| Top Chef: Miami | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
 | |
| Hosted by | Padma Lakshmi |
| Judges | Tom Colicchio Gail Simmons Ted Allen |
| No. of contestants | 15 |
| Winner | Hung Huynh |
| Runners-up | Dale Levitski Casey Thompson |
| Location | Miami, Florida |
| Finals venue | Aspen, Colorado |
| Fan Favorite | Casey Thompson |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Bravo |
| Original release | June 6 – October 10, 2007 |
| Season chronology | |
Top Chef: Miami is the third season of the American reality television series Top Chef. It was first filmed in Miami, Florida, before concluding in Aspen, Colorado. The season was Emmy nominated for Outstanding Reality Competition Series, and garnered the Emmy Award for Best Editing in the category.[1] Season 3 premiered on June 13, 2007 and ended on October 10, 2007.[2] Padma Lakshmi returned with Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, and new judge Ted Allen, who switched off with Simmons throughout the season.[2] Top Chef: San Francisco contestant Lee Anne Wong was brought in as a food consultant and assisted in planning the challenges.[3] Production took place in April and May 2007 in Miami Beach, Florida, with production activity centered at the Fontainebleau Hotel.[3] The winning recipe from each week's episode of Season 3 was featured on Bravo's Top Chef website and prepared by Lee Anne Wong in a web series called The Wong Way to Cook.[3] In the season finale, Hung Huynh was declared the winner over runners-up Dale Levitski and Casey Thompson.[4] Thompson was voted Fan Favorite.[5]
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- ^ a b c "Bravo's "Top Chef 3 Miami" Premieres with 15 Hot New Chefs Wed, June 13 at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT". The Futon Critic. May 8, 2007. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ Smith, Nina (October 5, 2007). "Top Chef's Controversial Hung Wins — and Says He Deserves It". TV Guide. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
- ^ Eisenberg, Dana (June 24, 2016). "Flashback Friday: A Look Back at Some of Our Favorite Female 'Top Chef' Contestants". Mediaite. Retrieved March 10, 2017.