Top Chef: San Francisco
''
Top Chef: San Francisco'', originally broadcast simply as ''
Top Chef'', is the first season of the American reality television series ''
Top Chef''. It was first filmed in
San Francisco, California, before concluding in
Las Vegas, Nevada. The season premiered on March 8, 2006, and ended on May 24, 2006. The show featured chefs from around the
United States living together in one house and competing in a series of culinary challenges. The prizes for the winner of the competition included a feature in ''
Food & Wine Magazine'', a showcase at the annual ''Food & Wine'' Classic in
Aspen, Colorado, a
Kenmore Elite kitchen set, and . The series was hosted by
Katie Lee Joel, in her only season as host, and judged by chef
Tom Colicchio and
food writer Gail Simmons. In the season finale,
Harold Dieterle was declared the winner over runner-up
Tiffani Faison.
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