Harold Dierterle (Season 1)

Since taking location apical honors during Top Chef's inaugural play backmost successful 2006, the New York-based cook has opened and closed a bid of restaurants successful the Big Apple. In October 2019, helium opened his latest endeavor, Ten Hope, a Mediterranean edifice serving Greek, Italian, Spanish and Moroccan dishes successful Williamsburg, Brooklyn. In 2016, Dieterle served arsenic a advisor connected the short-lived AMC bid Feed the Beast, acceptable successful a fictional restaurant. After gathering Meredith Davies astatine the Aspen Food & Wine Classic the summertime aft his season, the 2 tied the knot successful 2010.

Ilan Hall (Season 2)

After coming retired connected apical successful the show's 2nd play contempt immoderate arguable antics, the New York-native went connected to unfastened 2 restaurants, The Gorbals successful downtown L.A. and Williamsburg, the second aboriginal renamed ESH. By 2016, some had closed. From 2013-15, helium hosted 4 seasons of cooking contention bid Knife Fight connected the now-defunct Esquire Network. In 2010, helium and spouse Ayame Kawaguchi welcomed a son, Theo. He presently ain and runs Ramen Hood, a vegan ramen outpost successful downtown L.A.'s Grand Central Market.

Hung Huynh (Season 3)

Since winning the Miami-set 3rd season, the Vietnamese-American cook began moving with edifice and nightlife institution EMM Group, opening restaurants The General, Catch and Catch Miami with them. After parting ways successful 2015, helium took a occupation the culinary advisor for Hilton astatine Resorts World Bimini successful the Bahamas successful 2016 and, successful 2018, served arsenic cook de cuisine astatine Morimoto Asia successful Disney Springs. In precocious 2019, helium opened the Asian-fusion edifice and barroom Warrior connected the Sunset Strip.

Stephanie Izard (Season 4)

After becoming the archetypal pistillate victor of Top Chef, the Illinois-native returned to Chicago and acceptable astir gathering a edifice empire, opening with the opening of Girl and the Goat successful 2010. As of 2015, she'd opened 3 restaurants successful total. In 2011, she published Girl successful the Kitchen, her archetypal cookbook, and, successful 2016, launched This Little Goat, a enactment of bottled sauces and spice mixes. A twelvemonth later, she competed successful the archetypal play of Food Network's Iron Chef Gauntlet, beating Iron Chefs Bobby Flay, Masaharu Morimoto and Michael Symon, becoming an Iron Chef successful the process. She joined trade brew advisor Gary Valentine successful 2013. The mates welcomed a son, Ernie, successful 2016.

Hosea Rosenberg (Season 5)

Since his win, Rosenberg returned location to Colorado to unfastened Blackbelly Market successful Boulder, aboriginal expanding it to see a butcher store arsenic well. In 2017, helium opened Santo, besides successful Boulder, dedicated to the nutrient of his location authorities of New Mexico. He and woman Lauren Feder welcomed a daughter, Sophie, successful 2017.

Michael Voltaggio (Season 6)

After beating his member Bryan Voltaggio to instrumentality location apical honors successful play six, helium near his gig arsenic Chef de Cuisine astatine The Dining Room astatine the Langham Huntington Hotel & Spa successful Pasadena, Calif. and opened West Hollywood eateries ink. and ink.sack successful 2011. Both person since closed. He and his large bro inactive ain and run Santa Monica edifice STRFSH and Voltaggio Brothers Steakhouse, located astatine MGM National Harbor successful their location authorities of Maryland. In 2015, helium and journalist Mariana Van Zeller co-hosted Travel Channel's Breaking Borders. The begetter of two--daughters Olivia and Sophia unrecorded with his ex-wife Kerri Adams--has been dating manner decorator Sami Miro since 2019.

Kevin Sbraga (Season 7)

Following his triumph successful play seven, Sbraga began to marque a sanction for himself successful his hometown of Philadelphia, opening a fistful of restaurants successful speedy succession that each closed conscionable arsenic quickly. He appeared successful a 2016 occurrence of MasterChef arsenic a impermanent justice alongside Gordon Ramsay and Christina Tosi. In 2017, helium signed connected arsenic the culinary manager of the Fitler Club, processing menus for the backstage manner club's restaurants and catering operation, but departed earlier opening. In 2019, helium opened blistery chickenhearted eatery Sonny & Sons astatine Purdue University successful Indiana.

Richard Blais (Season 8)

Perhaps the Top Chef victor with the highest profile, Blais returned 4 seasons aft losing to Stephanie Izard to triumph the show's archetypal All Stars season. Since then, he's regularly appeared connected the amusement arsenic a judge, launched fried chickenhearted fast-casual concatenation Crack Shack successful So. Cal, served arsenic originative manager of Flip Burger Boutique successful the confederate U.S., and opened edifice Juniper & Ivy successful San Diego, Calif. Maintaining a regular beingness connected the Food Network, Blais was 1 of 16 American chefs to vie successful the Tournament of Champions, present airing. He's published 2 cookbooks, Try This astatine Home and So Good and launched 2 podcasts, including the caller Food Court. Married to woman Jazmin since 2006, the mates person 2 daughters, Riley and Embry.

Paul Qui (Season 9)

Since his win, Qui has opened restaurants successful Austin, Miami Beach, Houston and Dallas, but galore person shuttered. In March 2019, it was announced helium would beryllium opening a 2nd determination of his East Side King eatery, this clip successful a nutrient hallway successful Denver, but lingering contention from a 2016 battle apprehension that saw him accused of hitting his then-girlfriend portion intoxicated (he denied he'd done thing incorrect and charges were dropped successful 2018) ended the woody soon aft it was announced.

Kristen Kish (Season 10)

After returning from Last Chance Kitchen to bushed frontrunner Brooke Williamson (who returned to the amusement to reclaim what had been taken from her successful a aboriginal season), the South Korean-born chef--Kish was adopted by a household successful Michigan astatine 4 months--publicly came retired successful 2014, co-hosted a Travel Channel amusement 36 Hours successful 2015, published the cookbook Kristen Kish Cooking: Recipes and Techniques successful 2017 and, finally, opened the edifice Arlo Grey successful Austin, Tx. successful 2018.

Nicholas Elmi (Season 11)

The Philly-based cook was successful the midst of launching his archetypal restaurant, Laurel, erstwhile helium competed connected and won the show's 11th season. He inactive owns and operates the French-American eatery and has added sister vino barroom In the Valley and Royal Boucherie to the mix, arsenic well. In September of 2019, helium published his archetypal cookbook, Laurel: Modern American Flavors successful Philadelphia. 

Mei Lin (Season 12)

After Michael Voltaggio's protégé became a Top Chef victor successful her ain right, she started penning nutrient and question guides for Robb Report. In January 2019, she opened her archetypal restaurant, Nightshade, successful L.A.'s Arts District. After serving arsenic Oprah Winfrey's backstage cook connected occasion, the 2 became adjacent and Lin contributed a fistful of recipes to the media mogul's 2017 cookbook.

Jeremy Ford (Season 13)

Following his victory, Ford opened his ain edifice connected South Beach called Stubborn Seed. Afishonado, his 2nd restaurant, is successful the works with a targeted 2023 opening. Already a begetter to Madelyn, his girl from a erstwhile relationship, Ford and woman Maria Carmelina welcomed girl Lucianna successful 2016.

Brooke Williamson (Season 14)

After losing to Kristen Kish successful her archetypal season, Williamson returned successful play 14 to assertion what she thought was hers 4 seasons prior. Since her win, she's launched a fistful of L.A.-based restaurants: Hudson House, The Tripel, Playa Provisions, Small Batch and Da Kikokiko. She went connected to triumph the archetypal play of Food Network's Tournament of Champions, beating retired Richard Blais and chap Top Chef alum Antonia Lofaso.

Joseph Flamm (Season 15)

After returning to the contention via Last Chance Kitchen and yet winning, Flamm returned to his relation arsenic enforcement cook arsenic Chicago's Michelin-starred Italian edifice Spiaggia. He's since near his post, with an oculus connected opening a Croatian-Italian associated of his ain successful the Windy City, though helium hasn't brought the program to fruition conscionable yet. A summertime 2020 opening day was the target, though that'll apt beryllium pushed backmost acknowledgment to the coronavirus pandemic. He and woman Hillary Delich welcomed lad Luka successful December 2018.

Kelsey Barnard Clark (Season 16)

After winning large successful play 16's finale, held successful Macau, Clark returned location to Dothan, Ala., to rise babe lad Monroe and proceed moving KBC, her edifice and catering company.

Melissa King (Season 17)

Since winning the $250,000 prize on Top Chef All Stars: L.A. successful June 2020, King continues to predominate the San Francisco culinary country amid coronavirus quarantine via the online instrumentality subscription tract Patreon, wherever she offers exclusive recipes and entree to her eating services. She's besides been featured successful publications similar Food and Wine mag and highlights her drool-worthy cooking connected her Instagram page.

Gabe Erales (Season 18)

In July 2021, Erales won play 18 making him the first-ever Latino victor of Top Chef. However, soon aft his win, Erlaes recovered himself successful blistery water erstwhile it was made nationalist that helium was fired from his erstwhile edifice occupation for violating their morals policies after filming the Bravo series. He aboriginal apologized for having an extra-martial matter astatine his erstwhile spot of employment.

Less than a twelvemonth aft taking location the play 19 title, the Brooklyn-based enforcement cook returned to the franchise to vie against Top Chef winners and finalists successful World All-Stars. He became the archetypal idiosyncratic successful Top Chef past to person back-to-back wins.