Top Chef Restaurants: Get Food Prepared by Chef's Featured on Bravo's Hit TV Show

Have you ever wanted to eat like Padma Lakshmi, or Tom Colicchio the host and top judge of Bravo's break out reality show? With 75 past and present contestants and many of the either working in or owning restaurants all around the country it is becoming easier. With season 5 entering its final few episodes what better way to ride out the off season then by dinning on dishes created by some of your favorite contestants? The following is a list and link outlining where some of Bravo's Top Chef contestants can be found.

Season 1

Chef: Miguel Morales
Season: 1
City: New York, New York
Restaurant: Chef at Mandarin Oriental Hotel in New York City
Enjoy Chef Morale's cuisine overlooking central park in the Oriental Hotel's restaurant. Asiate is on the 35^th floor offering Asian inspired entrees and boasting a 1,300 bottle wine list.

Chef: Dave Martin
Season: 1
City: NewYork, New York
Restaurant: Crave on 42^nd (Owner)
This laid back Italian restaurant offers a wide variety of soups and specialty pizzas. There are also a small number of simple tasty entrees available, all for a very reasonable price.

Chef: Candice Kumai
Season: 1
City: Laguna Niguel, California
Restaurant: Ritz-Carlton
Dining at the Ritz sounds like an event already, but your friends will be even more impressed when you tell them who the chef was. Enjoy food at anyone of their high dollar fantastically over the top designed restaurants. This is the perfect top chef dining option for those that have to frequent business dinners.

Chef: Brian Hall
Season: 1
City: Pomona, California
Restaurant: Match BBQ
Wings and grilled meat, that's what you'll find on Brian's menu at Match BBQ in Pomona. A great place to take the younger top chef fans in your family Match has something for just about every palate.

Chef: Harold Dieterle
Season: 1 (The winner of this season)
City: New York, New York
Restaurant: Perilla
With only 18 tables don't be surprised if you get some looks from the regulars when you site down in their seat. Located in Greenwich their American inspired menu revolves around the seasons.

Chef: Stephen Asprinio
Season: 1
City: Palm Beach, Florida
Restaurant: Forte di Asprinio
Enjoy contemporary Italian cuisine at one of Palm Beaches' most popular restaurants. The atmosphere is chic and modern, and the portions are small perfect for a date.

Season 2

Chef: Marcel Vigneron
Season: 2
City: Beverly Hills, California
Restaurant: The Bazaar
I doubt you'll be able to experience much of Marcel's molecular gastronomy at this prestigious hotel restaurant, but I'm sure you'll get some good food of some sort.

Chef: Frank Terzoli
Season: 2
City: San Diego, California
Restaurant: Heat Supper Club
Looks like a Latin night club.

Chef: Sam Talbot
Season: 2
City: Montauk, New York
Restaurant: Surf Lodge
With an amazing ambience this drift wood filled, beachy, white washed restaurant offers up delicious seafood entrees inspired by Sam's childhood spent on the beaches of South Carolina. Just block from the beach dry off and wander up to the Surf Lodge for some quality top chef sea food.

Chef: Josie Smith-Malave
Season: 2
City: Ney York, New York
Restaurant: Norwood Club
Good luck getting an invite to eat at this exclusive New York club.

Chef: Michael Midgley
Season: 2
City: Stockton, California
Restaurant: Midgley Catering
Have Michael cater your small diner party or back yard bar-be-que. What would be better than having a top chef come to your house to prepare dinner?

Chef: Ilan Hall
Season: 2 (Winner of this season)
City: Las Angeles, CA
Restaurant: Opening Gorbals
Opening in LA soon, Gorbals will offer Jewish fusion food strangely enough. The quotes I've read mention things like bacon wrapped matza balls. Since Ilan will be running the show though I wouldn't expect anything but the best out of Gorbals.

Chef: Betty Fraser
Season: 2
City: Hollywood, California
Restaurant: Grub Restaurant
Grub is a fun laid back restaurant that serves what they call "California Comfort Food". They offer a great breakfast menu and have plenty of light afternoon fare.

Chef: Carlos Fernandez
Season: 2
City: Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Restaurant: Hi-Life Café
This cozy restaurant is perfect for a date. A reasonably priced mixture of American, Italian and seafood is what you can expect here.

Chef: Clifford Crooks
Season: 2
City: New York, New York
Restaurant: Blue Water Grill
This restaurant was voted among New York's most popular in the 2008 Zagat. They offer a cozy dining room as well as a great outdoor French Café inspired seating area. As the name implies this is a seafood restaurant, so get ready for some fish.

Chef: Otto G. Borsich II
Season: 2
City: Virginia Beach, Virginia
Restaurant: Mahi Mah's
Another seafood restaurant, Mahi Mah's is in Virginia Beach. They offer entertainment in the summers, and if you're a local be sure to pick up their version of a "frequent dinners card".

Season 3

Chef: Joey Paulino
Season: 3
City: New York, New York
Restaurant: Café Des Artistes
Be sure to wear a jacket to this bistro which is one of New York's most successful restaurants. This French café inspired restaurant has a nice selection of both seasonal and established dishes, but if you can't decide, don't worry, they offer a $35 3 course tasting menu

Chefs: Sara Nguyen, Dale Levitski, and Chris Jacobson.
Season: 3
City: Chicago, Illinois
Restaurant: Town and Country Opening soon
Look for simple "unpretentious tasty food" from this soon to be open Chicago eatery.

Chef: Brian Malarkey
Season: 3
City: San Diego, California
Restaurant: The Oceanaire Seafood Room
With the freshest seafood (flown in from all around the world) and a wide range of delicious cocktails make Malarkey's Oceanaire Seafood Room one of San Diego's most popular eateries.

Chef: Howie Kleinberg
Season: 3
City: Miami, Florida
Restaurant: Bulldog BBQ
The name says it all, look for BBQ of all types - Chicken, Pork, and steak.

Chef: Hung Huynh
Season: 3 (Winner of this season)
City: New York, New York
Restaurant: Consultant for the restaurant Solo
Enjoy Asian influenced Mediterranean dishes at New York's Solo. If you've got plenty of friends reserve the club room attached to the kitchen and perhaps you'll see your food prepared by a top chef. Hung will be at Solo until late summer 2009.

Chef: Micah Edelstein
Season: 3
City: Boca Raton, Florida
Restaurant: The Wandering Chef Caters
Have a corporate lunch or wedding that need some food, call Micah.

Chef: Camille Becerra
Season: 3
City: Brooklyn, New York
Restaurant: Paloma
Enjoy American Italian cusine at Camille's Paloma in Brooklyn. Enjoy a relaxed atmosphere and thanks to the reasonable prices you'll have enough cash take a cab back to Manhattan.

Season 4

Chef: Zoi Antonitsas
Season: 4
City: Santa Rosa, California
Restaurant: Zazu Restaurant & Farm
In the heart of California wine region Zazu is just 30 minutes from Napa Valley. Their farm fresh food has been hailed and expect the menu to change as frequently as the seasons.

Chef: Jennifer Biesty
Season: 4
City: San Francisco, California
Restaurant: Scala's Bistro
This high end Italian restaurant also offers French inspired dishes and is known for their use of seasonal ingredients and reasonable lunch menu.

Chef: Nikki Cascone
Season: 4
City: New York, New York
Restaurant: 24 Prince
With out door seating and a private dinning room 24 Prince is the perfect place for a get together. Look for American style food from Hamburgers to Meatloaf.

Chef: Andrew D'Ambrosi
Season: 4
City: New York, New York
Restaurant: Le Cirque
A prestigious and unique restaurant that takes inspiration from the big top and seats 95, but don't think you won't need a reservation. This is popular New York eatery.

Chef: Erik Hopfinger
Season: 4
City: San Francisco, California
Restaurant: Circa
This Italian inspired restaurant has a full menu that boasts unique fair such as their "Lobster & white truffle Mac-n-Cheese" appetizer.

Chef: Antonia Lofaso
Season: 4
City: Los Angeles, California
Restaurant: Foxtail
Dance the night away after grabbing some of Antonia's food at this nightclub / restaurant.

Chef: Spike Mendelsohn
Season: 4
City: Washington, DC
Restaurant: Good Stuff Eatery
Enjoy American faire made from some of Washington's freshest ingredients at Spike's DC restaurant. They even have handspun ice-cream.

Chef: Nimma Osman
Season: 4
City: Atlanta, Georgia
Restaurant: Sun in my Belly
Grab some food at Sun in my Belly while visiting the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. There should be no trouble getting into this little café.

Chef: Ryan Scott
Season: 4
City: San Francisco, California
Restaurant: Mission Beach Cafe
Offering an Italian inspired menu and open for both lunch and dinner, you shouldn't have any trouble finding time to eat at Mission Beach. Make a reservation for dinner and don't forget to save room for something off their impressive desert menu.

Chef: Mark Simmons
Season: 4
City: New York, New York
Restaurant: Double Crown
Perhaps one of the most reasonably priced restaraunts on the list Double Crown has something for just about everyone, as well as a robust selection of wine (by the glass and by the bottle).

So instead of just sitting on the couch waiting for another season or ruining recipes you've scoured from Bravo's website why don't you pick up the phone and grab some reservations at any of the top chef ran restaurants I've listed above.