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DeutschTop Chef Canada season 2
| Top Chef Canada | |
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| Season 2 | |
| No. of tasks | 25 |
| No. of contestants | 16 |
| Winner | Carl Heinrich |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Food Network |
| Original release | March 12 – May 28, 2012 |
| Season chronology | |
The second season of the Canadian reality competition show Top Chef Canada was broadcast on Food Network in Canada. It is a Canadian spin-off of Bravo's hit show Top Chef. In the first season, 16 chefs competed against each other in weekly challenges. The program took place in Toronto.
Contestants[edit]
16 chefs competed in season two. Names, ages, hometowns, and cities of residence (at time of filming) are from the Food Network Canada website.[1][2] In the order eliminated:
- William Thompson, 30, Caledonia, ON (Hometown: Caledonia, ON)
- Kunal Ghose, 39, Victoria, BC (Hometown: Victoria, BC)
- Sarah Tsai, 30, Toronto, ON (Hometown: Taipei, Taiwan)
- Sergio Mattoscio, 30, Montreal, QC (Hometown: Montreal, QC)
- Joel Aubie, 27, Tofino, BC (Hometown: Bathurst, NB)
- Gabriell Cruz, 25, Dundas, ON (Hometown: Hamilton, ON)
- Elizabeth Rivasplata, 31, Toronto, ON (Hometown: Lima, Peru)
- Curtis Luk, 28, Ottawa, ON (Hometown: Markham, ON)[3]
- Jimmy Stewart, 23, Whistler, British Columbia (Hometown: North Vancouver, BC)
- Ryan Gallagher, 33, Toronto, ON (Hometown: Toronto, ON)
- Trista Sheen, 29, Toronto, ON (Hometown: Toronto, ON)
- Xavier Lacaze, 30, Calgary, AB (Hometown: Auch, France)
- David Crystian, 37, Toronto, ON (Hometown: Toronto, ON)
- Jonathan Korecki, 27, Ottawa, ON (Hometown: Caledon, ON)[3]
- Trevor Bird, 28, Vancouver, BC (Hometown: Montreal, QC)
- Carl Heinrich, 26, Toronto, ON (Hometown: Sooke, BC)
Contestant progress[edit]
| No. | Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |||||||||||
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| No. | Quickfire Winner | Sarah | Gabriell | Jimmy | Jonathan2 | Xavier | Jonathan2 | Ryan | Carl2 | Trevor2 | Trevor2 | David2 | Carl2 | None | |||||||||||
| 1 | Carl | IN | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | WIN | IN | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | LOW | WIN | WINNER | |||||||||||
| 2 | Trevor | IN | LOW | HIGH | IN | IN | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | LOW | HIGH | RUNNER-UP | |||||||||||
| 3 | Jonathan | IN | HIGH | HIGH | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | WIN | LOW | THIRD PLACE | |||||||||||
| 4 | David | LOW | HIGH | LOW | WIN | IN | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | WIN | HIGH | OUT | FOURTH PLACE4 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Xavier | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | HIGH | LOW | WIN | LOW | LOW | HIGH | OUT | |||||||||||||
| 6 | Trista | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | HIGH | LOW | IN | LOW | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Ryan | IN | LOW | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | LOW | OUT | |||||||||||||||
| 8 | Jimmy | LOW | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW | LOW | LOW | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Curtis | HIGH | IN | WIN | LOW | HIGH | HIGH | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Elizabeth | HIGH | WIN | IN | HIGH | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Gabriell | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | LOW | OUT3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Joel | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Sergio | IN | IN | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Sarah | LOW1 | IN | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | Kunal | HIGH | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | William | OUT | |||||||||||||||||||||||
^Note 1 : Although she was in the bottom, Sarah was spared from elimination as she had immunity.
^Note 2 : Did not gain immunity.
^Note 3 : Eliminated by placing last in the quickfire challenge.
^Note 4 : Won comeback challenge and was allowed back into the final challenge.
- (WINNER) The chef won the season and was crowned Top Chef.
- (RUNNER-UP) The chef was a runner-up for the season.
- (THIRD-PLACE) The chef placed third in the competition.
- (FOURTH-PLACE) The chef placed fourth in the competition.
- (WIN) The chef won that episode's Elimination Challenge.
- (HIGH) The chef was selected as one of the top entries in the Elimination Challenge, but did not win.
- (LOW) The chef was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The chef lost that week's Elimination Challenge and was out of the competition.
- (IN) The chef neither won nor lost that week's Elimination Challenge. They also were not up to be eliminated.
Episodes[edit]
The format of season two followed that of the first season and of the original American Top Chef. As before, each week features a guest judge or special guest, including Top Chef: Masters season two winner Chef Marcus Samuelsson, television handy-man Mike Holmes, Toronto Maple Leafs forward Colby Armstrong, actor Alan Thicke, Spencer "Spenny" Rice, and country musician Johnny Reid.[1]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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| 14 | 1 | "Home Is Where The Heart Is" | March 12, 2012 | |
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| 15 | 2 | "Building A Home For Friends" | March 19, 2012 | |
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| 16 | 3 | "Here Comes the Stork" | March 26, 2012 | |
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| 17 | 4 | "Isn't It Offal?" | April 2, 2012 | |
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| 18 | 5 | "Food Through Time" | April 9, 2012 | |
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| 19 | 6 | "Restaurant Wars" | April 16, 2012 | |
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| 20 | 7 | "A Classic Deconstruction" | April 23, 2012 | |
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| 21 | 8 | "Lights, Camera, Action!" | April 30, 2012 | |
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| 22 | 9 | "Into The Wild" | May 7, 2012 | |
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| 23 | 10 | "Show Us Your Soul" | May 14, 2012 | |
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| 24 | 11 | "The Italian Feast" | May 21, 2012 | |
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Guest Judge(s): Keshia Chanté, Lidia Bastianich
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| 25 | 12 | "Food Meets Fashion" | May 28, 2012 | |
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| 26 | 13 | "Finale" | June 4, 2012 | |
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "Top Chef Canada announces contestants for Season 2". National Post. 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
- ^ "Meet the Chefs from Top Chef Canada Season 2". Food Network Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-06.
- ^ a b "Two Ottawa chefs appear on 2nd season Top Chef Canada – Audition videos". Ottawa Citizen. 2012-02-16.