Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.

Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. is the seventeenth season of the American reality television series Top Chef. The season was first announced on November 16, 2019, during a Top Chef-themed panel at Bravo's inaugural fan convention, BravoCon. The competition was filmed in Los Angeles, California, the same setting as the . The season finale took place in Tuscany, Italy, marking the first time the show has traveled to Europe. As with the , the cast of All-Stars L.A. was composed entirely of returning contestants. Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio returned to judge, along with Gail Simmons, following her absence from the . Along with the return of Last Chance Kitchen, a new web series titled What Would Tom Do? debuted, showcasing Colicchio's approach to the contestants' various challenges. The winner received .

The season premiered on March 19, 2020, and concluded on June 18, 2020. In the season finale, ' finalist Melissa King was declared the winner over ' and Top Chef Masters Season 5 runner-up Bryan Voltaggio, and ' and ' contestant Stephanie Cmar. King was also voted Fan Favorite.

Contestants

Fifteen past Top Chef contestants competed in Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.

Contestant progress

The chef(s) did not receive immunity for winning the Quickfire Challenge.<br />

Melissa received immunity for selling the most products during the Elimination Challenge.<br />

Karen won the first Last Chance Kitchen re-entry challenge and returned to the competition.<br />

Kevin won the second Last Chance Kitchen re-entry challenge and returned to the competition.

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(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

Last Chance Kitchen

References

Notes

Footnotes

External links

Official website