Top Chef: Colorado
Top Chef: Colorado is the fifteenth season of the American reality television series Top Chef. The season's details and cast were revealed on October 12, 2017. The show was filmed in various cities across Colorado, including Denver, Boulder, Telluride, and Aspen. The season premiered on December 7, 2017, and concluded on March 8, 2018. Last Chance Kitchen premiered on November 30, 2017. In the season finale, Joe Flamm was declared the winner over runner-up Adrienne Cheatham. Fatima Ali was voted Fan Favorite.
Contestants
Fifteen chefs competed in Top Chef: Colorado. In addition, four returning competitors from previous seasons competed in the Last Chance Kitchen for the opportunity to enter the main competition: Top Chef: San Francisco contestant Lee Anne Wong, Top Chef: Los Angeles runner-up and All-Stars contestant Marcel Vigneron, Top Chef: California contestant Kwame Onwuachi, and Top Chef: Las Vegas finalist and All-Stars contestant Jennifer Carroll. Following the sixth episode of Last Chance Kitchen, Wong was selected to join the main cast. Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins previously appeared as a contestant on the second season of Top Chef México, the Mexican version of Top Chef from NBC Universo.New contestants
| Name | Current Residence |
| Fatima Ali | New [York, New York] |
| Tyler Anderson | Simsbury, Connecticut |
| Carrie Baird | Denver, Colorado |
| Adrienne Cheatham | New York, New York |
| Laura Cole | Denali [National Park and Preserve|Denali National Park, Alaska] |
| Joe Flamm | Chicago, Illinois |
| Rogelio Garcia | San Francisco, California |
| Tanya Holland | Oakland, California |
| Bruce Kalman | Los Angeles, California |
| Brother Luck | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Melissa Perfit | San Francisco, California |
| Tu David Phu | Oakland, California |
| Joe Sasto | Los Angeles, California |
| Chris Scott | Brooklyn, New York |
| Claudette Zepeda-Wilkins | San Diego, California |
Carrie Baird and Brother Luck returned for Top Chef: Kentucky, competing in the Last Chance Kitchen. Joe Sasto returned for ''Top Chef: All-Stars L.A.''
Returning contestants
| Name | Current Residence | Season |
| Jennifer Carroll | Washington, D.C. | Season 6, 8 |
| Kwame Onwuachi | Washington, D.C. | Season 13 |
| Marcel Vigneron | Los Angeles, California | Season 2, 8 |
| Lee Anne Wong | Honolulu, Hawaii | Season 1 |
Contestant progress
Episodes
''Last Chance Kitchen''
| No. | Title | Original air date |