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| Presenter: | Meghan Trainor |
| Judges: | Marcus Samuelsson |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 14 |
| Producer: | Doneen Arquines |
| Company: | Magical Elves |
| Channel: | Peacock |
| Related: | Top Chef |
Top Chef Family Style is an American reality television series and a spin-off of Bravo's Top Chef series. The show features young chefs teaming up with adult family members to compete in culinary challenges for a prize.[1] [2] The series was ordered in May 2021 by streaming service Peacock.[1] It is hosted by Meghan Trainor with Marcus Samuelsson serving as head judge.[1] The series premiered on September 9, 2021, and concluded on December 2, 2021.[3] In the season finale, niece and uncle Delilah and Daniel "Danny" Flores were declared the winners, with daughter and mother Anika and Anupama "Anu" Kumar placing as runners-up.[4] In 2022, the second episode "Truffles, Caviar & Prawns -- Oh My!" received the James Beard Foundation Award for Reality or Competition Visual Media.[5]
Top Chef Family Style features 13 pairs of contestants, referred to as "duos".[6] The cast includes the youngest and oldest competitors to appear in the Top Chef franchise.[6]
| Names | Ages | Relationship | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiran Alwy & Moid Alwy | 14, 42 | Daughter & Father | St. Louis Park, Minnesota |
| Milan Bhayana & Chandrani Ghosh | 15, 50 | Son & Mother | Chevy Chase, Maryland |
| Khalil Blue & Willie Blue | 13, 41 | Son & Father | Houston, Texas |
| Ainsley Crouse & Hayley Crouse | 11, 40 | Daughter & Mother | Douglassville, Pennsylvania |
| Jack Cruickshank & Bobbie Lopez | 12, 51 | Son & Mother | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Taylor Ellison & Elizabeth Frame Ellison | 9, 38 | Son & Mother | San Francisco, California |
| Delilah Flores & Daniel "Danny" Flores | 13, 24 | Niece & Uncle | Ontario, California |
| Kaj Friis-Hecht & Liz Thorpe | 14, 42 | Nephew & Aunt | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Ocean Kanekoa & Jaydene Kanekoa | 15, 34 | Brother & Sister | Kamuela, Hawaii |
| Eva Kopelman & Jenn Kopelman | 14, 55 | Daughter & Mother | Long Island, New York |
| Anika Kumar & Anupama "Anu" Kumar | 12, 46 | Daughter & Mother | Palo Alto, California |
| Brooke Nathanson & Carol Weiss | 12, 75 | Granddaughter & Grandmother | Ashland, Massachusetts |
| Kennedy Torres & Rosie Torres | 15, 41 | Daughter & Mother | Palmer, Alaska |
| Episode # | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quickfire Challenge Winners | Eva &<br>Jenn | Milan &<br>Chandrani | Delilah &<br>Danny | Kaj &<br>Liz | Khalil &<br>Willie | Ocean &<br>Jaydene | Ocean &<br>Jaydene | Delilah &<br>Danny | Delilah &<br>Danny | Ocean &<br>Jaydene | |||||||||
| Duos | Elimination Challenge Results | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Delilah & Danny | IN | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | IN | WIN | WIN | LOW | HIGH | IN | WIN | WINNERS | ||||
| 2 | Anika & Anu | IN | IN | LOW | LOW | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | HIGH | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | LOW | RUNNERS-UP | ||||
| 3 | Ocean & Jaydene | WIN | IN | HIGH | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | OUT | |||||
| 4 | Kennedy & Rosie | HIGH | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | LOW | WIN | IN | HIGH | HIGH | OUT | |||||||
| 5 | Khalil & Willie | IN | IN | HIGH | IN | IN | IN | IN | HIGH | LOW | OUT | ||||||||
| 6 | Eva & Jenn | IN | IN | WIN | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | IN | LOW | OUT | |||||||||
| 7 | Kaj & Liz | LOW | HIGH | LOW | WIN | IN | IN | LOW | OUT | ||||||||||
| 8 | Jack & Bobbie | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | LOW | LOW | IN | OUT | |||||||||||
| 9 | Milan & Chandrani | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | LOW | OUT | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Kiran & Moid | LOW | LOW | HIGH | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| 11 | Brooke & Carol | IN | IN | WDR | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | Taylor & Elizabeth | IN | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Ainsley & Hayley | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
The duo did not receive immunity for winning the Quickfire Challenge.
In Episode 3, Brooke suffered from heat exhaustion during the Elimination Challenge, forcing her and Carol to withdraw from the competition.
In Episodes 5, the judges decided not to eliminate any duos.
In Episode 12, the judges did not declare a winner for the Elimination Challenge and all three duos advanced to the next round.
(WINNERS) The duo won the season.
(RUNNERS-UP) The duo was the runner-up for the season.
(WIN) The duo won the Elimination Challenge.
(HIGH) The duo was selected as one of the top entries in the Elimination Challenge, but did not win.
(IN) The duo was not selected as one of the top or bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge and was safe.
(LOW) The duo was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge, but was not eliminated.
(OUT) The duo lost the Elimination Challenge.
(WDR) The duo voluntarily withdrew from the competition.