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Strongest Top Chef contestant over the first 5 seasons.
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Stephanie Izard
“ Stephanie had what was undeniably the most impressive run out of all the seasons. Most impressive stat is not that she won the most Elimination Challenges (5), but that she was selected as one of the top cook 11 times when no other chef has done it more than 7. All while behaving like decent person. „ - 2
Harold Dieterle
“ A strong leader, who was a consistent performer. Really stood out the with the way he kicked it up a notch as the season reached its climax. „ - 3
Hung Huynh
“ Probably the most technically skilled chip that's been on Top Chef, and possibly the most dominant performer relative to his competitors. So-so people skills though. „ - 4
Richard Blais
“ Win Richard was on he was so impressive. It's telling that even though Stephanie was the top performer in any season of Top Chef, many thought that Richard was the one to beat going into the finale. Unfortunately, he really choked once he got there. „ - 5
Stefan Richter
“ Stefan got off to an incredible start in Season 5. He was very clearly heard & shoulders above his competition. Unfortunately he faded hard down the stretch. Doesn't seem rich to call in choking, he just didn't seem to be passionate about the competition by the time the finale came around. „ -
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Antonia Lofaso
“ Antonia got overshadowed by Stephanie and Richard in Season 4, but she was a very strong performer in her own right. She could have easily won the competition in any season. „ - 7
Ilan Hall
“ Season 2 was the low point of Top Chef. Maximum drama, minimum maturity, culminating with Ilan winning. Now, Ilan was clearly a very talented chef, but he just did not seem mentally ready to actually run a restaurant. „ - 8
Sam Talbot
“ Sam was the guy everyone thought should have won in Season 2. Despite the fact that he fell prey to the immaturity of his comrades, he very clearly was capable of leading a team. But, when it actually came to the food, Ilan was his equal, and the ball bounced the wrong way. Interestingly, I think his lasting legacy in Top Chef is to convince the show's producers to let three contestant into the final competition to make it that much less likely that the final episode will consist entirely of people that the audience doesn't really like. „ - 9
Hosea Rosenberg
“ Undoubtedly the luckiest winner of Top Chef yet. In Season 5 we had one really great chef in Stefan, and one chef who seemed to be peaking at the right time in Carla, but in that final episode, neither performed well, and the "other" got the crown. Still, the only reason he got to that point was that he was a pretty solid performer, and you've got to give credit to anyone who pulls through in the clutch. „ - 10
Carla Hall
“ I really didn't take Carla seriously for most of the season, but toward the end she just caught fire. To the point where you felt that if she won out over Stefan, it wouldn't feel like a fluke. But then she came back down to earth when everything was on the line. „
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