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Top Chef (season 10) Top Chef (season 10) Top Chef: Seattle is the tenth season of the American reality television series "Top Chef". The season was announced on September 19, 2012, and premiered on November 7, 2012. The competition was initially filmed in Seattle, Washington before moving to Juneau, Alaska for three episodes, and then concluding in Los Angeles, California. "Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen", the web series introduced in the previous season which puts the eliminated contestants against each other in head-to-head challenges to battle for a chance to re-enter the main competition, also returned. The winner continued to compete in the season