Top Chef: Miami
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. 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 Top Chef, defeating Dale Levitski and Casey Thompson. Thompson was voted Fan Favorite.
Contestants
15 chefs were selected to compete in Top Chef: Miami.| Name | Hometown | Current Residence | Age |
| Lia Bardeen | Tacoma, Washington | Brooklyn, New York | 28 |
| Camille Becerra | Elizabeth, New Jersey | Brooklyn, New York | 34 |
| Sandee Birdsong | St. Simons Island, Georgia | Miami Beach, Florida | 39 |
| Clay Bowen | Columbus, Mississippi | Santa Barbara, California | 28 |
| Micah Edelstein | Bridgewater, Massachusetts | Boca Raton, Florida | 33 |
| Hung Huynh | Pittsfield, Massachusetts | Las Vegas, Nevada | 29 |
| Chris "CJ" Jacobson | El Toro, California | Venice, California | 31 |
| Howie Kleinberg | Miami, Florida | Miami, Florida | 31 |
| Dale Levitski | Chicago, Illinois | Chicago, Illinois | 34 |
| Sara Mair | Kingston, Jamaica | Miami, Florida | 34 |
| Brian Malarkey | Bend, Oregon | San Diego, California | 34 |
| Sara Nguyen | Santa Monica, California | Chicago, Illinois | 25 |
| Joey Paulino | Long Island, New York | New York, New York | 29 |
| Casey Thompson | Cedar Hill, Texas | Dallas, Texas | 29 |
| Tre Wilcox | Duncanville, Texas | Cedar Hill, Texas | 30 |
Dale Levitski, Casey Thompson, and Tre Wilcox returned to compete in '. Chris "CJ" Jacobson returned for ', and later competed in Top Chef Duels. Thompson returned again for '. Brian Malarkey returned for '
Contestant progress
Episodes
Primetime Emmy Awards & Nomination
Season 3 was the second time that Top Chef was nominated for Best Reality Series. The show was first nominated in 2007, but lost both years to the Amazing Race.However, while the series failed to win the Emmy for Outstanding Reality Competition Series in 2008, it did succeed in winning the Emmy Award for Best Editing on a Reality Competition Series. Top Chef Season 3 was edited by Kevin Leffler, Vikash Patel, Marc Clark, Antonia Tighe, Steve Lichtenstein, Brad Schwartz, Susan K. Hoover, and Katherine Griffin.