Top Chef Masters

{{Infobox television

| image = Top Chef Masters logo.png

| genre = Cooking
Reality competition

| presenter = {{Plainlist|

Kelly Choi (seasons 1–2)
Curtis Stone (seasons 3–5)

}}

| judges = {{Plainlist|

James Oseland (seasons 1–5)
Gail Simmons (seasons 1–2, 5)
Jay Rayner (seasons 1–2)
Gael Greene (seasons 1–3)
Ruth Reichl (seasons 3–5)
Francis Lam (seasons 4–5)
Krista Simmons (seasons 4)
Lesley Suter (season 5)

}}

| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 5

| num_episodes = 41

| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|

Dan Cutforth
Jane Lipsitz

}}

| runtime = 42 minutes

| company = Magical Elves Productions

| channel = Bravo

| first_aired = {{Start date|2009|6|10}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2013|9|25}}{{cite web|title=Top Chef Masters|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/showatch/top-chef-masters/}}

}}

Top Chef Masters is an American reality competition series that aired on the cable television network Bravo, and premiered June 10, 2009.{{cite web|title=Top Chef Masters Lineup Revealed, Premiere Set|url=http://sf.eater.com/archives/2009/04/07/top_chef_masters_lineup_revealed_premiere_set.php|work=Eater|access-date=July 26, 2013|date=April 7, 2009}} It is a spinoff of Bravo's hit show Top Chef. In the series, chefs compete against each other in weekly challenges. The show is different from Top Chef, which typically features younger professional cooks who are still rising in the food service industry.

Seasons

class="wikitable" style="background:#f9f9f9;
scope="col" \| Season ! scope="col" \|Winner ! scope="col" colspan="2" \| Runner(s)-up ! scope="col" \| Air dates ! scope="col" \| Host ! scope="col" \| Judges
style="width:05%;"\| 1 \|Rick Bayless{{cite web\|last=Martin\|first=Denise\|title='Top Chef Masters': A chat with winner Rick Bayless\|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/08/top-chef-masters-a-chat-with-winner-rick-bayless-.html\|work=Los Angeles Times\|date=20 August 2009 \|access-date=July 26, 2013}} \|Michael Chiarello \|Hubert Keller \|June 10, 2009 – August 19, 2009 \| rowspan="2" \| Kelly Choi \| rowspan="2" \| James Oseland Gael Greene Jay Rayner Gail Simmons
style="width:05%;"\| 2 \|Marcus Samuelsson \|Rick Moonen \|Susur Lee \|April 7, 2010 – June 9, 2010
style="width:05%;"\| 3 \|Floyd Cardoz \|Mary Sue Milliken \|Traci Des Jardins \|April 6, 2011 – June 15, 2011 \| rowspan="3" \| Curtis Stone{{cite web\|last=Gorman\|first=Bill\|title=Bravo's "Top Chef Masters" Revamps Its Menu With An All-New Format, New Host Curtis Stone And 12 New Master Chefs Hungry To Compete\|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/02/bravos-top-chef-masters-revamps-its-menu-with-an-all-new-format-new-host-curtis-stone-and-12-new-master-chefs-hungry-to-compete/84402/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304222332/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/02/bravos-top-chef-masters-revamps-its-menu-with-an-all-new-format-new-host-curtis-stone-and-12-new-master-chefs-hungry-to-compete/84402\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=March 4, 2011\|work=TV by the Numbers\|access-date=26 July 2013\|date=March 2, 2011}} \|James Oseland Gael Greene Ruth Reichl
style="width:05%;"\| 4 \|Chris Cosentino \|colspan="2" \|Kerry Heffernan \| July 25, 2012 – September 26, 2012 \|James Oseland Ruth Reichl Krista Simmons Francis Lam
style="width:05%;"\| 5 \|Douglas Keane \|Bryan Voltaggio \|Jennifer Jasinski \|July 24, 2013 – September 25, 2013{{cite web\|url=http://www.bravotv.com/blogs/the-dish/new-promo-reveals-top-chef-masters-coming-in-july\|date=May 16, 2013\|access-date=May 20, 2013\|publisher=Bravo\|title=New Promo Reveals 'Top Chef Masters' Coming in July!}} \|James Oseland Gail Simmons Ruth Reichl Lesley Suter Francis Lam

class="wikitable" style="background:#f9f9f9;

scope="col" | Season

! scope="col" |Winner

! scope="col" colspan="2" | Runner(s)-up

! scope="col" | Air dates

! scope="col" | Host

! scope="col" | Judges

style="width:05%;"| 1

|Rick Bayless{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Denise|title='Top Chef Masters': A chat with winner Rick Bayless|url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/08/top-chef-masters-a-chat-with-winner-rick-bayless-.html|work=Los Angeles Times|date=20 August 2009 |access-date=July 26, 2013}}

|Michael Chiarello

|Hubert Keller

|June 10, 2009 – August 19, 2009

| rowspan="2" | Kelly Choi

| rowspan="2" | James Oseland
Gael Greene
Jay Rayner
Gail Simmons

style="width:05%;"| 2

|Marcus Samuelsson

|Rick Moonen

|Susur Lee

|April 7, 2010 – June 9, 2010

style="width:05%;"| 3

|Floyd Cardoz

|Mary Sue Milliken

|Traci Des Jardins

|April 6, 2011 – June 15, 2011

| rowspan="3" | Curtis Stone{{cite web|last=Gorman|first=Bill|title=Bravo's "Top Chef Masters" Revamps Its Menu With An All-New Format, New Host Curtis Stone And 12 New Master Chefs Hungry To Compete|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/02/bravos-top-chef-masters-revamps-its-menu-with-an-all-new-format-new-host-curtis-stone-and-12-new-master-chefs-hungry-to-compete/84402/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304222332/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/03/02/bravos-top-chef-masters-revamps-its-menu-with-an-all-new-format-new-host-curtis-stone-and-12-new-master-chefs-hungry-to-compete/84402|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 4, 2011|work=TV by the Numbers|access-date=26 July 2013|date=March 2, 2011}}

|James Oseland
Gael Greene
Ruth Reichl

style="width:05%;"| 4

|Chris Cosentino

|colspan="2" |Kerry Heffernan

| July 25, 2012 – September 26, 2012

|James Oseland
Ruth Reichl
Krista Simmons
Francis Lam

style="width:05%;"| 5

|Douglas Keane

|Bryan Voltaggio

|Jennifer Jasinski

|July 24, 2013 – September 25, 2013{{cite web|url=http://www.bravotv.com/blogs/the-dish/new-promo-reveals-top-chef-masters-coming-in-july|date=May 16, 2013|access-date=May 20, 2013|publisher=Bravo|title=New Promo Reveals 'Top Chef Masters' Coming in July!}}

|James Oseland
Gail Simmons
Ruth Reichl
Lesley Suter
Francis Lam

References

External links

[http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef-masters Official website]
{{IMDb title|1427816}}
{{TV Guide|297469}}

Category:Bravo (American TV network) original programming

Category:Cooking competitions in the United States

Category:2000s American cooking television series

Category:2010s American cooking television series

Category:2009 American television series debuts

Category:2013 American television series endings

Category:American English-language television shows

Category:Reality television spinoffs

Category:Television series by Universal Television

Category:Television series by Magical Elves

Category:American television spinoffs

Category:Television series about chefs