Season 2 of Top Chef Masters premiered on April 7, 2010. The season features 22 world-renowned chefs competing against each other in weekly challenges. In the season finale Marcus Samuelsson was crowned Top Chef Master.
Judges[]
- Kelly Choi (Host)
- Gael Greene (Critic)
- James Oseland (Critic)
- Jay Rayner (Critic)
- Gail Simmons (Critic)
Chefs[]
See List of Top Chef Contestants
In elimination order:
- Govind Armstrong — 8 oz Burger Bar (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Jimmy Bradley — The Red Cat (New York, N.Y.)
- Jerry Traunfeld — Poppy (Seattle, Wash.)
- Ana Sortun — Oleana (Cambridge, Mass.)
- David Burke — David Burke Townhouse (New York, N.Y.)
- Thierry Rautureau — Rover's (Seattle, Wash.)
- Monica Pope — t'afia (Houston, Texas)
- Mark Peel — The Tar Pit (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Ludo Lefebvre — Ludo Bites (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Graham Elliot Bowles — Graham Elliot Restaurant (Chicago, Ill.)
- Wylie Dufresne — wd~50 (New York, N.Y.)
- Debbie Gold — The American Restaurant (Kansas City, Mo.)
- Rick Tramonto — TRU (Chicago, Ill.)
- Maria Hines — Tilth (Seattle, Wash.)
- Carmen Gonzalez — Chef Consultant (New York, N.Y.)
- Jody Adams — Rialto Restaurant (Cambridge, Mass.)
- Tony Mantuano — Spiaggia (Chicago, Ill.)
- Susan Feniger — Street (Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Jonathan Waxman — Barbuto (New York, N.Y.)
- Rick Moonen — RM Seafood (Las Vegas, Nev.)
- Susur Lee — Madeline's (Toronto, Canada)
- Marcus Samuelsson — Aquavit (New York, N.Y.)
Format[]
Identical to the format in Top Chef Masters Season 1.
Episodes[]
- Episode 1: First Date Dinner
- Episode 2: It's My Party
- Episode 3: Pub Food
- Episode 4: Cast and Crew Meal
- Episode 5: Wedding Wars
- Episode 6: Scary Surf and Turf
- Episode 7: Tailgating
- Episode 8: Food of the Gods
- Episode 9: Improv
- Episode 10: Finale