Watermelon amuse bouche Chef: California is the thirteenth season of the American reality television series Top Chef. The season was announced by Bravo on April 14, 2015. Seventeen chefs were selected to compete in Top Chef: California, including one returning contestant, Grayson Schmitz, who originally competed in Top Chef: Texas. Kwame Onwuachi returned for Top Chef: Colorado, competing in the Last Chance Kitchen.
Karen Akunowicz returned for Top Chef: All-Stars L. Angelina lost the Sudden Death Quickfire Challenge and was eliminated. Amar lost the Sudden Death Quickfire Challenge and was eliminated. Amar won Last Chance Kitchen and returned to the competition. The chef won the season and was crowned “Top Chef”. The chef was a runner-up for the season.
The chef won the Elimination Challenge. The chef was selected as one of the top entries in the Elimination Challenge, but did not win. The chef was not selected as one of the top or bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge and was safe. The chef was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge, but was not eliminated. The chef lost the Elimination Challenge. Seventeen chefs were flown to Los Angeles to begin a six-city expedition across California. To start the competition, the contestants competed in a mise en place race.