Season 1: Harold Dieterle’s fare can be sampled right here in the city at his “seasonal American” Perilla and contemporary Thai Kin Shop restaurants.
Season 2: Ilan Hall blends ethnic flavors at his Los Angeles restaurant, The Gorbals, where he’s currently working on a bacon-flavored pina colada.
Season 3: Hung Huynh recently opened seafood joint Catch in the Meatpacking District — his “Top Chef” hamachi tartare dish is on the menu.
Season 4: Sole female winner Stephanie Izard serves meat-heavy food at Chicago’s Girl and the Goat and released the memoir/cookbook, “Girl in the Kitchen.”
Season 5: Hosea Rosenberg runs the full-service catering company, Blackbelly Catering, using products from his Blackbelly farm.
Season 6: Michael Voltaggio owns LA’s ink., along with the sandwich counter, ink.sack. He co-authored last month’s “VOLT ink.” cookbook with his “Cheftestant” brother, Bryan.
Season 7: Kevin Sbraga just opened his upscale American resto, Sbraga, in Philadelphia’s Symphony House.
Season 8: Richard Blais runs the three-venue Flip Burger Boutique chain and Atlanta’s HD1 hot dog restaurant. He also hosted Science Channel’s “Blais Off.”