Miami
Top Chef: Miami is the third season of American reality television series Top Chef and was filmed first in Miami, Florida, and concluded in Aspen, Colorado. The season premiered on Bravo on June 13, 2007 and ended on October 10, 2007. Padma Lakshmi returned with Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons and new judge Ted Allen, who will switch off with Simmons throughout the season. First season contestant Lee Anne Wong was brought in as a food consultant and assisted in planning the challenges. Production took place in April and May 2007 in Miami Beach, Florida, with 15 contestants living, and the production activity centered, at the historic Fontainebleau Hotel. The prize money awarded to the Top Chef was $100,000. As with Season 2, the winning recipe from each week's episode of Season 3 is 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.
Episodes
1 First Impressions Jun 13, 2007 
2 Sunny Delights Jun 20, 2007 
3 Family Favorites Jun 27, 2007 
4 Cooking by Numbers Jul 11, 2007 
5 Latin Lunch Jul 18, 2007 
6 Watch What Happens Jul 25, 2007 
7 Freezer Burn Aug 1, 2007 
8 Guilty Pleasures Aug 8, 2007 
9 Restaurant Wars Aug 15, 2007 
10 Second Helping Aug 22, 2007 
11 Chef Overboard Sep 5, 2007 
12 Snacks on a Plane Sep 12, 2007 
13 Manhattan Project Sep 19, 2007 
14 Finale (1) Sep 26, 2007 
15 Finale (2) Oct 3, 2007 
16 Reunion Oct 10, 2007