Top Chef

‘Top Chef’ Contestants by the Numbers

Top Chef Season six is nearly upon us, and while we have to wait till August 26 for the premiere, it’s time to start salivating over the contestants. The Las Vegas season features three San Francisco contestants: Left Coast Catering’s Lauring Wickett, Google executive chef Preeti Mistry, and Iluna Basque owner Mattin Noblia in the field of 17. Of our new crop, five were self-taught and four attended Culinary Institute of America. Seven are executive chefs, two are chefs de cuisine, and four own their own restaurants or catering businesses. Four are from California, including Bazaar chef de cuisine Michael Voltaggio, of Los Angeles. Only one contestant is from New York this year. For a complete list, check out our sibling blog, Grub Street New York. [Via Grub Street]

‘Top Chef’ Contestants by the Numbers