Top Chef: San Francisco is the first season of American reality television series Top Chef and was based first in San Francisco, California, filmed at Paulding & Company, A Creative Kitchen, in Emeryville, and concluded in Las Vegas, Nevada. The season premiered on Bravo on March 8, 2006 and ended on May 24, 2006. Season 1 of Top Chef was taped in October and November 2005 in San Francisco, California. Twelve contestants from around the United States lived together in a house for approximately 21 days competing in a series of challenges. The prize money awarded to the Top Chef was $100,000. The weekly series was hosted by Katie Lee Joel with regular judges chef Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons of Food & Wine Magazine. The winning recipe from each week’s episode is featured on Bravo’s Top Chef website.
1 - 1Who Deserves To Be Here Mar. 08, 2006
1 - 2Food Of Love Mar. 15, 2006
1 - 3Nasty Delights Mar. 22, 2006
1 - 4Food on the Fly Mar. 29, 2006
1 - 5Blind Confusion Apr. 05, 2006
1 - 6Guess Who's Coming To Dinner Apr. 12, 2006
1 - 7Restaurant Wars Apr. 19, 2006
1 - 8Wedding Bell Blues Apr. 26, 2006
1 - 9Napa's Finest May. 03, 2006
1 - 10Reunion May. 10, 2006
1 - 11Finale (1) May. 14, 2006
1 - 12Finale (2) May. 24, 2006
