Contestants
15 chefs competed in Season 3. Names and hometowns below are from the Bravo website. Ages listed are at the time of the Top Chef: Miami taping in April-May, 2007. In the order eliminated:
- Clay Bowen, 28 — Resides in: Santa Barbara, California (Hometown: Columbus, Mississippi)
- Sandee Birdsong, 39 — Resides in: Miami Beach, Florida (Hometown: St. Simons Island, Georgia)
- Micah Edelstein, 33 — Resides in: Boca Raton, Florida (Hometown: Bridgewater, Massachusetts)
- Camille Becerra, 34 — Resides in: Brooklyn, New York (Howetown: Elizabeth, New Jersey)
- Lia Bardeen, 28 — Resides in: Brooklyn, New York (Hometown: Tacoma, Washington)
- Joey Paulino, 29 — Resides in: New York, New York (Hometown: Long Island, New York)
- Sara Nguyen, 25 — Resides in: Chicago, Illinois (Hometown: Santa Monica, California)
- Tre Wilcox, 30 — Resides in: Cedar Hill, Texas (Hometown: Duncanville, Texas)
- Howie Kleinberg, 31 — Resides in: Miami, Florida
- Chris "C.J." Jacobsen, 31 — Resides in: Venice, California (Hometown: El Toro, California)
- Sara Mair, 34 — Resides in: Miami, Florida (Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica)
- Brian Malarkey, 34 — Resides in: San Diego, California (Hometown: Bend, Oregon)
- Casey Thompson, 29 — Resides in: Dallas, Texas (Hometown: Cedar Hill, Texas) -- Runner-up / Fan Favorite
- Dale Levitski, 34 — Resides in: Chicago, Illinois -- Runner-up
- Hung Huynh, 29 — Resides in: Las Vegas, Nevada (Hometown: Pittsfield, Massachusetts) -- Winner
Credit order: Brian, Joey, Hung, Sara M, Howie, Dale, Micah, Tre, Lia, Sandee, Sara N, Clay, Casey, CJ, Camille
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