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Season 11 winner Nicholas Elmi poses at the A Night with "Top Chef" presented by Watch What Happens Live! at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood, California May 1, 2014.
![Season 11 winner Nicholas Elmi poses at the A Night with "Top Chef" presented by Watch What Happens Live! at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood, California May 1, 2014. Season 11 winner Nicholas Elmi poses at the A Night with "Top Chef" presented by Watch What Happens Live! at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood, California May 1, 2014.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CY9TD2/season-11-winner-nicholas-elmi-poses-at-the-a-night-with-top-chef-presented-by-watch-what-happens-live!-at-the-leonard-h-goldenson-theatre-in-north-hollywood-california-may-1-2014-reutersdanny-moloshok-united-states-tags-entertainment-2CY9TD2.jpg)
Season 11 winner Nicholas Elmi poses at the A Night with "Top Chef" presented by Watch What Happens Live! at the Leonard H. Goldenson Theatre in North Hollywood, California May 1, 2014.
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