Top Chef All Stars L.A. Week 1: Who Was Eliminated?
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Season 17 of Top Chef All Stars L.A. is in full swing, and the competition is especially fierce this time around.
HostPadma Lakshmi declared early on that the 15 chefs returning to Top Chef are among the best of the best, and they’ve got more motivation than ever to make it to the end as the winner will receive $250,000—the largest cash prize in the show’s history.
Along the way, the chefs will be joined by the likes of everyone from Kelly Clarkson to Danny Trejo. Fan-favorite judges Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons are of course on board as well.
So who was eliminated week one?
After the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs were divided into five groups of three and challenged to cook seafood dishes using only fire on the beaches of Malibu.
The top chefs of the night were: Gregory (who won!), Stephanie and Jamie.
And the bottom chefs were: Lee Anne, Joe and Brian.
Ultimately, it was…
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Joe Sasto
ELIMINATED WEEK 1: Joe was eliminated for his overly complicated, soggy flatbread that none of the judges liked.
Joe competed in the Colorado season, season 15.
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Lee Anne Wong
Lee Anne was a contestant on season one and came back in Last Chance Kitchen season seven.
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Jamie Lynch
Jamie competed in the Charleston-set season 14.
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Melissa King
Melissa was on season 12 in Boston.
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Kevin Gillespie
Kevin is a veteran of season six in Las Vegas.
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Angelo Sosa
Angelo was in season seven and the All Stars season eight.
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Nini Nguyen
Nini is a veteran of season 16.
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Eric Adjepong
Eric competed in season 16 when the show was in Kentucky.
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Jennifer Carroll
Jennifer Caroll was originally on season six, returned for the season eight All Stars season and in Last Chance Kitchen season seven.
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Bryan Voltaggio
Bryan competed in season six of the show.
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Stephanie Cmar
Stephanie was in New Orleans for season 11.
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Lisa Fernandes
Lisa was a contestant on season four, the Chicago-set season.
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Karen Akunowicz
Karen was on season 13 of Top Chef.
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Brian Malarkey
Brian was an early competitor on the show from season three.
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Gregory Gourdet
Viewers will recognize Gregory from season 12, the Boston-set season.
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