Top Chef: Los Angeles

''Top Chef: Los Angeles'' is the second season of the American reality television series ''Top Chef''. It was first filmed in Los Angeles, before concluding in Waikoloa Village, Hawaii. The season premiered on October 18, 2006, and ended on January 31, 2007. Padma Lakshmi replaced Katie Lee Joel as the host, with Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons returning as judges. The winning recipe from each week's episode was 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 Season 2 chefs' attitudes and overall behavior as the reason why no reunion episode was filmed. In the season finale, Ilan Hall was declared the winner over runner-up Marcel Vigneron. Sam Talbot was voted Fan Favorite. Provided by Wikipedia