Mei Lin

Known for

Acting

Born

November 29, 1985 (age 40)

Birthplace

Guangdong Province, China

Biography

Mei Lin (born November 29, 1985) is a Chinese-born American chef and television personality, best known as the winner of the twelfth season of the Bravo television network's reality television series, Top Chef. After winning Top Chef in 2014, Lin worked as a personal chef for Oprah Winfrey before going on to open her first restaurant, Nightshade in Los Angeles in 2019. She has competed on Tournament of Champions.

Best known work

Hell's Kitchen

2005

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

2007

Top Chef

2006

Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron Legend

2022

Tournament of Champions

2020

Bobby's Triple Threat

2022

Supermarket Stakeout

2019

The Best Pizza is in LA

2026

Wildcard Kitchen

2024

Filmography

2026
The Best Pizza is in LA
as Self
2024
Dinner Budget ShowdownTV
as Self - Guest Chef (1 episode)
2024
Top Chef: The Dish With KishTV
as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
2024
Wildcard KitchenTV
as Self (3 episodes)
2022
Bobby's Triple ThreatTV
as Self (1 episode)
2022
Phoning It InTV
as Self - Chef (1 episode), as Self - Judge (2 episodes)
2022
Iron Chef: Quest for an Iron LegendTV
as Self (1 episode)
2020
Tournament of ChampionsTV
as Self (4 episodes)
2019
Supermarket StakeoutTV
as Guest (1 episode)
2017
Without A RecipeTV
as Self - Judge (1 episode)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenTV
as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2007
Diners, Drive-Ins and DivesTV
as Self (1 episode)
2006
Top ChefTV
as Self - Contestant (15 episodes), as Self - Guest Judge (1 episode)
2005
Hell's KitchenTV
as Self - Guest Chef (1 episode)