| Born | May 3, 1980 Bainbridge Island, Washington |
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| Cooking style | Molecular Gastronomy |
| Education | Culinary Institute of America |
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Joël Robuchon (Las Vegas, Nevada)
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Marcel Vigneron (born May 3, 1980) [1] is an American chef, and is perhaps best known as the runner-up of the second season of Top Chef, placing behind Ilan Hall.
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Vigneron is originally from Bainbridge, Washington, and currently resides in the Los Angeles area. At the time of his appearance on Top Chef, he was a Master Cook at Joël Robuchon in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of November 2008, he is a sous chef at The Bazaar in the SLS Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.[2] He was educated at the Culinary Institute of America at the same time as Ilan Hall, and had a fellowship as a sous chef at the Institute's restaurant.[3]
Vigneron, after identifying himself, was assaulted and struck on the face with a bottle by a Top Chef viewer at a nightclub.[4] On August 23, 2008, Vigneron was arrested in Laguna Beach, California, for suspicion of DUI after being pulled over for speeding.[5]
In March 2010 it was announced that Vigneron will star in Marcel's Quantum Kitchen a reality television show that will air on the Syfy cable network. [6]
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   | Bio at the Top Chef website - Top Chef - Bravo TV Official Site |
| | Marcel injured, scarred after a Top Chef viewer hit him in the face with a bottle - Marcel injured, scarred after a Top Chef viewer hit him in the face with a bottle + reality blurred |
| | 'Top Chef 2' runner-up Marcel Vigneron talks about his experience - 'Top Chef 2' runner-up Marcel Vigneron talks about his experience - Reality TV World - News, information, episode summaries, message boards, chat and games for unscripted television programs |
| | Marcel on Myspace - MySpace.com - marcel - 29 - Male - LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - myspace.com/marcelvigneron |
| | DUI arrest - 'Top Chef' runner-up arrested on suspicion of DUI | vigneron, saturday, beach, laguna, top - News - OCRegister.com |
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