![]() Now: Sous-chef, Jose Andres at the Bazaar at SLS Hotel, Beverly Hills, California Then: Master cook, Joel Robuchon at the Mansion, Las Vegas Then: Chef/owner, New York Fork Meal Delivery Service Now: Executive chef, Heat Supper Club, San Diego, California Then: Executive chef, Delicias, Rancho Santa Fe, California Now: Executive chef at the Surf Lodge, Montauk, New York Now: Executive chef, Norwood Club, New York Now: Owner, Midgley Catering, Stockton, California Culinary Arts instructor, Institute of Technology Then: Line cook, Wine and Roses, Lodi, California Now: Opening Gorbals in Los Angeles, California ![]() Now: Recently left as chef of Hula Shores, Hotel Molokai, Hawaii now MIA Then: Owner, Feed the People restaurant, Oakdale, California Now: Same also contributes to Sirius Radio's OutQ in the Morning show. Then: Chef/owner, Grub Restaurant, Hollywood, California, and As You Like It Catering Now: Executive sous-chef, Blue Water Grill, New York Now: Formerly an executive pastry chef at Yoshi’s in San Francisco now a restaurant consultant. Then: Executive chef, Ame, San Francisco, California Now: Executive chef, Mahi Mah’s, Virginia Beach, Virginia Then: Chef instructor, Culinary Institute of Las Vegas Then: Executive sous-chef, Thehotel, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas Now: Supervising Culinary Producer, Top Chef Executive chef, FCIĬlockwise from top left, Season 2 winner Ilan Hall, Josie Smith-Malave, Betty Fraser, and Sam Talbot. Then: Executive chef, French Culinary Institute Now: Owner, Cynful Food Catering cooking instructor Then: Culinary-school student and cooking instructor Then: Banquet chef de tournant, Mandarin Oriental, New York Now: Recently left Crave on 42nd owner, As You Wish Catering instructor at the Culinary Loft, New York Then: Executive chef, XO Wine Bistro, Manhattan Beach, California Now: Cook at Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, California food stylist Stiletto Chef Now: Owner and executive chef, Match BBQ, Pomona, California Now: Planning a restaurant in San Francisco Then: Line cook at DB Brasserie, Las VegasĪfter Top Chef: Chef at Straight Wharf, Nantucket Then: Executive sous-chef, The Harrison, New York Now: Same host of Wise Up and Fed Up on the Veria Network on DISH. Then: Natural foods chef/teacher, author, holistic-health counselor Now: Owner/operator of Forté di Asprinio in Palm Beach, Florida Then: Sommelier, Nobhill, MGM Grand, Las Vegas Think of it as our own little Top Chef reunion, minus the name-calling, tears, and awkward hugs. So before we pop a big culinary boner for the new season (Martha Stewart! Foo Fighters! And more from The Ripper!), we thought we’d see what’s cooking with all our old friends since they packed up their knives and went. We loved them, we hated them, and in the case of our beloved season-four Gorgon, Lisa, we even loved hating them. Season Five of Top Chef debuted this week, which brings to mind the ghosts of cheftestants past.
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