Kelly Choi (born February 7, 1976) is the former host of Bravo TV's Top Chef spin-off, Top Chef Masters, which premiered on June 10, 2009. Choi is also an Emmy-award winning Korean-American television personality on NYC TV, one of the broadcast stations of NYC Media Group, the television and media network owned by the City of New York.Born in Seoul, she was a pre-schooler when she moved to the United States with her family. Before her graduate studies, Choi, who stands at 5 ft 10 in.