Bay Area’s ‘Top Chef’ Contestants: Where Are These TV Favorites Now?

Casey Thompson has been executive chef of Sonoma’s Folktable, a Michelin Bib Gourmand honoree, since the restaurant opened in 2020. (Photo courtesy of Erika Cole/Folktable)

CASEY THOMPSON (Season 3, Miami, 2007): After the competition, Texas native Thompson, the “fan favorite” and a finalist, expanded her skill set in Argentina’s Malbec.