Top Chef Canada season 4

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Top Chef Canada
Season 4
No. of contestants14
WinnerRene Rodriguez
Release
Original network Food Network
Original releaseMarch 10 (2014-03-10) 
May 12, 2014 (2014-05-12)
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The fourth season of the Canadian reality competition show Top Chef Canada was broadcast on Food Network in Canada. It is a Canadian spin-off of Bravo's show Top Chef .

Contents

Contestants

14 chefs competed in season four. Names, ages, hometowns, and cities of residence (at time of filming) are from the Food Network Canada website.: [1] In the order eliminated:

  1. Michael Robbins, 29, Vancouver, BC
  2. Ruth Wigman, 31, St. John's, NL (Hometown: Nanaimo, BC)
  3. Dawn Doucette, 41, Vancouver, BC
  4. Gabriela Neda, 26, Caracas, Venezuela
  5. Lauren Marshall, 26, Mount Uniacke, NS
  6. Karine Moulin, 36, Quebec City, QC
  7. Pierre Lamielle, 34, Calgary, AB (Hometown: North Vancouver, BC)
  8. Shelley Robinson, 50, Vancouver, BC
  9. Evelynn Takoff, 28, Kelowna, BC
  10. Vittorio Colacitti, 32, Toronto, ON
  11. Jesse Vergen, 35, Saint John, NB
  12. Rich Francis, 36, Fort McPherson, NT
  13. Terry Salmond, 30, Kitchener, ON
  14. Rene Rodriguez, 41, Ottawa, ON

Contestant Progress

No.Contestant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
No.Quickfire
Winner
Rich,
Gabriela
TerryReneShelleyRich,
Rene
Vittorio 4 TerryRichRich
1ReneINININHIGHLOW 3 WININLOWLOWWINNER
2TerryLOWINWINLOWWINHIGHHIGHLOWHIGHRUNNER-UP
3RichLOW 1 INHIGHINLOW 3 LOWLOWLOWWINTHIRD PLACE
4JesseINWINHIGHLOWWINLOWWINWINOUT
VittorioINHIGHHIGHINLOWHIGHLOWWINOUT
6EvelynnINWINLOWLOWINHIGHHIGHOUT
7ShelleyININLOWLOW 2 HIGHLOWOUT
8PierreLOWINHIGHWINHIGHOUT
9KarineINHIGHINWINOUT
LaurenWINLOWHIGHHIGHOUT
11GabrielaHIGHLOWLOWOUT
12DawnINLOWOUT
13RuthINOUT
14MichaelOUT

^Note 1 : Although in the bottom, Rich had won immunity in the quickfire challenge, so he was not eligible to be eliminated.
^Note 2 : Although in the bottom, Shelley had won immunity in the quickfire challenge, so she was not eligible to be eliminated.
^Note 3 : Although in the bottom, Rich and Rene had won immunity in the quickfire challenge, so they were not eligible to be eliminated.
^Note 4 : Starting from this quickfire, immunity is no longer available.

  (WINNER) The chef won the season and was crowned Top Chef.
  (RUNNER-UP) The chef was a runner-up for the season.
  (THIRD-PLACE) The chef placed third in the competition.
  (WIN) The chef won that episode's Elimination Challenge.
  (HIGH) The chef was selected as one of the top entries in the Elimination Challenge, but did not win.
  (LOW) The chef was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge, but was not eliminated.
  (OUT) The chef lost that week's Elimination Challenge and was out of the competition.
  (IN) The chef neither won nor lost that week's Elimination Challenge. They also were not up to be eliminated.

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air date
401"The Battle Of The Sexes"March 10, 2014 (2014-03-10)
412"The World According To Chang"March 17, 2014 (2014-03-17)
423"Five Alarm Fire"March 24, 2014 (2014-03-24)
434"Chefs, Start Your Engines"March 31, 2014 (2014-03-31)
445"Game, Set, Match"April 7, 2014 (2014-04-07)
456"Restaurant Wars"April 14, 2014 (2014-04-14)
467"Lords And Ladies At The Castle"April 21, 2014 (2014-04-21)
478"School's Out For The Chefs"April 28, 2014 (2014-04-28)
489"The Science Of Food"May 5, 2014 (2014-05-05)
4910"The Finale's Taboo"May 12, 2014 (2014-05-12)

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References

  1. "Top Chef Canada Season 4 Bios" . Retrieved 2014-03-17.