Life After Top Chef

American reality television series

Life After Top Chef
Top Chef alumni featured on the show
Genre	Reality
Starring	Richard Blais Fabio Viviani Spike Mendelsohn Jennifer Carroll
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Dan Cutforth Jane Lipsitz Nan Strait Casey Criley
Running time	45 minutes
Production company	Magical Elves Productions
Original release
Network	Bravo
Release	October 3 (2012-10-03) – November 28, 2012 (2012-11-28)

Life After Top Chef is an American reality television series that aired on the Bravo television network. It premiered on October 3, 2012.^[1]

Premise

The series follows former Top Chef contestants Richard Blais (Top Chef: Chicago, Top Chef: All-Stars), Jen Carroll (Top Chef: Las Vegas, Top Chef: All-Stars), Spike Mendelsohn (Top Chef: Chicago, Top Chef: All-Stars), and Fabio Viviani (Top Chef: New York, Top Chef: All-Stars) as they pursue their post-Top Chef professional endeavors and provides insight into the chefs' private lives.^[2]

Cast

Richard Blais — Top Chef: Chicago (Runner-Up), Top Chef:All-Stars (Winner). Resides in: Atlanta, Georgia.
Jennifer Carroll — Top Chef: Las Vegas (4th), Top Chef: All-Stars (17th). Resides in: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Evangelos "Spike" Mendelsohn — Top Chef: Chicago (5th), Top Chef: All-Stars (14th). Resides in: Washington, D.C.
Fabio Viviani — Top Chef: New York (4th), Top Chef: All-Stars (8th). Resides in: Los Angeles, California.

Episodes

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"Cook Your Aspen Off"	October 3, 2012 (2012-10-03)
2	"No Food Deed Goes Unpunished"	October 10, 2012 (2012-10-10)
3	"Duck Hearts and French Baguettes"	October 17, 2012 (2012-10-17)
4	"Shear Today, Gone to Marrow"	October 24, 2012 (2012-10-24)
5	"Good Shuck With That"	November 7, 2012 (2012-11-07)
6	"Mt. Viviani Erupts"	November 14, 2012 (2012-11-14)
7	"Let's Do Launch"	November 21, 2012 (2012-11-21)
8	"First Lady's Choice"	November 28, 2012 (2012-11-28)
Note: Michelle Obama guest stars in this episode.

References

^ "Life After Top Chef : Cook Your Aspen Off". Retrieved November 11, 2012.
^ "Season 1 Overview". BravoTV.com. Archived from the original on 30 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2012.

External links

Life After Top Chef at IMDb
Life After Top Chef at TV Guide

Top Chef

Seasons

1: San Francisco
2: Los Angeles
3: Miami
4: Chicago
5: New York
6: Las Vegas
7: D.C.
8: All-Stars
9: Texas
10: Seattle
11: New Orleans
12: Boston
13: California
14: Charleston
15: Colorado
16: Kentucky
17: All-Stars L.A.
18: Portland
19: Houston
20: World All-Stars
21: Wisconsin

Winners

Harold Dieterle
Ilan Hall
Hung Huynh
Stephanie Izard
Michael Voltaggio
Richard Blais
Paul Qui
Kristen Kish
Mei Lin
Jeremy Ford
Brooke Williamson
Melissa King
Gabe Erales
Buddha Lo

Spin-offs

Top Chef Masters
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Top Chef: Just Desserts
- 1
- 2
Life After Top Chef
Top Chef Duels
Top Chef Junior
Top Chef Amateurs
Top Chef Family Style
Top Chef VIP
- 1
- 2
- 3

International versions

Brasil
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Canada
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
MENA version
Romanian version
Spain
Suomi
Thailand
- 1
- 2

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