Top Chef: Los Angeles is the second season of American reality television series Top Chef and was filmed first in Los Angeles, California, and concluded in Waikoloa Village, Hawaii. The season premiered on Bravo on October 18, 2006 and ended on January 31, 2007. Padma Lakshmi took over as host, with Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons returning as judges. Filming began in Westwood, near UCLA in Los Angeles, on August 10, 2006. The number of contestants expanded from 12 to 15. The prize money awarded to the Top Chef was $100,000. The winning recipe from each week’s episode is featured on Bravo’s Top Chef website and prepared by Season 1 contestant Lee Anne Wong in a web video called The Wong Way to Cook. Bravo cited negative viewer reaction to the reunion episode of season one as the reason why no reunion episode was filmed for season two.
2 - 1Into the Fire Oct. 18, 2006
2 - 2Eastern Promise Oct. 25, 2006
2 - 3Food for the People Nov. 01, 2006
2 - 4Less is More Nov. 08, 2006
2 - 5Social Service Nov. 15, 2006
2 - 6Thanksgiving Nov. 22, 2006
2 - 7The Raw and the Cooked Dec. 06, 2006
2 - 8Holiday Spirit Dec. 13, 2006
2 - 9Seven Jan. 03, 2007
2 - 10Unhappy Customers Jan. 10, 2007
2 - 11Sense and Sensuality Jan. 17, 2007
2 - 12Finale (1) Jan. 24, 2007
2 - 13Finale (2) Jan. 31, 2007
