Top Chef: All-Stars is the eighth season of the American reality television series Top Chef. The season was first filmed in New York City before concluding in The Bahamas. All-Stars consisted of chefs from the previous seven seasons who did not win the title of Top Chef. It premiered on December 1, 2010, and concluded on April 6, 2011. The cast was announced during the Top Chef: D.C. reunion special on September 22, 2010. The prize money awarded to the winner of the season was . In the season finale, Top Chef: Chicago runner-up Richard Blais was declared the winner over Top Chef: Las Vegas contestant Mike Isabella. Top Chef: New York runner-up Carla Hall was voted Fan Favorite.
Contestants
Eighteen past Top Chef contestants competed in Top Chef: All-Stars. NameHometownCurrent ResidenceAgeSeasonOriginal PlacementElia AboumradMexico City, MexicoLos Angeles, California27Season 24thStephen AsprinioWest Palm Beach, FloridaNew York, New York29Season 15thRichard BlaisUniondale, New YorkAtlanta, Georgia38Season 4Runner-upJennifer CarrollPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania35Season 64thTiffany DerryBeaumont, TexasDallas, Texas27Season 75thTiffani FaisonBremerhaven, GermanyBoston, Massachusetts33Season 1Runner-upCarla HallNashville, TennesseeWashington, D.C.46Season 5Runner-upMike IsabellaLittle Ferry, New JerseyWashington, D.C.35Season 67thJamie LaurenNew York, New YorkLos Angeles, California32Season 57thDale LevitskiChicago, Illinois37Season 3Runner-upAntonia LofasoLos Angeles, California34Season 44thSpike MendelsohnClearwater Beach, FloridaWashington, D.C.29Season 45thAngelo SosaDurham, ConnecticutNew York, New York35Season 7Runner-upDale TaldeChicago, IllinoisNew York, New York32Season 46thCasey ThompsonCedar Hill, TexasFort Worth, Texas32Season 3Runner-upMarcel VigneronBainbridge Island, WashingtonLos Angeles, California30Season 2Runner-upFabio VivianiFlorence, ItalyMoorpark, California32Season 54thTre WilcoxDuncanville, TexasDallas, Texas34Season 38th
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