Top Chef: Meet the top 16

Dakota Weiss

Hometown: Quartz Hill, CA
Resides: Los Angeles, CA

Age: 35
Profession: Executive Chef for Choice Hospitality and W Los Angeles
Culinary education: A.O.S Culinary Arts, S.C.I
Favorite simple fall dessert recipe: Maple Syrup Baked Apples stuffed with Bread Pudding and Vanilla Gelato

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