Top Chef: Texas
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Top Chef: Texas is the ninth season of the American reality television series Top Chef. The season was filmed in various cities in Texas, including San Antonio, Dallas, and Austin, before moving on to Whistler, British Columbia for the finale. The season premiered on November 2, 2011. This season of Top Chef featured a much larger number of contestants than any previous season, with 29 chefs.[1] Top Chef: Texas also introduced a new side competition to the series; in addition to the Quickfire and Elimination Challenges featured in televised episodes, the Last Chance Kitchen competition allowed eliminated contestants to compete head-to-head in a series of webisodes, with the winner eventually returning to the main competition.[1] In the season finale, Paul Qui was declared the winner over runner-up Sarah Grueneberg.[2] Chris Crary was voted Fan Favorite.[3]
Top Chef: Texas | |
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Season 9 | |
Hosted by | Padma Lakshmi |
Judges | Tom Colicchio Gail Simmons Emeril Lagasse Hugh Acheson |
No. of contestants | 29 |
Winner | Paul Qui |
Runner-up | Sarah Grueneberg |
Location | Texas |
Finals venue | Whistler, British Columbia |
Fan Favorite | Chris Crary |
No. of episodes | 18 |
Release | |
Original network | Bravo |
Original release | November 2, 2011 (2011-11-02) – March 7, 2012 (2012-03-07) |
Season chronology | |
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