Did Alabama’s Roscoe Hall make the first cut on ‘Top Chef’? Updated 8:25 PM; Facebook Share No one wants to be the first contestant eliminated on a reality TV show. But that’s exactly what happened to Alabama’s Roscoe Hall on the Season 18 premiere of “Top Chef.” Hall, a Birmingham resident and the culinary director for Post Office Pies, was one of 15 chefs featured on Thursday’s episode of the Bravo series. That makes him part of a prestigious crew, chosen to display his skills and talents for a national audience and the show’s three primary judges: Padma Lakshmi, Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons.