Top Chef: Miami
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Top Chef: Miami'' is the third season of the American reality television series ''
Top Chef''. It was first filmed in
Miami, Florida, before concluding in
Aspen, Colorado. The season was Emmy nominated for Outstanding Reality Competition Series, and garnered the Emmy Award for Best Editing in the category. Season 3 premiered on June 13, 2007 and ended on October 10, 2007.
Padma Lakshmi returned with
Tom Colicchio,
Gail Simmons, and new judge
Ted Allen, who switched off with Simmons throughout the season. ''
Top Chef: San Francisco'' contestant
Lee Anne Wong was brought in as a food consultant and assisted in planning the challenges. Production took place in April and May 2007 in
Miami Beach, Florida, with production activity centered at the
Fontainebleau Hotel. The winning recipe from each week's episode of Season 3 was featured on Bravo's ''Top Chef'' website and prepared by Lee Anne Wong in a web series called ''The Wong Way to Cook''. In the season finale,
Hung Huynh was declared the winner over runners-up
Dale Levitski and
Casey Thompson. Thompson was voted Fan Favorite.
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