The main ingredient on my dish was a ti leaf with red snapper and I was given a palm tree leaf. Ramen Hood's menu reflects Hall's fun-loving and adventurous foodie spirit. The Rules Decoded! Viewers first met Aaron on Season 12 of the series, and he came in 11th place. Tom Colicchio is a well-known chef and entrepreneur who hosts Top Chef as a judge. Find out what the most memorable Top Chef contestants have been up to since the show. Elizabeth Falkner. Their creative and innovative approach to cooking has made them one of the most sought-after chefs in the culinary world. Shady Questions for the Top Chef Judges. It got to the point where Gail Simmons turned around and said, "Well maybe you followed the rules too literally." Wylie has a vision -- he wants to make the ingredients that he's using, which are high-quality ingredients, better, but he's using those modern techniques. Ignore Blue Oyster Cult: Fear the Ripert! He later returned for season eight's all-star competition. Each of these couples has achieved immense success in the culinary world and will continue to be an inspiration for aspiring chefs everywhere. A Message for Elia. Top Chef: All-Stars Reunion: Tom and Elia Go Head to Head! If I would have been in the competition, I think the hardest restaurant for me would have been wd~50. So Dale knew that Wylie has a bit of an obsession for eggs, and I think that Dale won the challenge, not because Wylie likes eggs, but because he created a dish that was light, seems to be very tasty, in the style of Wylie, and using an ingredient that Wylie likes a lot.Angelo was at Ma Peche, and Ma Peche is Vietnamese, French-influenced kind of cooking. Describing itself as a "vegan ramen" vendor, you can order some "Cold A** Noodles," "Banh Mi Poutine," or a side of "Togarashi Tater Tots" (via Grubhub).Hall is also still an active TV food personality with appearances on "Food to Get You Laid," "Knife Fight," and additional "Top Chef" seasons including the recent one . Distractify is a registered trademark. It was recently revealed that fiery Mexican Elia Aboumrad was eliminated from Top Chef All-Star after serving bad food. She released her cookbook Chinese Heritage Cooking From My American Kitchen in 2018. Visibly upset, Marcel . Mia Castro's background with food and cooking roots back to being home with family. As a viewer, even if I live in New York City, I was kind of jealous not to be with them. Marea is a great seafood restaurant -- Italian-inspired. Talk about evil: On Wednesday's premiere of Top Chef: All-Stars, the cheftestants were asked to redo the dish that got them eliminated the first time around. [10][11][12], In 2012, Falkner won first prize at the World Pizza Championship in Naples, Italy, with her "Finocchio Flower Power" pizza from Krescendo.[13]. A few years later, he was arrested again for charges of driving while intoxicated. Find out who's still cooking and who's stepped away from the spotlight. [3], Aboumrad appeared on reality TV show Top Chef on Bravo during its second season and was one of the final four contestants when she was eliminated from the competition. PHOTOS: Who made the cut? As a result of his familiar but well-executed dishes, Ilan, a 24-year-old New York line cook, won the title and the show's prizes (including $100,000).