Gay Fan Fave Dale Levitski Signs on For "Top Chef All Stars"

Dale Levitski

Dale Levitski was runner up on Top Chef: Miami, the third season of the franchise, and he made a lasting impression on gay viewers. Maybe it was his Mohawk, his self-deprecating wit, or his wicked smile, but Dale actually landed at #14 in our 2009 poll asking readers to choose their favorite gay reality show contestants.

After eight seasons Top Chef has finally gotten around to producing an "All-Star" cycle and Dale is one of fifteen memorable chefs returning to compete. Dale will be reunited with fellow Season 3 contestants Tre Wilcox and pal Casey Thompson.

He will also face off against Richard Blais who competed in season four, sported a similar "fauxhawk," and who Dale engaged in a heated blogwar with. (Over the originality of Blais' cooking – not his hairstyle.)

We tried contacting Dale for a comment about his return to Top Chef, but have yet to hear from him. We did previously interview Dale Levitski back in 2007 and were particularly taken by this quote...

AfterElton: You said that you wanted to show that a gay chef could kick ass. How homophobic is the world of chefs, if it is?
Dale Levistki: It depends. I was talking about this with one of my chefs. Some kitchens are very easy-going, but there are definitely others that have more testosterone where there's a lot of chest-puffing and dick waving in the kitchen. Winning in those kind of environments is really fun for me. I've been in some very chauvinistic kitchens, and proving myself, and being better than them, it makes me feel great. But it's few and far between that you're going to see that sort of thing.

You can read the full interview here.

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Top Chef All-Stars premieres Wednesday, December 1st