Contestants
16 chefs competed in Season 4. Names, ages, and hometowns below are from the Bravo website. In the order eliminated:
- Nimma Osman, 26 — Resides in: Atlanta, Georgia (Hometown: Peachtree City, Georgia)
- Valerie Bolon, 32 — Resides in: Chicago, Illinois
- Erik Hopfinger, 38 — Resides in: San Francisco, California (Hometown: Chappaqua, New York)
- Manuel Trevino, 33 — Resides in: New York City, New York (Hometown: Laredo, Texas)
- Zoi Antonitsas, 30 — Resides in: San Francisco, California (Hometown: Seattle, Washington)
- Ryan Scott, 28 — Resides in: San Francisco, California (Hometown: Los Banos, California)
- Jennifer Biesty, 35 — Resides in: San Francisco, California (Hometown: Brooklyn, New York)
- Mark Simmons, 29 — Resides in: New York City, New York (Hometown: Invercargill, New Zealand)
- Nikki Cascone, 35 — Resides in: New York City, New York
- Andrew D'Ambrosi, 30 — Resides in: New York City, New York (Hometown: Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
- Dale Talde, 29 — Resides in: New York City, New York (Hometown: Chicago, Illinois)
- Evangelos "Spike" Mendelsohn, 27 — Resides in: Washington, D.C. (Hometown: Clearwater Beach, Florida)
- Antonia Lofaso, 31 — Resides in: Los Angeles, California
- Richard Blais, 35 — Resides in: Atlanta, Georgia (Hometown: Uniondale, New York) -- Runner-up
- Lisa Fernandes, 27 — Resides in: New York City, New York (Hometown: Toronto, Ontario) -- Runner-up
- Stephanie Izard, 31 — Resides in: Chicago, Illinois (Hometown: Stamford, Connecticut) -- Winner / Fan Favorite
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