Top Chef: D.C. is the seventh season of the American reality television series Top Chef. The season was initially filmed in Washington, D.C. before concluding in Singapore, the series' first international venue. It premiered on June 16, 2010, and concluded on September 22, 2010. In the season finale, Kevin Sbraga was declared the winner over runners-up Angelo Sosa and Ed Cotton. Tiffany Derry was voted Fan Favorite.
Contestants
Seventeen chefs competed in Top Chef: D.C. NameHometownCurrent ResidenceAgeAmanda BaumgartenLos Angeles, California27Tracey BloomRochester, New YorkAtlanta, Georgia33Ed CottonBoston, MassachusettsQueens, New York32Andrea Curto-RandazzoVero Beach, FloridaMiami Beach, Florida39 Tim DeanWashington, D.C.Baltimore, Maryland39Tiffany DerryBeaumont, TexasDallas, Texas26Lynne GigliottiPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaHyde Park, New York51Kenny GilbertEuclid, OhioTelluride, Colorado36Stephen HopcraftCleveland, OhioLas Vegas, Nevada40Kelly LikenPittsburgh, PennsylvaniaVail, Colorado33Jacqueline LombardBoston, MassachusettsBrooklyn, New York33Arnold MyintNashville, Tennessee32Alex ReznikBrooklyn, New YorkHollywood, California33Kevin SbragaWillingboro, New Jersey30John SomervilleDetroit, MichiganWest Bloomfield, Michigan42Angelo SosaDurham, ConnecticutNew York, New York34Tamesha WarrenBarbadosWashington, D.C.24
Angelo Sosa and Tiffany Derry returned to compete in Top Chef: All-Stars. Amanda Baumgarten returned for Top Chef: Charleston. Sosa returned again for Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.
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External links Official website