Working in the restaurant industry makes it easy to overindulge, says "<a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Fvideo%2F%23%2Fvideo%2Fbestoftv%2F2011%2F04%2F04%2Fexp.nr.eatocracy.blais.wins.cnn">Top Chef: All-Stars</a>" winner and restaurateur Richard Blais, who weighed 225 pounds at his heaviest.
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Working in the restaurant industry makes it easy to overindulge, says "Top Chef: All-Stars" winner and restaurateur Richard Blais, who weighed 225 pounds at his heaviest.
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Blais has dropped 60 pounds by overhauling his lifestyle.
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Blais has dropped 60 pounds by overhauling his lifestyle.
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Blais became popular among American foodies after competing on "Top Chef" in 2007.
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Blais became popular among American foodies after competing on "Top Chef" in 2007.
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Blais shows off in the kitchen on Bravo's "Top Chef: The Tour" in 2008 in Universal City, California.
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Blais shows off in the kitchen on Bravo's "Top Chef: The Tour" in 2008 in Universal City, California.
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Blais, left, and fellow "Top Chef" contestant Andrew D'Ambrosi demonstrate at a "Top Chef" interactive cooking show in New York in 2008.
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Blais, left, and fellow "Top Chef" contestant Andrew D'Ambrosi demonstrate at a "Top Chef" interactive cooking show in New York in 2008.
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A runner-up in season four, Blais took home the title on "Top Chef: All-Stars" in 2010.
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A runner-up in season four, Blais took home the title on "Top Chef: All-Stars" in 2010.
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First lady Michelle Obama visits Blais on "Life After Top Chef" in February 2012.
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First lady Michelle Obama visits Blais on "Life After Top Chef" in February 2012.
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Blais prepares food during a recipe demonstration in Chicago in September 2012.
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Blais prepares food during a recipe demonstration in Chicago in September 2012.
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Blais, here in Austin, Texas, in October 2012, says he now understands the value of embracing other people's dietary needs.
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Blais, here in Austin, Texas, in October 2012, says he now understands the value of embracing other people's dietary needs.
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Blais attends a culinary event in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park in June.
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Blais attends a culinary event in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park in June.
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Blais prepares a dish in Denver in August.
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Blais prepares a dish in Denver in August.
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Blais plays host at the James Beard Foundation's "Taste America: Local Flavor From Coast to Coast" benefit dinner in September in Chicago.
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Blais plays host at the James Beard Foundation's "Taste America: Local Flavor From Coast to Coast" benefit dinner in September in Chicago.
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