Top Chef Just Desserts Season One Winner: Yigit Pura (2024)

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After closing his Tout Sweet Patisseries, Top Chef: Just Desserts season one winner Yigit Pura has returned as the executive pastry chef of SF's Global Gourmet Catering.

Season 1. This was the first season of the spin-off show for Top Chef. The series premiered on September 15 and concluded on November 17, 2010. The winner of season one was Yigit Pura.

Following the announcement of the Quickfire challenge, Seth was removed from the competition when the producers determined he did not have medical clearance to continue. Heather C., who was eliminated in Episode 3, was brought back to the competition.

A former "Top Chef: Just Desserts" season one contestant, Morgan Wilson, was indicted on Oct. 6 on three second-degree felony counts of possession of child p*rnography in Plano, Tex., according to The Plano Star-Courier. The 38-year-old was under investigation for some time.

In pretty much a fluff piece about the Top Chef brand and its infusion of "fresh ingredients" — it includes news that Bravo bravely passed on making Top Chef-branded Christmas ornaments and clogs — Variety writes that Top Chef Just Desserts "was canceled after the detail-oriented nature of the subject proved too ...

Who won Top Chef Season 1 in San Francisco in 2006? Harold Dieterle won the first-ever season of Top Chef in 2006. He then opened and ran three New York City restaurants: Perilla, Kin Shop, and The Marrow, all which were closed by 2015.

Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Brooke Williamson has carved out an impressive résumé of leading roles and achievements, including being the youngest female chef to ever cook at the James Beard House, winning Top Chef Season 14 in Charleston, and most recently, being crowned the first winner of Tournament ...

Chef Dave Martin made a splash on season one of Bravo's Top Chef. He currently runs his own consulting company, Chow Down, Inc.

In probably the biggest scandal in 'Top Chef' history, Cliff Crooks was sent home for, well, hazing, fellow cheftestant Marcel Vigneron. Cliff, Elia, and Ilan had the brilliant idea of shaving Marcel's head (after shaving their own of course), but Cliff forcefully held down Marcel to make it happen.

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Padma Lakshmi revealed that “Top Chef” challenged her metabolism, which is one of the reasons she left the cooking competition series. “It was really taking a toll on me physically to digest that much food in a day,” she told Harper's Bazaar in an interview published Thursday.

Asprinio currently resides in New York City, where his hospitality firm, S.A. Hospitality Innovations, is based.

Eric Wolitzky gained national notoriety for his appearance on Bravo's “Top Chef Just Desserts.” Today, Wolitzky serves as executive pastry chef of Fifth Group Restaurants, where he oversees the pastry programs at popular Atlanta concepts including South City Kitchen, Ecco, La Tavola Trattoria, The Original El Taco, ...

Since leaving Restaurant Jean Georges, Johnny has started his own pastry consulting company, aptly named Sugar Fueled Inc and participates in many national food festivals. In addition to being active with numerous charities and initiatives, Johnny is a Chef Ambassador for Family Reach Foundation.

Boulder's lucky to be home to "Top Chef" Season 5 champion Hosea Rosenberg, whose restaurant, Blackbelly, is earning high praise from critics and locals alike. And whose newest venture, Santo, is a delicious take on the cuisine of Northern New Mexico.

Paul Qui (Season 9: Texas)

Qui went on to earn accolades with his eponymous restaurant in Austin, but a disturbing 2016 domestic violence incident led him to close Qui, and then reopen it as Kuneho.

The winner of “Top Chef” season 19 in Houston, Buddha Lo is the Executive Chef of Marky's Caviar, Huso restaurant in New York City.

Compton competed on Season 11 of Top Chef. She was the Top Chef, Season 11 runner up and was voted fan favorite by viewers. In June 2015, Compton opened her own restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana, Compère Lapin. Compère Lapin serves Caribbean-style cuisine and is located in the New Orleans Central Business District.

Most recently, she joined Chef Chris Williams' Lucille's Hospitality Group as Partner/Executive Chef and is currently working to open her first restaurant in Houston called Late August.