7. Kevin Sbraga
Season 7 of the show went by name Top Chef: D.C. and ended up with the win of Kevin Sbraga. After the win, he opened Sbraga restaurant in Philadelphia in 2011 and The Fat Ham restaurant two years later. In the summer of 2016, he served as a judge on reality show MasterChef, season 7. He also has two failed restaurants, Sbraga & Company and Juniper Commons, both closed in less than a year after opening.