Top Chef (2006)
| Release Date | 15 February 2006 |
| Genre | Reality-TV |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Language | English |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Series |
| Niche Genre | Leisure Arts [nf] |
| Tones | Tense |
| Tags | Chef |
Top Chef is an American reality competition show that airs on the cable television network Bravo, in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges. They are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry with one or more contestants eliminated in each episode. The show is produced by Magical Elves Productions, the same company that created Project Runway.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Gail Simmons
Herself - Judge
Richard Blais
Himself
Antonia Lofaso
Herself - Contestant
Michael Isabella
Himself - Contestant
Carla Hall
Herself - Contestant
Fabio Viviani
Himself
Spike Mendelsohn
Himself
Jennifer Carroll
Herself - Contestant
Jamie Lauren
Herself
Angelo Sosa
Himself
Tre Wilcox
Himself
Dale Talde
Himself
Marcel Vigneron
Himself - Contestant
Tiffany Derry
Herself - Contestant
Elia Aboumrad
Herself - Contestant
Hung Hyunh
Himself
Stephen Asprinio
Himself - Contestant
Tiffani Faison
Herself - Contestant
Michael Voltaggio
Himself - Contestant
Hosea Rosenberg
Himself
Bryan Voltaggio
Himself - Contestant
Stephanie Izard
Herself
Stefan Richter
Himself
Kevin Gillespie
Himself - Contestant
Lisa Fernandes
Herself
Sara Mair
Herself
Eli Kirshtein
Himself - Contestant
Jesse Sandlin
Herself - Contestant
Chris Jacobson
Himself
Laurine Wickett
Herself - Contestant
Leah Cohen
Herself
Robin Leventhal
Herself - Contestant
Lee Anne Wong
Herself
Howie Kleinberg
Himself
Ilan Hall
Himself
Ash Fulk
Himself - Contestant
Kevin Sbraga
Himself
Andrew D'Ambrosi
Himself
Nikki Cascone
Herself
Ashley Merriman
Herself - Contestant
Jeff McInnis
Himself
Ed Cotton
Himself
Sam Talbot
Himself - Contestant
Ron Duprat
Himself - Contestant
Mark Simmons
Himself
Radhika Desai
Herself
Kelly Liken
Herself
Mattin Noblia
Himself - Contestant
Ariane Duarte
Herself
Camille Becerra
Herself
Joey Paulino
Himself
Jennifer Bietsy
Herself
Amanda Baumgarten
Herself
Hector Santiago
Himself - Contestant
Ryan Scott
Himself
Melissa Harrison
Herself
Frank Terzoli
Himself - Contestant
Josie Smith-Malave
Herself
Cliff Crooks
Himself
Michael Midgley
Himself
Preeti Mistry
Herself - Contestant
Daniel Gagnon
Himself
Zoi Antonitsas
Herself
Kenny Gilbert
Himself
Otto Borsich
Himself - Contestant
Betty Fraser
Herself
Emily Sprissler
Herself - Contestant
Marisa Churchill
Herself - Contestant
Eve Aronoff
Herself - Contestant
Hubert Keller
Himself - Guest Judge
Michelle Bernstein
Herself - Guest Judge
Alex Eusebio
Himself
Manuel Treviño
Himself
Micah Edelstein
Herself
Stephen Hopcraft
Himself
Mia Gaines-Alt
Herself - Contestant
Carlos Fernandez
Himself - Contestant
Suyai Steinhauer
Herself - Contestant
Wylie Dufresne
Himself - Guest Judge
Dana Cowin
Herself - Guest Judge
Richard Sweeney
Himself
Candice Kumai
Herself
Sandee Birdsong
Herself
Tracey Bloom
Herself
Andrea Curto-Randazzo
Herself
Timothy Dean
Himself
Lynne Gigliotti
Herself
Arnold Myint
Himself
Tamesha Warren
Herself
Jennifer Zavala
Herself - Contestant
Jill Snyder
Herself
Valerie Bolon
Herself
Miguel Morales
Himself
Dave Martin
Himself
Clay Bowen
Himself
Erik Hopfinger
Himself
Jacqueline Lombard
Herself
Ming Tsai
Himself - Guest Judge
Dan Barber
Executive Chef & Co-Owner, Blue Hill New York & Blue Hill at Stone Farms
Govind Armstrong
Himself
Scott Conant
Himself - Chef
José Andrés
Himself - Guest Judge
Donatella Arpaia
Herself
Patrick Dunlea
Himself
Nimma Osman
Herself
Alfred Portale
Chef 7 Partner, Gotham Bar & Grill, Gotham Steak
Bill Terlato
CEO, Terlato Wines International
Art Smith
Chef & Owner, Art and Soul
John Besh
Chef & Owner, August
Jonathan Waxman
Himself
Joanne Isabella
Herself - Mike's Mom
Andrea Beauman
Herself
Kenneth Lee
Himself
Rick Moonen
Himself - Guest Judge
John Lannon
Himself
Director
Paul Starkman
Producer
Doneen Arquines
segment producer / associate producer
Karen Pagtama
story producer / associate segment producer
Dave Serwatka
executive producer
Bengt Anderson
field producer / senior field producer
Lee Anne Wong
supervising culinary producer
Margit Ritz
senior segment producer / segment producer
Elizabeth Cook
field producer / co-executive producer
Nan Strait
supervising producer / segment producer
Chris Gallivan
associate producer / segment producer
Christian Homlish
producer / associate producer
Julie Duggan
story producer
Steve Lichtenstein
supervising producer
Meri Haitkin
field producer
Blake Davis
field producer
Heather Manross
story producer
Matthew Reichman
associate producer
Ted Williams
story producer
Kevin Leffler
producer
Molly O'Rourke
field producer
Gary Snoonian
line producer
Jenn De Mahy
associate producer
Arthur Avedissian
story producer
Joshua Fruehling
field producer / producer: web
Erica Ross
segment producer
Randy Byers
story producer
Scott Shatsky
supervising producer
Katie Christ
culinary Producer
Jessica Cabrera
producer
Shawnelle Gibbs
story producer
Shauna Minoprio
executive producer
Andrew Wallace (VII)
field producer
Joy Rillo
field producer
Cynthia Childs
supervising story producer
Tatiana Fuster
line producer
Brynn Wexler
segment producer
Charlie Newton
story producer
Michael Rucker
field producer
Debbie Levin
field producer
Damien Breen
associate producer
Gayle Gawlowski
supervising producer
Jason Hunt
senior producer
Steve Joachim
segment producer
Casey Kriley
supervising producer
Cinematographer
Paul Starkman
Bradley Sellers
Editor
Kevin Leffler
Steve Lichtenstein
Antonia Tighe
Katherine Griffin
Bri Dellinger
Alan Hoang
Pepe Serventi
Vikash Patel
David Kashevaroff
Marc Clark
Brad Schwartz
Kevin Kearney
Scott Gamzon
Claire Scanlon
Brian Ray
Skylar Smith
A.G. Bealer
Drew Brown
Michael Degl'Innocenti
Sean McGinty
Chris Offutt
Casting Director
Randy Bernstein
Production Designer
Jeff Hall
Art Director
Johnny White
Kristi Adams
James Carhart
Brad Lublin
Set Decorator
Abbie Jacobson
Costume Designer
Juli Faller
Makeup Department
Karen Houghton Simon
makeup artist
Production Manager
Tatiana Fuster
production manager
Jennifer Lynn Sireci
production manager
Dan Volpe
production manager
Tali Mansfield
production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard H. Wood
second second assistant director
Sandra Siso
second second assistant director
Sean Callahan
first assistant director
Charlie Eubanks
first assistant director
Kris Kolstad
second assistant director
Adrian Narciso
second second assistant director
Michael A. Galasso
second assistant director
Gabriel Landau
first assistant director
Art Department
Derek Crimmel
construction foreman
Michael C. Biddle
set dresser
Jeremiah Reddick
art swing / art
Jenn De Mahy
assistant art director
Rachel Mansur
set dresser
Stephanie Perkins
art department coordinator
Joseph Izzo
art department production assistant
René Vargas
art coordinator
Kristi Adams
assistant art director
Samantha Levens
assistant art director
Sound Department
Paul Orozco
sound: A2 / A2
Aaron Saddler
sound supervisor
Fernando Delgado
sound supervisor / sound
Jeff Layton
sound editor
Andy Yip
sound mixer
Adriano Bravo
sound mixer
Erika Gieschen
sound mixer
Tal Segev
production sound mixer
Michael Frohberg
sound mixer
Bruce Beacom
sound mixer
Matthew Olivo
sound editor
Eric M. Moorman
sound mixer
Rafael Sienkiewicz
sound mixer
Barry London
sound mixer
Brandon Kappert
sound mixer
Patrick Grandclaudon
sound editor / sound re-recording mixer
Steve Micallef
sound mixer
Nathan Nadell
sound mixer
Allen Price
sound production assistant
Camera and Electrical Department
Ryan McDonell
camera operator
Palmer Anderson
assistant camera
Meagan Stockemer
assistant camera
Brett Knott
best boy electric: second unit / best boy electric
Jonathan Durré
assistant camera
Neill Bachand
assistant camera
Lucas O'Brien
camera operator
Bryce Dion
assistant camera
Andrew Newport
assistant camera
Derth Adams
camera operator
John Malvino
camera operator
James Gips
assistant camera
Matt Chapman
assistant camera
Carl Tebbenhoff
best boy electric
Patrik Thelander
camera operator
Michael Steele
assistant camera
Timothy Reilly
gaffer / rigging key grip
Scott Beardslee
electrician
Michael Schilling
assistant camera
Osvaldo Silvera Jr.
camera operator
Paul Meehan
rigging grip
Chad Pulscher
grip
Brian Holgate
assistant camera
Mario Panagiotopoulos
assistant camera
Tom Guiney
gaffer
Josh Ingalls
best boy grip
Martin Runel
assistant camera
Jordan Danelz
assistant camera
Jason Jancosek
assistant camera
Jason Lohse
camera operator
David Moir
still photographer
Matt Somerville
assistant camera
Casting Department
Mark Hunter Braun
casting associate / casting producer
Marco Franzitta
casting producer
Amy Hutchinson
casting producer
Drew Whitaker
casting editor
Irit Silverman
casting assistant
Caitlin Youngs
casting assistant
Keri Kulikowsky
casting manager
Mitchell McIntire
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Veronica Martinez
wardrobe assistant
Editorial Department
Pepe Serventi
on-line editor
Erin Peters
assistant editor
Shawn Pinner
assistant editor / on-line assistant editor
Joel Griffen
assistant editor / on-line assistant editor
Michael Lynn Sturm
assistant editor / additional editor
Angel A. Huezo
editor
Bri Dellinger
assistant editor
Iris Hershner
assistant editor
Justin Panzanaro
assistant editor
Antonia Tighe
additional editor
Matthew Anconetani
assistant editor
Music Department
Aaron Kaplan
composer: stock music
Other Crew
Kasey Burt
production office manager / production assistant
James Michael Hegarty
production assistant / talent coordinator
Mitchell McIntire
production assistant / office production assistant
Enrique Huertas
key production assistant / production coordinator
Stacy Allen
lead logger
Jonathan Durré
key production assistant
Kent Agramonte
set production assistant
Lance Ripka
production assistant
Victor H. Soto
production assistant
Damien Breen
talent coordinator
Chewie K. Darsow
production assistant
Tracy Reuter
production assistant
Alexis Buhler
location accountant
Kevin Patrick Bridger
production assistant
Jeff Doiron
production assistant
Kaveh Saberi
key production assistant / production coordinator
Peri Sigman
production assistant
Lauren Vanderschuur
craft service coordinator
Dan Volpe
field coordinator
Danielle Wilson
craft services supervisor
Fidel Jackson
production assistant
Julie Albert
lead logger
Melcher Fabi
logger
Cameron Glenar
logger
Walter Sanchez
production coordinator
Jennifer Clark
production assistant
Joe Kobzan
set assistant
Yuriy Chernin
production assistant
Richard Krimbel
production assistant
Betsy Ockerlund
production coordinator
Todd A. Molé
key production assistant
John Spicer
production assistant
Tom Trocola
production assistant
James Barron
production assistant
Nicole Oesterle
production assistant
Doneen Arquines
production assistant / cast coordinator
Randy Byers
assistant story editor / story editor
Kristin Curtin
talent coordinator
Faith McQuinn
logger
Jnani Butler
production assistant
Alexis M. Ledesma
production assistant
Jeremy Goodman
production assistant
Rudy Asuncion
production assistant
Brad Beedle
production medic
Colin Murray
production assistant
Diana Argos
production assistant
Katherine Busler
logger
Nicole Walberg
production coordinator
Sandra Siso
set production assistant
Ryan Cooper
production coordinator
Arielle Solc
production assistant
Justin Ruse
talent coordinator
Whitney Hurst
production assistant
Shelby Kaufman
production assistant
Grant Rickard
story editor
Kim Barnard
production assistant
Mike Barnard
production assistant
Kristin Lekki
production assistant
Norris Ortolano
production assistant
Arthur Avedissian
head logger
Brad Cordeiro
logger
Wyatt Culbert
production assistant
McCray Gehret
technical assistant
Jason Jancosek
production assistant
Jason Lohse
production assistant
Kristy McInnis
segment producer
Rebecca J. Sorensen
production coordinator
Johnathan Woody Woodbeck
talent coordinator / talent production assistant
Production Company
Magical Elves Productions
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Distributor
Bravo!
LifeStyle Food
Miscellaneous
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
dollies, camera cranes
Filmtools
expendables
Gotham Sound
sound equipment provided by
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