《頂級大廚第一季》是由PadmaLakshmi,TedAl等明星主演的真人秀綜藝。

Bravoservesupthesecondseasonofitshitculinarycompetitionseries"TopChef"beginningonWednesday,October18at11:00p.m.Then,itwillmoveintoitsregular10:00p.m.timeslotonWednesday,October25.　　Thenewcropoffifteenofthecountry'smostimpressiverisingchefsinthesecondseasonallhopetofollowinthefootstepsofseasononewinner,HaroldDieterle,whoplanstoopenhisManhattanrestaurant,Perilla,laterthisyear.　　Theseriesfeaturesfifteenaspiringchefswhocompetefortheirshotatculinarystardomandthechancetoearntheprestigioustitleof"TopChef."Eachepisodeholdstwochallengesforthechefs.Thefirstisaquickfiretestoftheirbasicabilitiesandthesecondisamoreinvolvedeliminationchallengedesignedtotesttheversatilityandinventionofthechefsastheytakeonuniqueculinarytrialssuchasworkingwithunusualandexoticfoodsorcateringforarangeofdemandingclients.Thechallengesnotonlytesttheirskillsinthekitchen,butalsouncoveriftheyhavethecustomerservice,managementandteamworkabilitiesrequiredofaTopChef.Thecompetingchefsliveandbreathethehigh-pressurelifestylethatcomeswithbeingamasterchef,andeachweeksomeoneisaskedto"packuptheirknives"andgohome.　　Actressandaward-winningwriterPadmaLakshmijoinsthesecondseasonashostof"TopChef,"introducingthechallengestothecontestantsandsittingatthejudges'tableeachweek.LakshmiiscurrentlyworkingonhersecondcookbookforMiramaxBooks,dueinSpring2007,aculinaryendeavorofover150recipesfromaroundtheworldandintriguingpersonalmemoirs.Thisisafollowuptohersuccessfulfirstcookbook,EasyExotic,forwhichshewontheInternationalVersaillesEventforbestcookbookbyafirsttimewriter.　　TomColicchio,oneoftheculinaryworld'smostcelebratedfiguresandco-founderofNewYorkCity'sGramercyTavernandCraftRestaurants,returnsasHeadChef/Judgeforthenewseason,guidingthechefsthroughthechallengesanddemandingthattheyperformonlyattheirbest.FoodexpertandtoughcriticGailSimmonsofFood&Winemagazinealsoreturnsasaregularjudgefortheseries.Inaddition,eachweekwillfeatureaspecialguestjudge,someofthemostrespectedfiguresintheculinaryindustry.　　Thesecondseasonalsofeaturesaglitzynewbackdrop--thecityofLosAngeles.Thecontestantswillresideinthecity'sculturallyburgeoningdowntownarea,wheremostoftheseason'sproductionactivitywillbecentered.　　The"TopChef"seasontwochefsare:　　?EliaL.Aboumrad-23-LasVegas,NV　　?OttoBorsich-46-LasVegas,NV　　?MarisaChurchill-28-SanFrancisco,CA　　?CliffordCrooks-28-WestCaldwell,NJ　　?CarlosFernandez-36-FortLauderdale,FL　　?BettyFraser-44-LosAngeles,CA　　?MiaGaines-32-Oakdale,CA　　?IlanHall-24-NewYork,NY　　?MichaelMidgley-28-Stockton,CA　　?JosieSmith-Malave-31-Brooklyn,NY　　?EmilySprissler-30-LasVegas,NV　　?SujaiSteinhauer-29-NewYork,NY　　?SamTalbot-28-NewYork,NY　　?FrankTerzoli-39-SanDiego,CA　　?MarcelVigneron-26-LasVegas,NV

《頂級大廚第一季》別名：主廚,頂級大廚，于2006-02-15在首播，制片國家/地區(qū)為美國，單集時長45分鐘，總集數(shù)12集，語言對白英語，該綜藝評分8.1分，評分人數(shù)520人。