honolulu, Hawaii | Season 1 |
| Episode # | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quickfire Challenge Winner(s) |
Tu | Joe F. | Brother | Adrienne | N/A | Chris | Carrie | N/A | Carrie1 | Chris1 | Carrie1 | Joe S.1 | Joe F.1 | N/A | |||
| Contestant | Elimination Challenge Results | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Joe F. | IN | IN | IN | LOW | IN | IN | HIGH | WIN | OUT5 | HIGH6 | IN | WIN | WINNER | |||
| 2 | Adrienne | LOW | LOW | LOW | IN | IN | LOW | IN | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | LOW | RUNNER-UP | ||
| 3 | Joe S. | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | LOW | WIN | LOW | LOW | WIN | WIN | IN | OUT | |||
| 4 | Carrie | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | HIGH | WIN | HIGH | LOW | OUT | ||||
| 5 | Chris | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | WIN | LOW | IN | LOW | LOW | WIN | LOW | OUT | |||||
| 6 | Bruce | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | OUT | ||||||
| 7 | Fatima | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | OUT | |||||||
| 8 | Claudette | IN | OUT | IN3 | HIGH | LOW | OUT | ||||||||||
| 9 | Tanya | IN | HIGH | IN | HIGH | LOW | WIN | OUT | |||||||||
| 10 | Brother | IN | IN | LOW | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||
| 11 | Lee Anne | HIGH3 | WDR4 | ||||||||||||||
| 12 | Tu | IN | IN | LOW | IN | OUT | |||||||||||
| 13 | Tyler | WIN | LOW | HIGH | OUT | ||||||||||||
| 14 | Rogelio | IN | LOW | OUT | |||||||||||||
| 15 | Laura | IN | HIGH | OUT2 | |||||||||||||
| 16 | Melissa | OUT | |||||||||||||||
^Note 1 : The chef(s) did not receive immunity for winning the Quickfire Challenge.
^Note 2 : Laura lost the Sudden Death Quickfire Challenge and was eliminated.
^Note 3 : Following Episode 6 of Last Chance Kitchen, Claudette rejoined the competition and Lee Anne was introduced as a regular competitor.
^Note 4 : Due to severe altitude sickness and concerns over her unborn baby's health, Lee Anne elected to withdraw from the competition.
^Note 5 : Joe F. lost the Sudden Death Quickfire Challenge and was eliminated.
^Note 6 : Joe F. 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.
- (WDR) The chef voluntarily withdrew from the competition.
- Notes
- Footnotes
- ^ a b c Calderone, Ana (October 12, 2017). "Watch the First Trailer for Top Chef Colorado and Meet All the New Cheftestants". People. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ^ a b c Rosenfeld, Laura (October 12, 2017). "Top Chef Returns This December: Get Your First Look at the Epic New Season". Bravo. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ^ Swartz, Tracy (March 8, 2018). "Which Chicago native won 'Top Chef'?". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- ^ Komonibo, Ineye (March 12, 2018). "The Votes Are In! Find Out Which Cheftestant Is Your Top Chef Fan Favorite". Bravo. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ a b Rosenfeld, Laura (November 29, 2017). "What?! A Top Chef Alum Could Return to the Competition in Season 15". Bravo. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
- ^ Woo, Candice (February 13, 2017). "San Diego's Claudette Wilkins Competing on Top Chef México". Eater San Diego. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Stanhope, Kate (October 24, 2017). "'Top Chef' "Evaluating" John Besh Appearance After Sexual Harassment Allegations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ Andrews, Travis (December 13, 2017). "'Top Chef' cuts John Besh from episode after sexual harassment allegations". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 26, 2018.