Top Chef (season 3)
| Top Chef (season 3) | |
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Judges Ted Allen and Gail Simmons (center left), hosts Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio (center right), along with the chefs participating in Top Chef: Miami
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Bravo |
| Original release |
June 13 – October 10, 2007 |
| Host(s) | Padma Lakshmi |
| Judges |
Tom Colicchio Gail Simmons Ted Allen |
| No. of contestants | 15 |
| Winner | Hung Huynh |
| All-stars |
Dale Levitski Casey Thompson Tre Wilcox |
| Season chronology | |
June 13 – October 10, 2007
Top Chef: Miami is the third season of the American reality television series Top Chef. It was first filmed in Miami, Florida, before concluding in Aspen, Colorado. The season premiered on June 13, 2007 and ended on October 10, 2007. Padma Lakshmi returned with Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, and new judge Ted Allen, who switched off with Simmons throughout the season. Top Chef: San Francisco contestant Lee Anne Wong was brought in as a food consultant and assisted in planning the challenges. Production took place in April and May 2007 in Miami Beach, Florida, with production activity centered at the historic Fontainebleau Hotel. The winning recipe from each week's episode of Season 3 was featured on Bravo's Top Chef website and prepared by Lee Anne Wong in a web series called The Wong Way to Cook.
15 chefs were selected to compete in Top Chef: Miami.
^Note 1 : The chef(s) did not receive immunity.
^Note 2 : As a reward for winning the Quickfire Challenge, Dale was allowed to sit out the Elimination Challenge.
^Note 3 : There were no eliminations in Episode 9.
Quickfire Challenge: The chefs had to create an amuse-bouche within 10 minutes using only the existing appetizer food and plastic service-ware from their introductory party. The winner received immunity from elimination.
Elimination Challenge: The chefs were asked to create a "surf and turf" dish in two hours using exotic proteins, such as ostrich, buffalo, abalone, alligator, snake, black chicken, geoduck, and eel. The winner received a collection of books by Anthony Bourdain.
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