''Top Chef: Chicago'' is the fourth season of the American reality television series ''

Top Chef ''Top Chef'' is an American reality competition television series which premiered on Bravo on March 8, 2006. The show features chefs competing against each other in culinary challenges. The contestants are judged by a panel of professional ch ...

''. It was first filmed in

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before concluding in

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. The season premiered on Bravo on March 12, 2008, and ended on June 18, 2008. In the season finale, Stephanie Izard was declared the winner over runners-up

Richard Blais Richard Blais (born February 12, 1972) is an American chef, television personality, restaurateur and author. He appeared on the reality show cooking show '' Top Chef'', and is known for his take on classic American cuisine. Blais was the runner ...

and Lisa Fernandes. Izard was also voted Fan Favorite.

Contestants

Sixteen chefs were selected to compete in ''Top Chef: Chicago''. Richard Blais, Antonia Lofaso, Spike Mendelsohn, and Dale Talde returned to compete in '' Top Chef: All-Stars''. Blais, Lofaso, Talde and Stephanie Izard later competed in '' Top Chef Duels''. Lisa Fernandes returned for '' Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.''

Contestant progress

: The chef(s) did not receive immunity for winning the Quickfire Challenge.
: Episode 1's Quickfire Challenge resulted in the 16 contestants being split into two groups of 8: the winners and losers. No immunity was given to the winners. This was done for the purpose of the head-to-head cook-off in the Elimination Challenge.
: Richard was originally awarded the win by the judges. Although he gave the win to Stephanie, and she shared the prize, he is considered the sole winner of the challenge, according to the Bravo website.

: (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

References

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External links

Official website
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