Marcel Vigneron (born May 3, 1980) Chef_2/bios/qna/marcel_vigneron.shtml" target="_blank">http://www.bravotv.com/Top_Chef_2/bios/qna/marcel_vigneron.shtml is an American chef, and is perhaps best known as the runner-up of the _second season of Top Chef, placing behind Ilan Hall.
Vigneron is originally from Bainbridge, Washington, and currently residing in Las Vegas, Nevada, where he is a Master Cook at Joël Robuchon. 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. http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/2007/01/18/feature2.htmlA fan of the show attacked Vigneron with a bottle, requiring 30 stitches to close the wound over his eye. http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/top_chef_2/2007_Jan_22_marcel_hit_ilan_friends
