Q 01/05

On which network did Top Chef premiere in 2006?

A) Food Network

B) Bravo

C) NBC

D) Lifetime

Answer · why

B) Bravo

Bravo wanted to do for food what its fashion hit Project Runway had done for clothes, so it hired the same producers and launched Top Chef in March 20...

Q 02/05

Which production company makes Top Chef?

A) Magical Elves

B) Endemol Shine

C) Shed Media

D) Fremantle

Answer · why

A) Magical Elves

Magical Elves was founded by Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz, who had made Project Runway for the same channel; Top Chef's success helped them sell the ...

Q 03/05

Who hosted Top Chef for seasons 2 through 20?

A) Katie Lee

B) Padma Lakshmi

C) Gail Simmons

D) Kelly Choi

Answer · why

B) Padma Lakshmi

Padma Lakshmi had to try every dish, and reckoned she gained 10 to 17 pounds each season: six weeks to put on, she wrote, and twelve to take off.

Q 04/05

Who hosted the very first season of Top Chef?

A) Gail Simmons

B) Sandra Lee

C) Katie Lee

D) Giada De Laurentiis

Answer · why

C) Katie Lee

Katie Lee, then married to Billy Joel and billed as Katie Lee Joel, was replaced after that one season; she came back as a guest judge in 2010.

Q 05/05

Which former winner became host of Top Chef starting with season 21?

A) Stephanie Izard

B) Melissa King

C) Brooke Williamson

D) Kristen Kish

Answer · why

D) Kristen Kish

Kristen Kish only tried out for Top Chef because her mentor, chef Barbara Lynch, pushed her to, saying television needed more female chefs; in 2024 sh...