Top Chef: All-Stars Season eighth was filmed first in New York City, New York and then in The Bahamas. The season premiered on December 1, 2010 and ends April 6. Anthony Bourdain alternated with Gail Simmons on the judging panel. Season 4 runner-up Richard Blais won the competition, with Season 6 runner up Mike Isabella as the runner-up. Season 5 runner-up Carla Hall was voted fan favorite, with fellow Season 5 cheftestant Fabio Viviani receiving the second-most votes (a reversal of the Fan Favorite vote from their original season).
Judges[]
- Tom Colicchio (Head Judge)
- Padma Lakshmi (Host)
- Gail Simmons (Judge)
- Anthony Bourdain (Judge)
Chefs[]
See List of Top Chef Contestants
By original season (placement). In the order eliminated:
- Elia Aboumrad, Season 2 (4th)
- Jennifer Carroll, Season 6 (4th)
- Dale Levitski, Season 3 (Runner-Up)
- Stephen Asprinio, Season 1 (5th)
- Spike Mendelsohn, Season 4 (5th)
- Casey Thompson, Season 3 (Runner-Up)
- Tiffani Faison, Season 1 (Runner-Up)
- Jamie Lauren, Season 5 (6th)
- Marcel Vigneron, Season 2 (Runner-Up)
- Tre Wilcox, Season 3 (8th)
- Fabio Viviani, Season 5 (4th)
- Angelo Sosa, Season 7 (Runner-Up)
- Dale Talde, Season 4 (6th)
- Carla Hall, Season 5(Runner-Up)
- Tiffany Derry, Season 7 (5th)
- Antonia Lofaso, Season 4 (4th)
- Mike Isabella, Season 6 (7th)
- Richard Blais, Season 4 (Runner-Up)
Contestant Progress[]
Episodes[]
- 8.1 History Never Repeats
- 8.2 Night at the Museum
- 8.3 New Yorks Finest
- 8.4 Advantage Chef
- 8.5 Dim Sum Lose Some
- 8.6 We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat
- 8.7 Restaurant Wars - One Night Only
- 8.8 An Offer They Can't Refuse
- 8.9 Feeding Fallon
- 8.10 Lockdown
- 8.11 For the Gulf
- 8.12 Give Me Your Huddled Masses
- 8.13 Fit for a King
- 8.14 Island Sun
- 8.15 Last Supper
- 8.16 Finale
- 8.17 Reunion