Brooke E. Williamson

Brooke Williamson is an American chef and restaurateur. She won season 14 of the US television reality cooking competition series Top Chef and the first season of Tournament of Champions. She has owned several Los Angeles-area restaurants.

Early life Williamson was born in Los Angeles to Catherine Elliot and Keith Williamson; her parents were both artists. In January 2001 Williamson was hired by Chris and Chantal Schaefer as executive chef of Zax in Brentwood where she met her now ex-husband Nick Roberts, who was her sous chef. That same year she cooked at the James Beard Foundation House. In 2014 they opened Playa Provisions. They've also opened Da Kikokiko and a kitchen supplies shop, Tripli-Kit. Williamson and Roberts co-own the hospitality group Company for Dinner. She came in second to Kristen Kish, who had also returned from Last Chance Kitchen, on season 10.

Williamson has also appeared on Top Chef Duels, Knife Fight, and Guy's Grocery Games. She served as a judge on BBQ Brawl and was host and mentor on MTV's House of Food. Since 2022, she has starred alongside Bobby Flay, Michael Voltaggio, and Tiffany Derry, then Ayesha Nurdjaja on Bobby's Triple Threat.

Philanthropy Williamson has participated in food-related philanthropic projects such as No Kid Hungry and World Central Kitchen.