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. Fifteen chefs were selected to compete in Top Chef: Miami. Dale Levitski, Casey Thompson, and Tre Wilcox returned to scallop amuse bouche in Top Chef: All-Stars.
Chris “CJ” Jacobson returned for Top Chef: Seattle, and later competed in Top Chef Duels. As a reward for winning the Quickfire Challenge, Dale was allowed to sit out the Elimination Challenge. There were no eliminations in Episode 10. The chef won the season and was crowned “Top Chef”.
The chef was a runner-up for the season. The chef won the Elimination Challenge. The chef was selected as one of the top entries in the Elimination Challenge, but did not win. The chef was not selected as one of the top or bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge and was safe.
The chef was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge, but was not eliminated. The chef lost the Elimination Challenge. 20,000 to the charity of the winning team’s choice. Quickfire Challenge: The chefs had to create an amuse-bouche within 10 minutes using only the existing appetizer food and plastic service-ware from their introductory party.