Youngest Top Chef Winner
Posted: Oct 11, 2023
Top Chef is a food competition show that first aired in 2006, with chefs cooking under various constraints to prove who is the best. Ilan Hall was the youngest Top Chef winner, who was 24 while filming during the second season. Then, Hall was a line cook at the Michelin-starred NYC restaurant Casa Mono. Today, he owns and cooks at Ramen Hood in Los Angeles.
Four chefs are "tied" as the next youngest to win Top Chef, all at 28 years old during filming time. They are Kelsey Barnard Clark, Harold Dieterle, Mei Lin, and Kristen Kish.
Youngest Top Chef winners
| Age (years) | Person | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24.82 | Ilan Hall | Won season 2 (Top Chef: Los Angeles) | Jan 31, 2007 |
| 28.85 | Kelsey Barnard Clark | Won season 16 (Top Chef: Kentucky) | Mar 14, 2019 |
| 28.95 | Harold Dieterle | Won season 1 (Top Chef: San Francisco) | May 24, 2006 |
| 29.2 | Mei Lin | Won season 12 (Top Chef: Boston) | Feb 11, 2015 |
| 29.24 | Kristen Kish | Won season 10 (Top Chef: Seattle) | Feb 27, 2013 |
