# List of Top Chef contestants

Top Chef is an American reality competition television series. The contestants, sometimes referred to as "cheftestants", compete against each other in episodic challenges to become the next "Top Chef" and win a cash prize. The show has aired 21 seasons since its premiere in March 2006 and featured 330 unique competitors. Some return to compete in future seasons, such as with the two all-star editions, and also reappear as guest judges on the show.
The contestants are selected through an audition process. Although the series began with people with vastly differing amounts of cooking experience, such as a sommelier, nutritionist, and culinary school student in the first season, later seasons would limit casting to professional chefs and restaurateurs. For a typical season, casting producers will perform a nationwide search, researching the latest recipients of culinary accolades, like the James Beard Foundation Awards and Michelin stars; reviewing recommendations from past competitors; and scouting social media and various cities across the United States for potential applicants.
Several Top Chef alumni have gone on to make regular appearances as hosts, judges, and contestants on other television shows, such as Chopped, Guy's Grocery Games, Bobby's Triple Threat, and Tournament of Champions on the Food Network, as well as Hell's Kitchen and Next Level Chef on Fox.

## Contestants

    The contestant competed on a previous season.
| Season | Name | Age | Hometown | Current Residence | Finish |
| Top Chef: San Francisco (Season 1) | Ken Lee | 31 | — | Los Angeles, California | 12th |
| Top Chef: San Francisco (Season 1) | Cynthia Sestito | 52 | — | East Hampton, New York | 11th |
| Top Chef: San Francisco (Season 1) | Brian Hill | 37 | — | Los Angeles, California | 10th |
| Top Chef: San Francisco (Season 1) | Candice Kumai | 22 | — | Brooklyn, New York | 9th |
| Top Chef: San Francisco (Season 1) | Lisa Parks | 45 | — | Los Angeles, California | 8th |
| Top Chef: San Francisco (Season 1) | Andrea Beaman | 38 | — | New York, New York | 7th |
| Top Chef: San Francisco (Season 1) | Miguel Morales | 27 | — | New York, New York | 6th |
| Top Chef: San Francisco (Season 1) | Stephen Asprinio | 24 | — | Las Vegas, Nevada | 5th |
| Top Chef: San Francisco (Season 1) | Lee Anne Wong | 28 | — | New York, New York | 4th |
| Top Chef: San Francisco (Season 1) | Dave Martin | 40 | — | Long Beach, California | 3rd |
| Top Chef: San Francisco (Season 1) | Tiffani Faison | 28 | — | Las Vegas, Nevada | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: San Francisco (Season 1) | Harold Dieterle | 28 | — | New York, New York | Winner |
| Top Chef: Los Angeles (Season 2) | Suyai Steinhauer | 29 | — | New York, New York | 15th |
| Top Chef: Los Angeles (Season 2) | Otto Borsich | 46 | — | Las Vegas, Nevada | 14th |
| Top Chef: Los Angeles (Season 2) | Emily Sprissler | 30 | — | Las Vegas, Nevada | 13th |
| Top Chef: Los Angeles (Season 2) | Marisa Churchill | 28 | — | San Francisco, California | 11th |
| Top Chef: Los Angeles (Season 2) | Josie Smith-Malave | 31 | — | Brooklyn, New York | 11th |
| Top Chef: Los Angeles (Season 2) | Carlos Fernandez | 36 | — | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 10th |
| Top Chef: Los Angeles (Season 2) | Frank Terzoli | 39 | — | San Diego, California | 9th |
| Top Chef: Los Angeles (Season 2) | Mia Gaines-Alt | 32 | — | Oakdale, California | 8th |
| Top Chef: Los Angeles (Season 2) | Betty Fraser | 44 | — | Los Angeles, California | 7th |
| Top Chef: Los Angeles (Season 2) | Michael Midgley | 28 | — | Stockton, California | 6th |
| Top Chef: Los Angeles (Season 2) | Cliff Crooks | 28 | — | West Caldwell, New Jersey | 5th |
| Top Chef: Los Angeles (Season 2) | Sam Talbot | 28 | — | New York, New York | 3rd |
| Top Chef: Los Angeles (Season 2) | Elia Aboumrad | 23 | — | Las Vegas, Nevada | 3rd |
| Top Chef: Los Angeles (Season 2) | Marcel Vigneron | 26 | — | Las Vegas, Nevada | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: Los Angeles (Season 2) | Ilan Hall | 26 | — | New York, New York | Winner |
| Top Chef: Miami (Season 3) | Clay Bowen | 28 | Columbus, Mississippi | Santa Barbara, California | 15th |
| Top Chef: Miami (Season 3) | Sandee Birdsong | 39 | St. Simons Island, Georgia | Miami, Florida | 14th |
| Top Chef: Miami (Season 3) | Micah Edelstein | 33 | Bridgewater, Massachusetts | Boca Raton, Florida | 13th |
| Top Chef: Miami (Season 3) | Camille Becerra | 34 | Elizabeth, New Jersey | Brooklyn, New York | 12th |
| Top Chef: Miami (Season 3) | Lia Bardeen | 28 | Tacoma, Washington | Brooklyn, New York | 11th |
| Top Chef: Miami (Season 3) | Joseph "Joey" Paulino | 29 | Long Island, New York | New York, New York | 10th |
| Top Chef: Miami (Season 3) | Sara Nguyen | 25 | Santa Monica, California | Chicago, Illinois | 9th |
| Top Chef: Miami (Season 3) | Tre Wilcox | 30 | Duncanville, Texas | Cedar Hill, Texas | 8th |
| Top Chef: Miami (Season 3) | Howard "Howie" Kleinberg | 31 | Miami, Florida | Miami, Florida | 7th |
| Top Chef: Miami (Season 3) | Chris "CJ" Jacobson | 31 | El Toro, California | Venice, California | 6th |
| Top Chef: Miami (Season 3) | Sara Mair | 34 | Kingston, Jamaica | Miami, Florida | 5th |
| Top Chef: Miami (Season 3) | Brian Malarkey | 34 | Bend, Oregon | San Diego, California | 4th |
| Top Chef: Miami (Season 3) | Casey Thompson | 29 | Cedar Hill, Texas | Dallas, Texas | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: Miami (Season 3) | Dale Levitski | 34 | Chicago, Illinois | Chicago, Illinois | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: Miami (Season 3) | Hung Huynh | 29 | Pittsfield, Massachusetts | Las Vegas, Nevada | Winner |
| Top Chef: Chicago (Season 4) | Nimma Osman | 26 | Peachtree City, Georgia | Atlanta, Georgia | 16th |
| Top Chef: Chicago (Season 4) | Valerie Bolon | 32 | Chicago, Illinois | Chicago, Illinois | 15th |
| Top Chef: Chicago (Season 4) | Erik Hopfinger | 38 | Chappaqua, New York | San Francisco, California | 14th |
| Top Chef: Chicago (Season 4) | Manuel Trevino | 33 | Laredo, Texas | New York, New York | 13th |
| Top Chef: Chicago (Season 4) | Zoi Antonitsas | 30 | Seattle, Washington | San Francisco, California | 12th |
| Top Chef: Chicago (Season 4) | Ryan Scott | 28 | Los Banos, California | San Francisco, California | 11th |
| Top Chef: Chicago (Season 4) | Jennifer Biesty | 35 | Brooklyn, New York | San Francisco, California | 10th |
| Top Chef: Chicago (Season 4) | Mark Simmons | 29 | Invercargill, New Zealand | New York, New York | 9th |
| Top Chef: Chicago (Season 4) | Nikki Cascone | 35 | New York, New York | New York, New York | 8th |
| Top Chef: Chicago (Season 4) | Andrew D'Ambrosi | 30 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | New York, New York | 7th |
| Top Chef: Chicago (Season 4) | Dale Talde | 29 | Chicago, Illinois | New York, New York | 6th |
| Top Chef: Chicago (Season 4) | Evangelos "Spike" Mendelsohn | 27 | Clearwater Beach, Florida | Washington, D.C. | 5th |
| Top Chef: Chicago (Season 4) | Antonia Lofaso | 31 | Los Angeles, California | Los Angeles, California | 4th |
| Top Chef: Chicago (Season 4) | Richard Blais | 35 | Uniondale, New York | Atlanta, Georgia | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: Chicago (Season 4) | Lisa Fernandes | 27 | Toronto, Ontario | New York, New York | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: Chicago (Season 4) | Stephanie Izard | 31 | Stamford, Connecticut | Chicago, Illinois | Winner |
| Top Chef: New York (Season 5) | Lauren Hope | 24 | Cincinnati, Ohio | Savannah, Georgia | 17th |
| Top Chef: New York (Season 5) | Patrick Dunlea | 21 | Quincy, Massachusetts | Hyde Park, New York | 16th |
| Top Chef: New York (Season 5) | Jill Snyder | 28 | Latrobe, Pennsylvania | Baltimore, Maryland | 15th |
| Top Chef: New York (Season 5) | Richard Sweeney | 27 | Sayville, New York | San Diego, California | 14th |
| Top Chef: New York (Season 5) | Alex Eusebio | 33 | New York, New York | Los Angeles, California | 13th |
| Top Chef: New York (Season 5) | Danny Gagnon | 26 | New Hyde Park, New York | New Hyde Park, New York | 12th |
| Top Chef: New York (Season 5) | Melissa Harrison | 28 | Sparks, Maryland | Boulder, Colorado | 10th |
| Top Chef: New York (Season 5) | Eugene Villiatora | 33 | Whitmore Village, Hawaii | Las Vegas, Nevada | 10th |
| Top Chef: New York (Season 5) | Ariane Duarte | 41 | Verona, New Jersey | Verona, New Jersey | 9th |
| Top Chef: New York (Season 5) | Radhika Desai | 28 | Chicago, Illinois | Chicago, Illinois | 8th |
| Top Chef: New York (Season 5) | Jamie Lauren | 30 | New York, New York | San Francisco, California | 7th |
| Top Chef: New York (Season 5) | Leah Cohen | 26 | Scarsdale, New York | New York, New York | 6th |
| Top Chef: New York (Season 5) | Jeffrey "Jeff" McInnis | 30 | Niceville, Florida | Miami, Florida | 4th |
| Top Chef: New York (Season 5) | Fabio Viviani | 30 | Florence, Italy | Moorpark, California | 4th |
| Top Chef: New York (Season 5) | Carla Hall | 44 | Nashville, Tennessee | Washington, D.C. | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: New York (Season 5) | Stefan Richter | 35 | Tampere, Finland | Santa Monica, California | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: New York (Season 5) | Hosea Rosenberg | 34 | Taos, New Mexico | Boulder, Colorado | Winner |
| Top Chef: Las Vegas (Season 6) | Jennifer "Jen" Zavala | 31 | Cromwell, Connecticut | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 17th |
| Top Chef: Las Vegas (Season 6) | Eve Aronoff | 40 | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Ann Arbor, Michigan | 16th |
| Top Chef: Las Vegas (Season 6) | Preeti Mistry | 33 | San Francisco, California | San Francisco, California | 15th |
| Top Chef: Las Vegas (Season 6) | Jesse Sandlin | 30 | Baltimore, Maryland | Baltimore, Maryland | 14th |
| Top Chef: Las Vegas (Season 6) | Hector Santiago | 41 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Atlanta, Georgia | 13th |
| Top Chef: Las Vegas (Season 6) | Mattin Noblia | 29 | Biarritz, France | San Francisco, California | 12th |
| Top Chef: Las Vegas (Season 6) | Ron Duprat | 40 | Mare Rouge, Haiti | Hollywood, Florida/Naples, Florida | 11th |
| Top Chef: Las Vegas (Season 6) | Ashley Merriman | 32 | Center Sandwich, New Hampshire | Seattle, Washington | 10th |
| Top Chef: Las Vegas (Season 6) | Ash Fulk | 29 | Pleasant Hill, California | New York, New York | 9th |
| Top Chef: Las Vegas (Season 6) | Laurine Wickett | 38 | Rochester, New York | San Francisco, California | 8th |
| Top Chef: Las Vegas (Season 6) | Mike Isabella | 34 | Little Ferry, New Jersey | Washington, D.C. | 7th |
| Top Chef: Las Vegas (Season 6) | Robin Leventhal | 43 | Sun Valley, Idaho | Seattle, Washington | 6th |
| Top Chef: Las Vegas (Season 6) | Eli Kirshtein | 25 | Atlanta, Georgia | Atlanta, Georgia | 5th |
| Top Chef: Las Vegas (Season 6) | Jennifer Carroll | 33 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 4th |
| Top Chef: Las Vegas (Season 6) | Kevin Gillespie | 26 | Atlanta, Georgia | Atlanta, Georgia | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: Las Vegas (Season 6) | Bryan Voltaggio | 33 | Frederick, Maryland | Urbana, Maryland | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: Las Vegas (Season 6) | Michael Voltaggio | 30 | Frederick, Maryland | Pasadena, California | Winner |
| Top Chef: D.C. (Season 7) | John Somerville | 42 | Detroit, Michigan | West Bloomfield, Michigan | 17th |
| Top Chef: D.C. (Season 7) | Jacqueline Lombard | 33 | Boston, Massachusetts | Brooklyn, New York | 16th |
| Top Chef: D.C. (Season 7) | Tracey Bloom | 33 | Rochester, New York | Atlanta, Georgia | 15th |
| Top Chef: D.C. (Season 7) | Lynne Gigliotti | 51 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Hyde Park, New York | 13th |
| Top Chef: D.C. (Season 7) | Arnold Myint | 32 | Nashville, Tennessee | Nashville, Tennessee | 13th |
| Top Chef: D.C. (Season 7) | Timothy "Tim" Dean | 39 | Washington, D.C. | Baltimore, Maryland | 12th |
| Top Chef: D.C. (Season 7) | Tamesha Warren | 24 | Barbados | Washington, D.C. | 11th |
| Top Chef: D.C. (Season 7) | Andrea Curto-Randazzo | 39 | Vero Beach, Florida | Miami, Florida | 10th |
| Top Chef: D.C. (Season 7) | Stephen Hopcraft | 40 | Cleveland, Ohio | Las Vegas, Nevada | 9th |
| Top Chef: D.C. (Season 7) | Kenny Gilbert | 36 | Euclid, Ohio | Telluride, Colorado | 8th |
| Top Chef: D.C. (Season 7) | Alex Reznik | 33 | Brooklyn, New York | Hollywood, California | 7th |
| Top Chef: D.C. (Season 7) | Amanda Baumgarten | 27 | Los Angeles, California | Los Angeles, California | 6th |
| Top Chef: D.C. (Season 7) | Tiffany Derry | 26 | Beaumont, Texas | Dallas, Texas | 5th |
| Top Chef: D.C. (Season 7) | Kelly Liken | 33 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | Vail, Colorado | 4th |
| Top Chef: D.C. (Season 7) | Angelo Sosa | 34 | Durham, Connecticut | New York, New York | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: D.C. (Season 7) | Ed Cotton | 34 | Boston, Massachusetts | Queens, New York | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: D.C. (Season 7) | Kevin Sbraga | 30 | Willingboro, New Jersey | Willingboro, New Jersey | Winner |
| Top Chef: All-Stars (Season 8) | Elia Aboumrad | 27 | Mexico City, Mexico | — | 18th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars (Season 8) | Jennifer Carroll | 35 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | — | 17th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars (Season 8) | Stephen Asprinio | 29 | West Palm Beach, Florida | — | 15th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars (Season 8) | Dale Levitski | 37 | Chicago, Illinois | — | 15th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars (Season 8) | Evangelos "Spike" Mendelsohn | 29 | Clearwater Beach, Florida | — | 14th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars (Season 8) | Casey Thompson | 32 | Cedar Hill, Texas | — | 13th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars (Season 8) | Tiffani Faison | 33 | Boston, Massachusetts | — | 11th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars (Season 8) | Jamie Lauren | 32 | New York, New York | — | 11th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars (Season 8) | Marcel Vigneron | 30 | Bainbridge Island, Washington | — | 10th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars (Season 8) | Tre Wilcox | 34 | Duncanville, Texas | — | 9th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars (Season 8) | Fabio Viviani | 32 | Florence, Italy | — | 8th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars (Season 8) | Angelo Sosa | 35 | Durham, Connecticut | — | 7th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars (Season 8) | Dale Talde | 32 | Chicago, Illinois | — | 6th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars (Season 8) | Carla Hall | 46 | Nashville, Tennessee | — | 5th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars (Season 8) | Tiffany Derry | 27 | Beaumont, Texas | — | 4th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars (Season 8) | Antonia Lofaso | 34 | Los Angeles, California | — | 3rd |
| Top Chef: All-Stars (Season 8) | Mike Isabella | 35 | Little Ferry, New Jersey | — | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: All-Stars (Season 8) | Richard Blais | 38 | Uniondale, New York | — | Winner |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Tyler Stone | 22 | — | Sacramento, California | N/A |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Simon Pantet | 30 | — | Seattle, Washington | N/A |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Colin Patterson | 37 | — | Seattle, Washington | N/A |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Nina Vicente | 29 | — | Seattle, Washington | N/A |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Kimberly "Kim" Calichio | 27 | — | New York, New York | N/A |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Jonathan Baltazar | 36 | — | Long Beach, California | N/A |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Chaz Brown | 29 | — | New York, New York | N/A |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Berenice DeAraujo | 33 | — | New York, New York | N/A |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Ashley Villaluz | 25 | — | Seattle, Washington | N/A |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Molly Brandt | 30 | — | Hollywood, Florida | N/A |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Laurent Quenioux | 51 | — | Los Angeles, California | N/A |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Janine Falvo | 37 | — | Atlanta, Georgia | N/A |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Andrew Curren | 32 | — | Austin, Texas | N/A |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Keith Rhodes | 39 | — | Wilmington, North Carolina | 16th |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Richie Farina | 28 | — | Chicago, Illinois | 15th |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Chuy Valencia | 25 | — | Chicago, Illinois | 14th |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Whitney Otawka | 30 | — | Cumberland Island, Georgia | 13th |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Dakota Weiss | 35 | — | Los Angeles, California | 11th |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Nyesha Arrington | 28 | — | Los Angeles, California | 11th |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Heather Terhune | 39 | — | Chicago, Illinois | 10th |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Chris Crary | 29 | — | Los Angeles, California | 9th |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Ty-Lör Boring | 34 | — | Brooklyn, New York | 8th |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Chris Jones | 30 | — | Chicago, Illinois | 7th |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Grayson Schmitz | 28 | — | New York, New York | 6th |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Edward Lee | 28 | — | New York, New York | 5th |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Beverly Kim | 32 | — | Chicago, Illinois | 4th |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Lindsay Autry | 29 | — | West Palm Beach, Florida | 3rd |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Sarah Grueneberg | 29 | — | Chicago, Illinois | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: Texas (Season 9) | Paul Qui | 31 | — | Austin, Texas | Winner |
| Top Chef: Seattle (Season 10) | Anthony Gray | 35 | Macon, Georgia | Atlanta, Georgia | N/A |
| Top Chef: Seattle (Season 10) | Jorel Pierce | 28 | Denver, Colorado | Denver, Colorado | N/A |
| Top Chef: Seattle (Season 10) | Tina Bourbeau | 42 | New York, New York | New York, New York | N/A |
| Top Chef: Seattle (Season 10) | Stephanie Cmar | 27 | Boston, Massachusetts | Boston, Massachusetts | N/A |
| Top Chef: Seattle (Season 10) | Gina Keatley | 32 | Boston, Massachusetts | Harlem, New York | N/A |
| Top Chef: Seattle (Season 10) | Daniel O'Brien | 32 | Clarkson, New York | Washington, D.C. | N/A |
| Top Chef: Seattle (Season 10) | Jeffrey Jew | 34 | Washington, D.C. | St. Petersburg, Florida | 18th |
| Top Chef: Seattle (Season 10) | Kuniko Yagi | 35 | Maebashi, Japan | Los Angeles, California | 17th |
| Top Chef: Seattle (Season 10) | Chrissy Camba | 31 | Chicago, Illinois | Chicago, Illinois | 15th |
| Top Chef: Seattle (Season 10) | Carla Pellegrino | 43 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Las Vegas, Nevada | 15th |
| Top Chef: Seattle (Season 10) | Tyler Wiard | 41 | Denver, Colorado | Denver, Colorado | 13th |
| Top Chef: Seattle (Season 10) | Chris "CJ" Jacobson | 36 | El Toro, California | Studio City, California | 13th |
| Top Chef: Seattle (Season 10) | Eliza Gavin | 38 | Telluride, Colorado | Telluride, Colorado | 12th |
| Top Chef: Seattle (Season 10) | Danyele McPherson | 31 | Waynesville, North Carolina | Dallas, Texas | 11th |
| Top Chef: Seattle (Season 10) | Bart Vandaele | 42 | Roeselare, Belgium | Washington, D.C. | 10th |
| Top Chef: Seattle (Season 10) | John Tesar | 54 | New York, New York | Dallas, Texas | 9th |
| Top Chef: Seattle (Season 10) | Micah Fields | 28 | Los Angeles, California | Los Angeles, California | 8th |
| Top Chef: Seattle (Season 10) | Josie Smith-Malave | 37 | Miami, Florida | San Francisco, California | 7th |
| Top Chef: Seattle (Season 10) | Stefan Richter | 40 | Tampere, Finland | Santa Monica, California | 6th |
| Top Chef: Seattle (Season 10) | Elizabeth "Lizzie" Binder | 37 | Durban, South Africa | San Francisco, California | 5th |
| Top Chef: Seattle (Season 10) | Joshua "Josh" Valentine | 33 | Del City, Oklahoma | Dallas, Texas | 4th |
| Top Chef: Seattle (Season 10) | Sheldon Simeon | 30 | Hilo, Hawaii | Lahaina, Hawaii | 3rd |
| Top Chef: Seattle (Season 10) | Brooke Williamson | 34 | Los Angeles, California | Redondo Beach, California | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: Seattle (Season 10) | Kristen Kish | 28 | Kentwood, Michigan | Boston, Massachusetts | Winner |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Benoit Angulo | — | — | New Orleans, Louisiana | N/A |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Tres Barnard | — | — | New Orleans, Louisiana | N/A |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Bart Bell | — | — | New Orleans, Louisiana | N/A |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Michael Doyle | — | — | New Orleans, Louisiana | N/A |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Nick Lama | — | — | New Orleans, Louisiana | N/A |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Bradley McGehee | — | — | New Orleans, Louisiana | N/A |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Casey Morvant | — | — | New Orleans, Louisiana | N/A |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Chris Wadsworth | — | — | New Orleans, Louisiana | N/A |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Ramon Bojorquez | 31 | Rio Rico, Arizona | San Diego, California | 19th |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Jason Cichonski | 27 | Bucks County, Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 18th |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Aaron Cuschieri | 29 | Livonia, Michigan | Chicago, Illinois | 17th |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Bret Pelaggi | 34 | Norwood, Massachusetts | Miami, Florida | 16th |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Janine Booth | 25 | Perth, Australia | New York, New York | 15th |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Michael Sichel | 46 | Valhalla, New York | New Orleans, Louisiana | 14th |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Benedetto "Bene" Bartolotta | 27 | Astoria, New York | New York, New York | 13th |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Patricia "Patty" Vega | 29 | Gurabo, Puerto Rico | New York, New York | 12th |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Sara Johannes | 36 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Minneapolis, Minnesota | 11th |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Travis Masar | 27 | La Junta, Colorado | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 10th |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Justin Devillier | 32 | Dana Point, California | New Orleans, Louisiana | 9th |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Carrie Mashaney | 35 | Carpenter, Iowa | Seattle, Washington | 8th |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Stephanie Cmar | 28 | Boston, Massachusetts | Boston, Massachusetts | 7th |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Brian Huskey | 32 | Pasadena, California | Los Angeles, California | 6th |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Carlos Gaytan | 42 | Huitzuco, Guerrero, Mexico | Chicago, Illinois | 5th |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Louis Maldonado | 32 | Ukiah, California | Healdsburg, California | 3rd |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Shirley Chung | 36 | Beijing, China | Fremont, California | 3rd |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Nina Compton | 34 | Saint Lucia | New Orleans, Louisiana | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: New Orleans (Season 11) | Nicholas Elmi | 32 | West Newbury, Massachusetts | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Winner |
| Top Chef: Boston (Season 12) | Michael Patlazhan | 31 | Brooklyn, New York | Brooklyn, New York | 16th |
| Top Chef: Boston (Season 12) | Joy Crump | 46 | Coatesville, Pennsylvania | Fredericksburg, Virginia | 15th |
| Top Chef: Boston (Season 12) | Ron Eyester | 40 | Long Island, New York | Atlanta, Georgia | 14th |
| Top Chef: Boston (Season 12) | Rebecca LaMalfa | 32 | Chico, California | Chicago, Illinois | 12th |
| Top Chef: Boston (Season 12) | James Rigato | 29 | Howell, Michigan | White Lake, Michigan | 12th |
| Top Chef: Boston (Season 12) | Aaron Grissom | 27 | Tacoma, Washington | North Hollywood, California | 11th |
| Top Chef: Boston (Season 12) | Stacy Cogswell | 33 | Boston, Massachusetts | Boston, Massachusetts | 10th |
| Top Chef: Boston (Season 12) | Keriann Von Raesfeld | 28 | San Jose, California | San Jose, California | 9th |
| Top Chef: Boston (Season 12) | Katie Weinner | 35 | Rosemount, Minnesota | Salt Lake City, Utah | 8th |
| Top Chef: Boston (Season 12) | Adam Harvey | 29 | New York, New York | New York, New York | 7th |
| Top Chef: Boston (Season 12) | Katsuji Tanabe | 33 | Mexico City, Mexico | Los Angeles, California | 6th |
| Top Chef: Boston (Season 12) | George Pagonis | 31 | Washington, D.C. | Washington, D.C. | 5th |
| Top Chef: Boston (Season 12) | Melissa King | 30 | Los Angeles, California | San Francisco, California | 4th |
| Top Chef: Boston (Season 12) | Doug Adams | 29 | Tyler, Texas | Portland, Oregon | 3rd |
| Top Chef: Boston (Season 12) | Gregory Gourdet | 39 | Queens, New York | Portland, Oregon | Runner-Up |
| Top Chef: Boston (Season 12) | Mei Lin | 28 | Dearborn, Michigan | Los Angeles, California | Winner |
| Top Chef: California (Season 13) | Garret Fleming | 33 | Rockford, Illinois | Washington, D.C. | 17th |
| Top Chef: California (Season 13) | Renee Kelly | 34 | Shawnee, Kansas | Merriam, Kansas | 16th |
| Top Chef: California (Season 13) | Frances Tariga-Weshnak | 33 | Manila, Philippines | New York, New York | 15th |
| Top Chef: California (Season 13) | Grayson Schmitz | 32 | New Holstein, Wisconsin | New York, New York | 14th |
| Top Chef: California (Season 13) | Giselle Wellman | 31 | San Diego, California | Los Angeles, California | 13th |
| Top Chef: California (Season 13) | Angelina Bastidas | 25 | Miami, Florida | Miami, Florida | 12th |
| Top Chef: California (Season 13) | Wesley True | 38 | Mobile, Alabama | Atlanta, Georgia | 11th |
| Top Chef: California (Season 13) | Jason Stratton | 35 | Seattle, Washington | Seattle, Washington | 10th |
| Top Chef: California (Season 13) | Chad White | 32 | Spokane, Washington | San Diego, California | 9th |
| Top Chef: California (Season 13) | Phillip Frankland Lee | 28 | Los Angeles, California | Los Angeles, California | 8th |
| Top Chef: California (Season 13) | Karen Akunowicz | 37 | Kearny, New Jersey | Boston, Massachusetts | 7th |
| Top Chef: California (Season 13) | Kwame Onwuachi | 25 | The Bronx, New York | Washington, D.C. | 6th |
| Top Chef: California (Season 13) | Carl Dooley | 30 | Boston, Massachusetts | Boston, Massachusetts | 5th |
| Top Chef: California (Season 13) | Isaac Toups | 36 | Rayne, Louisiana | New Orleans, Louisiana | 3rd |
| Top Chef: California (Season 13) | Marjorie Meek-Bradley | 30 | Ukiah, California | Washington, D.C. | 3rd |
| Top Chef: California (Season 13) | Amar Santana | 33 | Queens, New York | Orange County, California | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: California (Season 13) | Jeremy Ford | 30 | Jacksonville, Florida | Miami, Florida | Winner |
| Top Chef: Charleston (Season 14) | Gerald Sombright | — | St. Louis, Missouri | Marco Island, Florida | 16th |
| Top Chef: Charleston (Season 14) | Annie Pettry | — | Asheville, North Carolina | Louisville, Kentucky | 15th |
| Top Chef: Charleston (Season 14) | Sam Talbot | — | Charlotte, North Carolina | Brooklyn, New York | 14th |
| Top Chef: Charleston (Season 14) | BJ Smith | — | South Bend, Indiana | Portland, Oregon | 13th |
| Top Chef: Charleston (Season 14) | Silvia Barban | — | Castronno, Varese, Italy | Brooklyn, New York | 12th |
| Top Chef: Charleston (Season 14) | Amanda Baumgarten | — | Los Angeles, California | Chicago, Illinois | 11th |
| Top Chef: Charleston (Season 14) | Jim Smith | — | Troy, Alabama | Montgomery, Alabama | 10th |
| Top Chef: Charleston (Season 14) | Jamie Lynch | — | Rochester, New York | Charlotte, North Carolina | 9th |
| Top Chef: Charleston (Season 14) | Katsuji Tanabe | — | Mexico City, Mexico | Los Angeles, California | 8th |
| Top Chef: Charleston (Season 14) | Emily Hahn | — | Lynchburg, Virginia | Charleston, South Carolina | 7th |
| Top Chef: Charleston (Season 14) | Casey Thompson | — | Cedar Hill, Texas | Napa Valley, California | 6th |
| Top Chef: Charleston (Season 14) | Sylva Senat | — | Port-au-Prince, Haiti | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 5th |
| Top Chef: Charleston (Season 14) | John Tesar | — | New York, New York | Dallas, Texas | 4th |
| Top Chef: Charleston (Season 14) | Sheldon Simeon | — | Hilo, Hawaii | Maui, Hawaii | 3rd |
| Top Chef: Charleston (Season 14) | Shirley Chung | — | Beijing, China | Irvine, California | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: Charleston (Season 14) | Brooke Williamson | — | Los Angeles, California | Los Angeles, California | Winner |
| Top Chef: Colorado (Season 15) | Jennifer Carroll | — | — | Washington, D.C. | N/A |
| Top Chef: Colorado (Season 15) | Marcel Vigneron | — | — | Los Angeles, California | N/A |
| Top Chef: Colorado (Season 15) | Kwame Onwuachi | — | — | Washington, D.C. | N/A |
| Top Chef: Colorado (Season 15) | Melissa Perfit | — | — | San Francisco, California | 16th |
| Top Chef: Colorado (Season 15) | Laura Cole | — | — | Denali National Park, Alaska | 15th |
| Top Chef: Colorado (Season 15) | Rogelio Garcia | — | — | San Francisco, California | 14th |
| Top Chef: Colorado (Season 15) | Tyler Anderson | — | — | Simsbury, Connecticut | 13th |
| Top Chef: Colorado (Season 15) | Tu David Phu | — | — | Oakland, California | 12th |
| Top Chef: Colorado (Season 15) | Lee Anne Wong | — | — | Honolulu, Hawaii | 11th |
| Top Chef: Colorado (Season 15) | Brother Luck | — | — | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 10th |
| Top Chef: Colorado (Season 15) | Tanya Holland | — | — | Oakland, California | 9th |
| Top Chef: Colorado (Season 15) | Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins | — | — | San Diego, California | 8th |
| Top Chef: Colorado (Season 15) | Fatima Ali | — | — | New York, New York | 7th |
| Top Chef: Colorado (Season 15) | Bruce Kalman | — | — | Los Angeles, California | 6th |
| Top Chef: Colorado (Season 15) | Christopher "Chris" Scott | — | — | Brooklyn, New York | 5th |
| Top Chef: Colorado (Season 15) | Carrie Baird | — | — | Denver, Colorado | 4th |
| Top Chef: Colorado (Season 15) | Joseph "Joe" Sasto III | — | — | Los Angeles, California | 3rd |
| Top Chef: Colorado (Season 15) | Adrienne Cheatham | — | — | New York, New York | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: Colorado (Season 15) | Joseph "Joe" Flamm | — | — | Chicago, Illinois | Winner |
| Top Chef: Kentucky (Season 16) | Jim Smith | — | — | Montgomery, Alabama | N/A |
| Top Chef: Kentucky (Season 16) | Carrie Baird | — | — | Denver, Colorado | N/A |
| Top Chef: Kentucky (Season 16) | Caitlin Steininger | — | — | Cincinnati, Ohio | 16th |
| Top Chef: Kentucky (Season 16) | Natalie Maronski | — | — | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 15th |
| Top Chef: Kentucky (Season 16) | Kevin Scharpf | — | — | Dubuque, Iowa | 14th |
| Top Chef: Kentucky (Season 16) | Pablo Lamon | — | — | Miami Beach, Florida | 12th |
| Top Chef: Kentucky (Season 16) | Nini Nguyen | — | — | Brooklyn, New York | 12th |
| Top Chef: Kentucky (Season 16) | Brother Luck | — | — | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 11th |
| Top Chef: Kentucky (Season 16) | Brandon Rosen | — | — | San Mateo, California | 10th |
| Top Chef: Kentucky (Season 16) | Brian Young | — | — | Boston, Massachusetts | 9th |
| Top Chef: Kentucky (Season 16) | David Viana | — | — | Asbury Park, New Jersey | 8th |
| Top Chef: Kentucky (Season 16) | Edmund "Eddie" Konrad | — | — | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 7th |
| Top Chef: Kentucky (Season 16) | Justin Sutherland | — | — | St. Paul, Minnesota | 6th |
| Top Chef: Kentucky (Season 16) | Adrienne Wright | — | — | Boston, Massachusetts | 5th |
| Top Chef: Kentucky (Season 16) | Michelle Minori | — | — | San Francisco, California | 4th |
| Top Chef: Kentucky (Season 16) | Eric Adjepong | — | — | Washington, D.C. | 3rd |
| Top Chef: Kentucky (Season 16) | Sara Bradley | — | — | Paducah, Kentucky | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: Kentucky (Season 16) | Kelsey Barnard Clark | — | — | Dothan, Alabama | Winner |
| Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. (Season 17) | Joseph "Joe" Sasto III | — | — | Los Angeles, California | 15th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. (Season 17) | Angelo Sosa | — | — | San Diego, California | 14th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. (Season 17) | Jamie Lynch | — | — | Charlotte, North Carolina | 13th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. (Season 17) | Lisa Fernandes | — | — | Brooklyn, New York | 12th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. (Season 17) | Jennifer Carroll | — | — | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/Washington, D.C. | 11th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. (Season 17) | Nini Nguyen | — | — | New York, New York | 10th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. (Season 17) | Eric Adjepong | — | — | Washington, D.C. | 9th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. (Season 17) | Lee Anne Wong | — | — | Maui, Hawaii | 8th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. (Season 17) | Karen Akunowicz | — | — | Boston, Massachusetts | 7th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. (Season 17) | Brian Malarkey | — | — | San Diego, California | 6th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. (Season 17) | Gregory Gourdet | — | — | Portland, Oregon | 5th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. (Season 17) | Kevin Gillespie | — | — | Atlanta, Georgia | 4th |
| Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. (Season 17) | Stephanie Cmar | — | — | Boston, Massachusetts | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. (Season 17) | Bryan Voltaggio | — | — | Frederick, Maryland | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. (Season 17) | Melissa King | — | — | San Francisco, California | Winner |
| Top Chef: Portland (Season 18) | Roscoe Hall | — | Chicago, Illinois | Birmingham, Alabama | 15th |
| Top Chef: Portland (Season 18) | Sasha Grumman | — | Newport Beach, California | Houston, Texas | 14th |
| Top Chef: Portland (Season 18) | Brittanny Anderson | — | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond, Virginia | 13th |
| Top Chef: Portland (Season 18) | Kiki Louya | — | Detroit, Michigan | Detroit, Michigan | 12th |
| Top Chef: Portland (Season 18) | Nelson German | — | New York, New York | Oakland, California | 10th |
| Top Chef: Portland (Season 18) | Gabriel Pascuzzi | — | Portland, Oregon | Portland, Oregon | 10th |
| Top Chef: Portland (Season 18) | Avishar Barua | — | Columbus, Ohio | Columbus, Ohio | 9th |
| Top Chef: Portland (Season 18) | Sara Hauman | — | Vista, California | Portland, Oregon | 8th |
| Top Chef: Portland (Season 18) | Chris Viaud | — | Randolph, Massachusetts | Milford, New Hampshire | 7th |
| Top Chef: Portland (Season 18) | Byron Gomez | — | Central Islip, New York | Aspen, Colorado | 6th |
| Top Chef: Portland (Season 18) | Maria Mazon | — | Tucson, Arizona/Navojoa, Sonora | Tucson, Arizona | 5th |
| Top Chef: Portland (Season 18) | Jamie Tran | — | Stockton, California | Las Vegas, Nevada | 4th |
| Top Chef: Portland (Season 18) | Dawn Burrell | — | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Houston, Texas | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: Portland (Season 18) | Shota Nakajima | — | Tokyo, Japan/Seattle, Washington | Seattle, Washington | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: Portland (Season 18) | Felix "Gabe" Erales | — | El Paso, Texas | Austin, Texas | Winner |
| Top Chef: Houston (Season 19) | Leia Gaccione | — | Passaic, New Jersey | Morristown, New Jersey | 15th |
| Top Chef: Houston (Season 19) | Stephanie Miller | — | Bismarck, North Dakota | Bismarck, North Dakota | 14th |
| Top Chef: Houston (Season 19) | Sam Kang | — | Gardena, California | Brooklyn, New York | 13th |
| Top Chef: Houston (Season 19) | Robert Hernandez | — | Downey, California | San Francisco, California | 12th |
| Top Chef: Houston (Season 19) | Monique Feybesse | — | San Francisco, California | Vallejo, California | 11th |
| Top Chef: Houston (Season 19) | Jo Chan | — | Palmdale, California | Austin, Texas | 10th |
| Top Chef: Houston (Season 19) | Jackson Kalb | — | Los Angeles, California | Los Angeles, California | 9th |
| Top Chef: Houston (Season 19) | Luke Kolpin | — | Seattle, Washington | Seattle, Washington | 8th |
| Top Chef: Houston (Season 19) | Jae Jung | — | Seoul, South Korea | New York, New York | 7th |
| Top Chef: Houston (Season 19) | Ashleigh Shanti | — | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Asheville, North Carolina | 6th |
| Top Chef: Houston (Season 19) | Nick Wallace | — | Edwards, Mississippi | Jackson, Mississippi | 5th |
| Top Chef: Houston (Season 19) | Damarr Brown | — | Chicago, Illinois | Chicago, Illinois | 4th |
| Top Chef: Houston (Season 19) | Sarah Welch | — | Ann Arbor, Michigan | Detroit, Michigan | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: Houston (Season 19) | Evelyn Garcia | — | Houston, Texas | Houston, Texas | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: Houston (Season 19) | Kah-wai "Buddha" Lo | — | Port Douglas, Australia | Brooklyn, New York | Winner |
| Top Chef: World All-Stars (Season 20) | Samuel Albert | — | Soucelles, France | Angers, France | 16th |
| Top Chef: World All-Stars (Season 20) | Dawn Burrell | — | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Houston, Texas | 15th |
| Top Chef: World All-Stars (Season 20) | Phattanant "May" Thongthong | — | Chiang Mai, Thailand | Bangkok, Thailand | 14th |
| Top Chef: World All-Stars (Season 20) | Luciana Berry | — | Salvador, Bahia, Brazil | London, England | 13th |
| Top Chef: World All-Stars (Season 20) | Begoña Rodrigo | — | Valencia, Spain | Valencia, Spain | 12th |
| Top Chef: World All-Stars (Season 20) | Sylwia Stachyra | — | Lublin, Poland | Lublin, Poland | 11th |
| Top Chef: World All-Stars (Season 20) | Dale MacKay | — | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | 10th |
| Top Chef: World All-Stars (Season 20) | Charbel Hayek | — | Beirut, Lebanon | Lake Worth, Florida | 9th |
| Top Chef: World All-Stars (Season 20) | Nicole Gomes | — | Richmond, British Columbia | Vancouver, British Columbia | 8th |
| Top Chef: World All-Stars (Season 20) | Victoire Gouloubi | — | Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo | Milan, Italy | 7th |
| Top Chef: World All-Stars (Season 20) | Amar Santana | — | Dominican Republic/Queens, New York City | Santa Ana, California | 6th |
| Top Chef: World All-Stars (Season 20) | Tom Goetter | — | Mainz, Germany | Worldwide aboard Scenic ocean vessels | 5th |
| Top Chef: World All-Stars (Season 20) | Ali Ghzawi | — | Irbid, Jordan | Amman, Jordan | 4th |
| Top Chef: World All-Stars (Season 20) | Gabriel "Gabri" Rodriguez | — | Iztapalapa, Mexico City | Madrid, Spain | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: World All-Stars (Season 20) | Sara Bradley | — | Paducah, Kentucky | Paducah, Kentucky | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: World All-Stars (Season 20) | Kah-wai "Buddha" Lo | — | Port Douglas, Australia | Brooklyn, New York | Winner |
| Top Chef: Wisconsin (Season 21) | David Murphy | — | Houston, Texas | San Francisco, California | 16th |
| Top Chef: Wisconsin (Season 21) | Valentine Howell Jr. | — | Boston, Massachusetts | Dorchester, Massachusetts | 15th |
| Top Chef: Wisconsin (Season 21) | Kenny Nguyen | — | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Athens, Georgia | 14th |
| Top Chef: Wisconsin (Season 21) | Alisha Elenz | — | Palatine, Illinois | Chicago, Illinois | 13th |
| Top Chef: Wisconsin (Season 21) | Charly Pierre | — | Cambridge, Massachusetts | New Orleans, Louisiana | 12th |
| Top Chef: Wisconsin (Season 21) | Rasika Venkatesa | — | Chennai, India | New York, New York | 11th |
| Top Chef: Wisconsin (Season 21) | Kévin D'Andrea | — | Oloron-Sainte-Marie, France | Austin, Texas | 10th |
| Top Chef: Wisconsin (Season 21) | Kaleena Bliss | — | Seattle, Washington | Chicago, Illinois | 9th |
| Top Chef: Wisconsin (Season 21) | Amanda Turner | — | Arlington, Texas | Austin, Texas | 8th |
| Top Chef: Wisconsin (Season 21) | Soo Ahn | — | Seoul, South Korea/Tacoma, Washington | Chicago, Illinois | 7th |
| Top Chef: Wisconsin (Season 21) | Michelle Wallace | — | St. Louis, Missouri | Houston, Texas | 6th |
| Top Chef: Wisconsin (Season 21) | Manuel "Manny" Barella | — | Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico | Denver, Colorado | 5th |
| Top Chef: Wisconsin (Season 21) | Laura Ozyilmaz | — | Acapulco, Mexico | San Francisco, California | 4th |
| Top Chef: Wisconsin (Season 21) | Savannah Miller | — | Southern Pines, North Carolina | Durham, North Carolina | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: Wisconsin (Season 21) | Daniel "Dan" Jacobs | — | Chicago, Illinois | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | Runner-up |
| Top Chef: Wisconsin (Season 21) | Danny Garcia | — | Brooklyn, New York | Brooklyn, New York | Winner |
| Top Chef: Destination Canada (Season 22) | Ying Gao | — | Beijing, China | Whistler, British Columbia | N/A |
| Top Chef: Destination Canada (Season 22) | Mimi Weissenborn | — | Frederick, Maryland | Portland, Maine | 15th |
| Top Chef: Destination Canada (Season 22) | Anna "Anya" El-Wattar | — | Moscow, Russia | San Francisco, California | TBA |
| Top Chef: Destination Canada (Season 22) | Paula Endara | — | Quito, Ecuador | Lexington, Kentucky | TBA |
| Top Chef: Destination Canada (Season 22) | Tristen Epps | — | Virginia Beach, Virginia | Houston, Texas | TBA |
| Top Chef: Destination Canada (Season 22) | Corwin Hemming | — | Augusta, Georgia | Brooklyn, New York | TBA |
| Top Chef: Destination Canada (Season 22) | Katianna Hong | — | Clifton Park, New York | Los Angeles, California | TBA |
| Top Chef: Destination Canada (Season 22) | Lana Lagomarsini | — | The Bronx, New York | Harlem, New York | TBA |
| Top Chef: Destination Canada (Season 22) | Vincenzo "Vinny" Loseto | — | Massapequa, New York | Napa, California | TBA |
| Top Chef: Destination Canada (Season 22) | Henry Lu | — | The Bronx, New York | Houston, Texas | TBA |
| Top Chef: Destination Canada (Season 22) | Zubair Mohajir | — | Chennai, India | Chicago, Illinois | TBA |
| Top Chef: Destination Canada (Season 22) | César Murillo | — | Dallas, Texas | Chicago, Illinois | TBA |
| Top Chef: Destination Canada (Season 22) | Samuel "Sam" Olayinka | — | Ottawa, Ontario | Vancouver, British Columbia | TBA |
| Top Chef: Destination Canada (Season 22) | Massimo Piedimonte | — | Montréal, Quebec | Montréal, Quebec | TBA |
| Top Chef: Destination Canada (Season 22) | Bailey Sullivan | — | Chicago, Illinois | Chicago, Illinois | TBA |
| Top Chef: Destination Canada (Season 22) | Kat Turner | — | Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin | Los Angeles, California | TBA |
| Top Chef: Destination Canada (Season 22) | Shuai Wang | — | Queens, New York | North Charleston, South Carolina | TBA |