Why Was Cliff Crooks Kicked off ‘Top Chef’?

Tom was sent to deliver the news to Cliff, who “handled himself like a total gentleman,” according to Shauna.

While Cliff was asked to leave Top Chef, he made a comeback to television four years later on Hell’s Kitchen, which he returned to in 2016 as a guest judge. He has also appeared on Chopped Junior, Tournament of Champions, The Kitchen, and Worst Cooks in America. These days, Cliff is the host of Chef Boot Camp.

Catch Cliff on the Season 2 premiere of Kitchen Crash, which airs July 12 at 10 p.m. EST.