Top Chef Thailand season 1

Top Chef Thailand (season 1) is the first season of the Thai reality television series Top Chef Thailand. The season premiered on March 25, 2017, and concluded on June 24, 2017. Filming initially took place in Bangkok. Willment Leong, Suphamongkhon Supapipat, Thitid Tassanakajohn and Phichaya Uthantam served as judges and Pitipat Kootrakul [th]^[1] as a host for the first season.

Top Chef Thailand
Season 1
Hosted by	Pitipat Kootrakul [th]
Judges	Willment Leong Suphamongkhon Supapipat Thitid Tassanakajohn Phichaya Uthantam
No. of contestants	15
Winner	Chudaree Debhakam
Location	Bangkok
No. of episodes	13
Release
Original network	ONE HD
Original release	March 25 (2017-03-25) – June 24, 2017 (2017-06-24)
Season chronology

The winner of the competition was "Chef Tam" Chudaree Debhakam,^[2] and the runners-up was "Chef May" Phattanant Thongthong.

Contestants

(ages stated are at start of filming)

Contestant	Age	Position	Restaurant / Office	Resident	Finish	Rank
Warasiri Thongthaem Na Ayudhya "Chef Pete"	38	Executive Chef	Dr.Orawan Holistic and Anti-Aging Institute	Phuket	Episode 1	15
Chayant Kachaenchai "Chef Tu"	36	Owner Chef	Su-Goi By Chef Tu	Nakhon Ratchasima		14
Thapakorn Chinawasee "Chef Pong"	34	Food Consult	Bangkok	Bangkok	Episode 2	13
Pongsathorn Surach "Chef Nui"	27	Executive Chef	The Sky Gallery	Chonburi	Episode 3	12
Duangjai Bumrungpol "Chef Tui"	33	Owner Chef	Kitchen Hut	Bangkok	Episode 5	11
Eknarin Chuthongkham "Chef Folk"	29	Executive Chef	Chef rider X2	Bangkok		10
Chaiwalan Intawan "Chef Max"	38	Executive Chef	Centara Hotel	Udon Thani		9
Chaitphuchish Thaekingsak "Chef Huto"	28	Food Consult	Hua Chang Hotel	Bangkok	Episode 6	8
Kamol Chobdee-ngam "Chef Gigg"	38	Owner Chef	Leusthip	Bangkok	Episode 8	7
Sucharat Piyachokepaisan "Chef Namfon"	25	European Cuisine Professor	Suan Dusit University	Bangkok	Episode 10	6
Sara Jirarat "Chef Ton"	34	Owner Chef	Aston	Bangkok	Episode 7	5
					Episode 11
Thawatchai Akarawongwatthana "Chef Bus"	29	Owner Chef	8 Bistro	Nakhon Ratchasima	Episode 12	4
Siriporn Chaisiripanich "Chef Ooy"	46	Executive Chef	Wind Water View	Bangkok		3
Phattanant Thongthong "Chef May"	36	Owner Chef	Monkey's Kitchen	Chiang Mai	Episode 13	2
Chudaree Debhakam "Chef Tam"	24	Sous Chef	Blue Hill at Stone Barns	United States		1

Contestant progress

Episode #	1	2	3	4		5			6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Quickfire Challenge Winner(s)	Green team1	May	Max	—	—	—	—	—	May	Tam	Bus	—	Ton	Bus	May	—
Contestant		Elimination Challenge Results
Tam	HIGH	WIN	HIGH	HIGH	HIGH	HIGH	HIGH	WIN	IN	IMM3	LOW	IN	IN	IN	LOW	WINNER
May	IN	IMM	HIGH	HIGH	IN	HIGH	WIN	IN	WIN	LOW	WIN	IN	WIN	WIN	WIN	RUNNER-UP
Ooy	WIN	LOW	LOW	HIGH	IN	LOW	HIGH	LOW	LOW	WIN	IN	IN	LOW	IN	OUT
Bus	IN	HIGH	HIGH	IN	IN	IN	IN	LOW	IN	IN	IMM4	IN	IN	LOW	OUT
Ton	IN	HIGH	LOW	IN	IN	WIN	IN	IN	IN	OUT		RET	IMM	OUT
Namfon	HIGH	IN	WIN	IN	IN	IN	IN	HIGH	HIGH	WIN	IN	IN	OUT
Gigg	IN	LOW	HIGH	WIN	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	WIN	OUT
Huto	IN	HIGH	HIGH	IN	WIN	IN	IN	IN	OUT
Max	HIGH	IN	IMM	IN	HIGH	IN	LOW	OUT
Folk	IN	HIGH	LOW	IN	IN	IN	OUT
Tui	IN	IN	LOW	IN	HIGH	OUT
Nui	LOW	HIGH	OUT
Pong	IN	OUT
Tu	OUT
Pete	OUT

Notes

1. ^ Green team has members as follows: Chef Huto, Chef Gigg, Chef Namfon, Chef Max and Chef Ton.
2. Since episode 2, no contestants have been eliminated in the quickfire challenge.
3. ^ In episode 7 Chef Tam who have been granted immunity and granted a special joint committee to review foods in elimination challenge.
4. ^ In episode 8 Chef Bus who have been granted immunity and increase the cooking time to 10 minutes.

Elimination Challenge

  (WINNER) The contestant won Top Chef Thailand.

  (RUNNER-UP) The contestant was a Runner-Up.

  (WIN) The contestant was winning elimination challenge.

  (HIGH) Team / The contestants nominated in elimination challenge but not win.

  (IN) The chef was not selected as one of the top or bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge and was safe.

  (IMM) The contestant who have been granted immunity. Not eliminated that week.

  (RET) The contestant was originally eliminated but returned to the competition.

  (LOW) The contestant was at risk of elimination.

  (OUT) The contestant was eliminated from the competition in elimination challenge.

  (OUT) The contestant was eliminated from the competition in quickfire challenge.