Top Chef

Into the Fire

Fifteen new contestants are introduced for Top Chef's second season in Los Angeles by new host Padma Lakshmi. Guest Jud

Eastern Promise

An Asian culinary theme runs through this episode's challenges. First the contestants put their own twists on sushi, the

Food for the People

The 13 remaining contestants are asked to make food for everyday people: beach goers and firemen. Guest Judge: Stephen

Less is More

Attention to detail will be rated during this round. The chefs are asked to create a tidbit from not so tidbit-y choices

Social Service

This round is all about leftovers and the chefs’ ability to be creative with difficult ingredients. They must make fin

Thanksgiving

Taking the traditional and turning it on its ear is tonight's theme. The chefs are asked to make canned food pretty, and

The Raw and the Cooked

This round's theme is all about working with limitations. The contestants must create a dish that is not cooked, and the

Holiday Spirit

It's all a party when the contestants are asked to put their skills to work on both hors d'oeuvres and spirits. This rou

Seven

Tonight's theme focuses on the chefs' creativity in using food as an expression of art. They first must create a dish us

Unhappy Customers

This round's theme deals with vision and execution, challenging the chefs' to create original ideas that can also be ach

Sense and Sensuality

The sensuality of food runs through this round's challenges as the five remaining chefs are asked to determine what they

Finale (1)

Location, location, location! The remaining chefs travel to Hawaii for this round, and must use food native to the islan

Finale (2)

The final two contestants battle for the title of "Top Chef." Guest Judge: Hubert Keller Final Challenge: Cook the Bes

First Impressions

Getting to know each other is the theme for this first round. The new crop of fifteen chefs arrives in Miami, and then t

Sunny Delights

Tonight's theme is sunshine, and first the contestants must use a product of that sunshine, citrus. Then they are asked

Family Favorites

This week the remaining chefs must first catch fresh seafood, and then put a fresh twist on American dinner staples for

Cooking by Numbers

The contestants mix it up with Bombay Sapphire mixologist Jamie Walker, and then ply their trade at a gastronomic societ

Latin Lunch

Timing is the theme for this round as the 11 remaining chefs are asked to be creative with a time-saving pastry and then

Watch What Happens

In a special episode, Bravo's Andy Cohen sits down with past and current contestants to explore their experiences in the

Freezer Burn

The chef's taste buds are put to the test, and then they must "cook" for a frozen challenge. Rocco DiSpirito acts as gue

Guilty Pleasures

This round's theme is guilty pleasures. First the chefs must work with Summer's guilty institution, ice cream, and then

Restaurant Wars

The chefs are told that they must create the perfect burger. Then, they must create a new restaurant concept, including

Second Helping

Chef Geoffrey Zakarian guest judges a relay race challenge. The chefs get another try at "Restaurant Wars," continued fr

Chef Overboard

Chef Michael Schwartz helps to judge challenges that involve a cruise ship buffet and creativity in a grocery store.

Snacks on a Plane

Jimmy Canora guests on an episode that takes to the skies when the chefs take on the dreaded plane cuisine.

Manhattan Project

Sirio Maccione guest judges a QuickFire where the chefs must recreate one of his dishes, then they must impress four mor

Finale (1)

The remaining chefs make the move to Aspen, Colorado for the semifinal and the decision of who the final two will be.

Finale (2)

The Top Chef is chosen.

Reunion

The cast and contestants get together to reminisce about the season and answer questions.

Anything You Can Cook I Can Cook Better

The 16 new contestants face their first QuickFire and Elimination rounds using themes from Chicago's regional cuisine.

Zoo Food

A farmers' market takes prominence in this week's QuickFire, and an exotic location is the setting for the Elimination r

Block Party

The contestants mix it up with Rick Bayless while creating a fiesta for a community.

Film Food

The remaining chefs demonstrate their aptitude with knives, and then help Richard Roeper throw a film-themed dinner. Dan

The Elements

The dreaded taste test is back, and even before the chefs recover from it they must cater a charity event. Ming Tsai Gue

Tailgating

Simple pleasures is the theme for tonight's round as the chefs must create a dish that complements beer, and then throw

Improv

The chefs begin with a sugary challenge, and then move to the historic Second City Theatre where their improvisational s

Common Threads

The microwaves are back, and this time the contestants are to make a healthy meal using a single main ingredient. Chef A

Wedding Wars

The remaining chefs' knife skills are challenged again, followed by a wedding reception challenge which might bring the

Serve and Protect

Salad, one of the least respected dishes by chefs, takes center stage tonight as the contestants are challenged to refor

Restaurant Wars

It's all about service tonight as the chefs work the line during a breakfast rush at a diner, and then create their own

High Steaks

The remaining chefs' butcher skills are tested, and then they must use the cut of meat they made. Guest judge Rick Tramo

Puerto Rico

There are four chefs and only three spots for the final round, and the contestants know it as they travel to Puerto Rico

Finale

The finalists cook "the most important meal of their lives" for the judges to determine which will be crowned Top Chef.

Reunion

Season four cast and judges gather to reminisce and learn the winner of the fan favorite contest.

Melting Pot

One chef is eliminated in a three-round quickfire involving apples. The remaining chefs create dishes representing the e

Show Your Craft

After re-inventing the hot dog for the quickfire challenge, the chefs cook and serve lunch at Tom's flagship restaurant,

Foo Fighters Thanksgiving

For the quickfire, the chefs recreate dishes from the Top Chef cookbook. In the elimination challenge, they cook Thanksg

Today Show

After creating a breakfast amuse-bouche for the quickfire, the contestants compete in a live food demonstration challeng

Gail's Bridal Shower

For the quickfire, chefs must identify ingredients in a dish. For the elimination challenge, the contestants cater a bri

12 Days of Christmas

Domestic guru Martha Stewart oversees the quick fire challenge in this holiday-themed edition. Then, actress Natasha Ric

Focus Group

The chefs must create a sweet dish without using sugar (guest judge: chef and restaurateur Jean-Christophe Novelli). In

Down on the Farm

Contestants shop for fresh ingredients at a farm and then create a dinner for the farm workers.

Restaurant Wars

Two teams have 24 hours to design and open competing restaurants.

Super Bowl Chef Showdown

A Super Bowl cook-off against seven all-stars from previous seasons.

Le Bernardin

After a three-round fish filleting tournament, the contestants cook at Le Bernadin where their final product will be jud

The Last Supper

Wylie Dufresne judges a quickfire challenge of egg dishes. For the elimination challenge, the five remaining chefs each

Finale, Part 1

The season finale finds the chefs traveling from New York to New Orleans. While in the "Big Easy" they will be challenge

Finale, Part 2

Set in New Orleans, season 5 ends as the winning chef is revealed.

Watch What Happens Reunion

Andy Cohen hosts a candid gathering of season five's chefs and judges.

Sin City Vice

17 fresh chefs infiltrate sin city to take on culinary challenges in the season six premier.

Bachelor/Ette Party

The male chefs and the female chefs compete in a battle of the sexes in catering a poolside bachelor and bachelorette pa

Thunderbirds

The chefs will be creating meals for the US Air Force Thunderbirds, the most renowned aircraft demonstration squadron.

Vivre Las Vegas

The contestants pair up to create the perfect French dish for acclaimed chefs Joël Robuchon, Daniel Boulud, Hubert Kell

Camping

The contestants cook with cactus, sleep under the stars, and prepare a menu for Las Vegas cowboys; chef Tim Love serves

Penn & Teller

The contestants deconstruct a classic dish for magicians Penn & Teller. Chef Michelle Bernstein serves as a guest judge.

Dinner Party

A slot machine determines the guidelines for the quick-fire challenge; the contestants prepare a special dinner for memb

Pigs and Pinot

The chefs head to guest judge Charlie Palmer's Aureole restaurant to host a ``Pig and Pinot'' event.

Restaurant Wars

Chef Rick Moonen's restaurant is taken over by the contestants and then he serves as their guest judge.

Meat Natalie

The chefs head to Las Vegas to visit "Craft Steak" and cook for actress Natalie Portman and friends.

All Stars Dinner

Past chefs recount their favorite moments from the series.

Strip Around the World

The chefs must make the perfect breakfast in bed dish. Nigella Lawson serves as guest judge.

Culinary Olympics

A challenge based on the Bocuse d'Or. Guest judges include Jerome Bocuse and Thomas Keller.

Finale (1)

The final four chefs compete in Napa Valley to determine who will be the final three.

Finale (2)

The final three chefs attempt to earn the title of 'Top Chef.'

Watch What Happens Reunion

Chefs and judges reminisce about the season and answer viewer questions.

House of Chef-presentatives

The season will include 17 contestants, as in prior seasons. Eric Ripert will replace Toby Young on Top Chef's judging p

Outside the Lunch Box

The chefs are asked to do their part to help end childhood obesity and support First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!"

Capitol Grill

The dreaded desserts take up the Quickfire where the chefs must make a pie from scratch, and then it's off to Capitol Hi

Room Service

Padma's baby is hungry, so tonight's Quickfire requires the contestants to create food to tempt Krishna's budding palate

Farm Policy

Fresh is best tonight as the chefs gather crabs for the Quickfire, and then travel to a Virginia farm where its bounty w

Cold War

The chefs are divided into teams to concoct entrées in a form best served cold.

Power Lunch

The contestants prepare lunch for the movers and shakers at one of the city's most famous restaurants.

Foreign Affairs

The chefs test their version of Ethiopian cuisine with Top Chef Masters' Marcus Samuelsson, and then must create a dish

Restaurant Wars

The most anticipated and, arguably, the hardest challenge of the competition returns as the remaining chefs divide into

Covert Cuisine

The chefs are asked to take common recipes and create their own completely original redesigned dish.

Making Concessions

The contestants take on America's favorite pastime when they take over the concession stands at the Washington Nationals

Gastro-nauts

The chefs are tasked with adding flavor to the food American astronauts eat. The final taste test will take place off-pl

Finale, Part 1

The competition moves to Singapore as the chefs are winnowed down to the final three.

Finale, Part 2

The remaining three chefs attempt to cook the best meal of each of their lives hoping to be named Top Chef.

Reunion Special

The cast and chefs gather together with, you guessed it, Andy Cohen to review the season and maybe dish a little nonsens

History Never Repeats

Bravo's Top Chef congregates a dream team of 18 past cheftestants who nearly won the title to return to see if they have

Night at the Museum

Joe Jonas challenges chefs to create a snack for children; breakfasts inspired by a dinosaur's diet.

New York's Finest

A mise-en-place relay race; chefs cook in four of New York's finest restaurants.

Advantage Chef

The chefs unexpectedly find themselves without even their knives when they are asked to make stuffing. Next up is cateri

Dim Sum Lose Sum

We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat

Contestants are taken on a fishing expedition.

Restaurant Wars: One Night Only

Fish fillet contest; chefs must open ``one night only'' restaurants in New York City.

An Offer They Can't Refuse

Designer Isaac Mizrahi judges. Contestants are judged on presentation and plating; traditional three-course Italian meal

Feeding Fallon

Lock Down

It’s a Sesame Street kind of day when the chefs find themselves cooking to please Muppet palates. Next they are tasked

For the Gulf

Give Me Your Huddled Masses

The chefs need to make something out of nothing; the contestants head to Ellis Island, where they must make a dish based

Fit for a King

The chefs set sail for the Bahamas, and each participates in a culinary duel against the person who was crowned the winn

Island Fever

The contestants cater a yacht club's anniversary party, but only after they have gone conch fishing.

Last Supper

Finale

The remaining two chefs have no time to digest what just happened as their final challenge is immediately announced. Th

Reunion Special

Everything's Bigger in Texas

29 chefs gather at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, to compete for 16 slots in the 9th season of Top Chef. Tonight they

The Heat Is On

Night two of heats for the coveted contestant spots starts with 10 competitors, 10 ingredients, and only five chef coats

Quinceanera

The chefs are asked to create a dish using rattlesnakes. Later they cater a girl's quinceañera celebration.

Red Hot Chili Cook Off

The contestants provide food for the local rodeo and its audience.

Don't Be Tardy for the Dinner Party

The chefs must create a dish using what they can find in a standard survival kit, then they have to shift gears and cate

Higher Steaks

The contestants prepare steak for some of Texas' most discerning palates, at least beef-wise, the attendees of the Cattl

Game On

The contestants must cook for an all-star table of chefs whose avocation is hunting.

Tribute Dinner

The chefs must adapt quickly when their cooking mashes up with social networking and they begin receiving dish notes via

BBQ Pit Wars

The chefs combine learning with cooking tonight when they use Nathan Myhrvold's Modernist Cuisine to influence their Qui

Restaurant Wars

The still-standing chefs sharpen their knives for the time-honored fan-favorite "Restaurant Wars" test. The all-encompas

Fit For an Evil Queen

The Quickfire is on the move, except it's the ingredients that are moving—by train. Next, the chefs must access the da

Block Party

The chefs race against time to finish prep work for a meal. Later, they serve up cuisine at a food-drive block party. Gu

Bike, Borrow & Steal

In this week’s Quickfire, Pee-wee Herman stops by and the chefs are tasked to create his favorite breakfast dish – p

Mentors

In this week’s Quickfire, the chefs must use their sense of touch, smell and taste to navigate through the pantry to g

Culinary Games

The final 4 chefs arrive in Whistler, British Columbia, for a Top Chef twist on the Olympic games. From cooking on the w

Fire and Ice

Asian Masters lend a hand in a tag-team-style Quickfire. The final 3 chefs must create a dish and cocktail that fuses th

Finale

For the final challenge, each chef will take over a restaurant in Vancouver where they will have the chance to design a

Reunion

The Ultimate Chef Test

Twenty-one contestants compete for fifteen spots in real-world challenges administered by the judges.

A Shock at the Space Needle

The fifteen chefs who remain after last week's qualifying challenge must think on their feet and at a high elevation whe

Tom vs. Emeril: Turkeypocalypse

The chefs choose international dumpling recipes for the Quickfire, and then team up with either Tom or Emeril in a Thank

50's Food Flashback

First the chefs must demonstrate their knife skills, and then they board a time machine, metaphorically at least, so the

Pike Place Pickle

Even the Famous Come Home

Foiled Again

Jalapeño Business

Past Suppers

Battle Before the War

Restaurant Wars

Wolfgang Clucks

Chefs at Sea

Kings of Alaska

Glacial Gourmand

Finale (1)

Finale (2)

Soiree In The Swamp

Rebuilding New Orleans

Commander's Palace

An elimination quickfire challenge; replicating legacy dishes in the elimination challenge.

Captain Vietnam

The chefs get a crash course in Vietnamese culture.

Lea Michele's Halloween Bash

Tools and ingredients are wrapped in aluminum foil; the chefs cater a Halloween party for singer/actress Lea Michele, an

Campfires, Cream Cheese and Countryside

The creole tomato; the contestants try to impress up-scale chefs.

Jazz Hands

A food version of musical chairs; the chefs cater a jazzy event.

Piggin' Out

The contestants make their own hot sauce; the chefs butcher and cook a 300-pound pig.

Restaurant Wars

The contestants create pop-up restaurants to impress the judges.

Like Mama Made

The chefs must make dishes that remind them of home; Actor Anthony Mackie joins the judges.

Giving It the College Try

Questlove judges various types of poultry drumsticks; the chefs head to LSU's campus to serve incoming students.

Mississippi Mud Bugs

The contestants create their own versions of etouffe; seafood dishes.

Oui Si a Challenge

Chef Jacques Pepin tests the contestants; the contestants create French and Spanish dishes.

Po' Boy Smackdown

Po' boys in the Quickfire; the contestants put their own culinary visions on a plate.

Leaving New Orleans

The chefs battle for a new car in the Quickfire; the chefs must show how New Orleans has impacted their food.

Maui Wowie

Top Chef returns to Hawaii for the final rounds. Tonight, the remaining chefs must deal with Spam in the Quickfire.

Finale

The two remaining chefs open pop-up restaurants for the final challenge.

Sudden Death

The wicked-awesome supersized season premiere introduces the 16 chefs from across the country who will be battling it ou

Boston's Bravest and Finest

The chefs create a surf-and-turf dish for guest judge Todd English; teams prepare dishes to be served up to Boston polic

The Curse of the Bambino

In a nod to the Boston Tea Party, the contestants must use tea to enhance their dishes for guest judge Ming Tsai; Fenway

12 Chefs Walk Into a Bar...

The chefs must create the ultimate bar snack for guest judge George Wendt ("Cheers"); the chefs must work in teams to wr

It's War

In a head-to-head challenge, the chefs cook for guest judge Jamie Bissonnette; the chefs make dishes on a lean military

The First Thanksgiving

The chefs trek through a bog to gather cranberries; the chefs cook a Thanksgiving feast using only ingredients and cooki

Restaurant Wars

The chefs are split into two teams and challenged to open their own pop-up restaurants, which includes creating menus, c

Clean Up in Aisle 2!

The chefs must cook chowder for chef Jasper White; eliminated chefs return; for the Elimination Challenge, the kitchen o

Big Sausage

The chefs are challenged to concoct a tasty sausage dish for NFL player Rob Gronkowski; the chefs create dishes inspired

For Julia & Jacques

The chefs flash back to their college days when they must prepare a ramen noodle dish judged by Andy Cohen and his colle

Sous Your Daddy!

The chefs are thrown for a loop when their family members join them to serve as their sous chefs in an Elimination Chall

The Final Battle of Bean Town

In honor of their last quick-fire challenge in "Beantown," the chefs must prepare an innovative bean dish; the chefs com

Getting Prickly in Mexico

In the first of the three-part finale, the three finalists head to San Miguel de Allende in Mexico where they are greete

Holy Escamoly!

The chefs have to make two dishes with chocolate with one being sweet and the other savory.

Mano a Mano

Stop the Presses

Top chefs arrive in Los Angeles in the opener of Season 13, which will feature the foodies competing in six cities acros

Pop Up Pandemonium

The foodies must open distinct pop-up restaurants in various Los Angeles neighborhoods. Appearing: chef and pop-up impre

Spines and Vines

The chefs visit Santa Barbara, where they pick up fresh sea urchin for use in a challenge. Later, a surf-and-turf war er

It's a Dry Heat

Palm Springs, Cal., is the destination for culinary competition. Here, the chefs use solar-powered stoves in the desert,

Big Gay Wedding

Top dishes for dates are served up by the chefs in Palm Springs, Cal. Later, they cater a wedding for 25 gay couples. Ap

Banannaise

The chefs head to San Diego and cook up high-end fish tacos. Then, they prepare dishes to complement handcrafted microbr

Back in the Day

The chefs return to Los Angeles to celebrate the series' 10th anniversary. A restrictive challenge limits them to 10 ing

Where's the Beef?

The chefs participate in a plating challenge by preparing visually appealing dishes using only snack food. Then, they co

Restaurant Wars, Part 1

The iconic "Restaurant Wars" challenge ensues, with the chefs opening eateries for both lunch and dinner services.

Restaurant Wars, Part 2

The "Restaurant Wars" challenge progresses with the chefs serving up dinner, during which everything from concept and fo

Hammer Time

Wok This Way

A showdown includes woks when the chefs visit San Francisco's Chinatown. Later, they must

Back Where It All Started

San Francisco is the setting when the competing foodies cook for chef Traci Des Jardins. Later, they try to wow master c

Magic Hour

The chefs land in Las Vegas and participate in a high-stakes challenge of cards and cuisine. Later, they must conjure cu

Finale

The top chef is crowned in the Season 13 finale. Before that, the final two culinarians must prepare the meal of their l

Something Old, Something New

Southern Hospitality

The chefs join the judges for a traditional shrimp boil; the newcomers face off against the returning chefs to put a spi

Choke Holds and Clammy Hands

The chefs divide into teams to compete in a "mise en place" race. The foodies must also create a seven-course progressiv

The Feast of Seven Trash Fishes

The chefs must create dishes using an odd mix of ingredients and tools found inside gift boxes. Later, they prepare a tr

Smoke 'em If You Got 'em

A Southern Legend

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy enlists the chefs to create vegetarian versions of traditional comfort foods. Then, th

Booty

Ingredients and the element of the chefs' zodiac sign must correspond. Later, the food fighters divide into teams to thr

Restaurant Wars

The iconic Restaurant Wars challenge features the chefs dividing into teams to design a restaurant and create a cohesive

For the Kids

A blindfolded taste experiment tests the chefs. Later, the chefs draw inspiration from their own childhood memories to c

Shrimp Boats and Hat Ladies

The chefs are asked to prepare a decadent brunch for the famed Charleston Hat Ladies. However, it won't be a traditional

Adios Charleston, Hello James Beard

The final four chefs cook impromptu dishes while simultaneously instructing mystery partners on how to create the same d

Cooking Away in Margaritaville

In Guadalajara, Mexico, the three remaining chefs face off against the winner of "Last Chance Kitchen'. The chefs must c

Trial By Fire

The three remaining chefs head to the Yucatan Peninsula where Chef Roberto Muñoz Zurita challenges them to make a dish

Comida Final

The final two chefs face-off to serve the best meal of their lives and earn the coveted title of Top Chef. The finalists

It'll Take More than Pot Luck

A diverse group of chefs enter the Top Chef kitchen in Denver and are immediately put to work, tasked with making a pot

Smile and Say Mise

In one of Top Chef's signature Quickfires, the chefs battle against each other in a fierce Mise En Place relay. Then, ac

Keep on Truckin

In a Sudden Death Quickfire based on the iconic Denver omelet, the intensity in the kitchen is egg-ceptional as one chef

Little Tools, Big Challenge

This Is Not Glamping

Now That's a Lot of Schnitzel

Olympic Dreams

Restaurant Wars

Bronco Brouhaha

Cooking for Michelin-starred chef David Kinch adds pressure to an already stressful Sudden Death Quickfire based on edib

Red Rum and Then Some

The chefs put their scariest nightmares on a plate in dessert form during a Quickfire set at the iconic Stanley Hotel, t

Cooking High

In breathtaking Telluride, the Chefs embark on the first leg of the finals. As they walk down the quaint Main Street the

Nut Allergy

The Voltaggio brothers reunite on the show for the first time since competing against each other. Their first task is ju

A Little Place Called Aspen

Before the chefs can prepare the catch of the day, they must first actually catch it; the only thing standing between th

Finale

The final two chefs cook the meal of their lives in an effort to take home the ultimate title and prize; the chefs need

The Fastest 2 Minutes in Cooking

In Kentucky, 15 chefs are off to the races at Churchill Downs for the the ride of their lives; the chefs must make a dis

Bourbon, Barrels and Burgoo

A pregnant Gail Simmons asks the chefs to feed her cravings; the chefs head to Makers Mark, the oldest U.S. distillery,

Naughty and Nice

Richard Blais and Brooke Williamson present a Quickfire challenge; chef Eric Ripert sits down with the chefs to enjoy a

Surprise...It's Restaurant Wars

The Restaurant Wars challenge comes early this year; first, the chefs duke it out in an amuse bouche-based Quickfire; wi

Restaurant Wars Part 2

The Restaurant Wars causes drama and mayhem; Tom announces a double elimination piling on even more pressure; chefs Kare

Roaring Munchies

The chefs walk in on an epic battle of Last Chance Kitchen and are drafted into the fight; once Tom declares a winner, t

Carne!

Actress Lena Waithe challenges the chefs to make a trademark Kentucky dish known as the Hot Brown; chef Nancy Silverton

Whatever Floats Your Boat

For an elimination challenge, the chefs are split into teams and tasked with throwing houseboat parties on Lake Cumberla

Music City Usa

The chefs take a road trip to Nashville and cook on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry for country music artist Hunter Haye

Hoop Dreams

"Top Chef" alum Ed Lee drops by for a Quickfire that's part trivia, part culinary creativity; Coach John Calipari and th

The Greatest

The chefs take a turn at fried chicken; chef Art Smith judges a secret herbs-and-spices blind taste test ahead of the Qu

Kentucky Farewell

Tom ambushes sleeping chefs and challenges them to make a dish using ingredients harvested from their gardens; for the l

Holy Macau!

The final five chefs travel to the Chinese territory of Macau; Graham Elliot, who has a restaurant in Macau, introduces

The Tao of Macau

The final four chefs must cook with the smelly durian fruit; the chefs get a tutorial on the traditional cuisine of Maca

Finale

It's the final showdown; the three remaining chefs must create the best four-course meal of their lives; Tom reveals in

It’s Like They Never Left!

Fifteen of the competition’s fiercest challengers return to face-off in the toughest season yet! A mise-en-place chall

The Jonathan Gold Standard

This week the chefs honor the late, great Pulitzer-Prize winning food critic Jonathan Gold. Using Gold’s last guide li

Strokes of Genius

Comedic superstars Ali Wong and Randall Park swing by the Top Chef kitchen for a Quickfire Challenge tasking the chefs t

You're So Fresh!

Kelly Clarkson drops into the Top Chef kitchen for a Quickfire based on her new movie, Trolls: World Tour, where the che

Bring Your Loved One to Work

In the Quickfire, it’s a true test of communication as the chefs play a game of telephone with their loved ones as the

Get Your Phil

Padma gets a real rise out of the chefs when she tasks them to make a Quickfire dish without any All-Purpose flour. Inst

Pitch Perfect

The chefs are challenged to a taco throwdown for the taco king, actor and restaurateur Danny Trejo. For the Quickfire, t

Restaurant Wars

It’s Restaurant Wars and this season Padma takes all the limitations off the table as the chefs can make as much food

Cabin Fever

The chefs head to the mountains, a few hours outside of Los Angeles to go to Summer Camp where they are challenged to an

Colossal Coliseum Kaiseki

With only six chefs remaining, the challenges get even more difficult, when pastry super-chef Sherry Yard awaits the All

Michael's Santa Monica

Tom makes his final decision from Last Chance Kitchen on who should return to the competition. Then the chefs take off i

Lucca

In a Top Chef first, the final five travel to one of the top culinary destinations in the world - Italy. First the chefs

Parma

In the penultimate episode in the All Stars competition, the chefs are treated to a culinary dream trip to Parma, the le

Finito!

In an epic Italian showdown, the final three All Stars cook the meal of their lives in an effort to take home the ultima

First Impressions

“Top Chef” is back with 15 of the country’s best chefs ready to compete in Portland, Oregon. For their first Quick

Trouble Brewing

The Chefs are in for a rude awakening when they enter the kitchen to find Padma and seven hungry all-star chefs – Amar

Pan African Portland

The pressure is laid on the chefs in the Quickfire Challenge as they are tasked to make a layered dessert. Carrie Baird

Thrown for a Loop

For the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must create a dish featuring Campbell’s Soup for Padma and guest judge Dale Tal

Meet You at the Drive-In

Amar Santana joins Padma for this week’s Quickfire Challenge honoring Mother’s Day and one of Portland’s nicknames

Stumptown U.S.A.

The chefs are transported into a magical kitchen forest with their prep tables gone and replaced by stumps for this week

Feeding the Frontlines

The winner of the first part of Last Chance Kitchen rejoins the competition just in time for their “second chance” Q

Restaurant Wars

With the top eight chefs remaining, it’s time for the perennial favorite - Restaurant Wars. This year, the chefs will

Portland-ia

For this week’s Quickfire Challenge, Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein from the hit comedy series “Portlandia” ta

Tournament of Tofu

Ed Lee enters the kitchen and tells the chefs they will be competing tournament style; the chefs duke it out at the Port

Blind Ambitions

This week’s Quickfire Challenge takes inspiration from "Top Chef" France’s infamous Black Box challenge. In teams of

The Cheesier the Better

As the final four chefs near the end of their journey in Portland, Padma is joined by Vitaly Paley and Gregory Gourdet t

Shellfishly Delicious

The remaining chefs get an early wake-up call from Padma to go meet guest judge Brooke Williamson and dig for clams for

The Next Top Chef Is...

After 13 grueling weeks of competition, the chefs must create the best four-course meal of their lives for their final c

Primal Instincts

Fifteen of the country’s best chefs arrive in Houston, Texas, ready to fight for the title of “Top Chef.” The open

Friday Night Bites

The chefs are challenged in the Quickfire to put their own spin on the Tex-Mex classic queso, judged by local legend Che

Noodles and Rice and Everything Nice

For their first individual challenge of the season, the chefs are surprised in the kitchen by “Top Chef” Miami winne

Doppelgangers

The chefs are joined by local chef Chris Williams in the Quickfire Challenge; He tasks the chefs to put their own twist

Don't Mess With BBQ

The chefs meet Brooke Williamson at Houston's J-Bar-M, where she tasks them with putting their own spin on a brisket dis

Texas Trailblaze-hers

The chefs must create salty-sweet desserts that will inspire a new flavor of Talenti gelato; in the Elimination Challeng

Swallow the Competition

The chefs expand their horizons in a master class on Nigerian flavors guided by local chef Ope Amosu and all-star Kwame

Restaurant Wars

The chefs are put to the ultimate test; they have to build restaurants from the ground up; Top Chef's signature challeng

Freedmen's Town

The chefs are tasked with creating a monochromatic plant-based dish for their Quickfire Challenge; for the Elimination C

Dinner in Zero Gravity

The competition reaches new heights as the chefs voyage to the Houston Space Center; they'll have to create a stellar ne

Family Vacation

The chefs head to the Gulf of Mexico in Galveston, Texas; chef Shota Nakajima is here to present them with their next Qu

We're on a boat

After saying goodbye to their loved ones and another fellow competitor, the chefs receive an ominous gift from Tom, who

Cactus Makes Perfect

For their last Quickfire Challenge, the chefs make the trip to El Charro in Tuscon, Arizona, the oldest family-run Mexic

The Final Plate

Aspiring chefs compete for their shot at culinary stardom.

London Calling

To celebrate the 20th season, "Top Chef" returns for an international showdown in London; sixteen competitors, including

Rice, Rice Baby

In the Quickfire, the chefs are challenged to make an amuse-bouche with unexpected ingredients that must fit on a Ritz c

Cheeky Pints and Pub Bites

In lieu of a Quickfire, Tom and Gail surprise the chefs with an old-fashioned pub crawl around central London; in teams

Spurred Lines

The chefs are tasked with creating a beloved English classic: the biscuit; the chefs head to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium f

Holiday Vacation

In this week’s extra-sweet Quickfire, the chefs are tasked with creating a celebratory dish featuring honey and mead i

Top Chef Is No Picnic

The chefs take a trip to Highclere Castle for the Elimination Challenge, where they must work together to create and ser

Hands Off

The chefs learn Gaggan Anand is the guest judge; they must create a dish inspired by an emoji and are tasked with creati

Street Food Fight

Guest judge Judy Joo surprises the chefs by challenging them to create delicious street food-inspired dishes; the chefs

Restaurant Wars

It’s Restaurant Wars, and this season, the perennial favorite is back with a twist! The chefs split into two teams of

Thali Time

There’s nothing like preserved fish in the morning, which is exactly what the chefs have to cook with for this week's

Battle of the Wellingtons

Coming into the final stretch before the finale. It’s full steam ahead as the remaining six chefs are tasked with crea

Goodbye, London!

As the journey in London comes to a wrap, the final four chefs welcome back the winner of Last Chance Kitchen. For this

Champions in Paris

The final four land in Paris, the culinary capital of the world and home of the 2024 Olympics. In the Quickfire, they co

Fin.

The finalists are on top of the world as they’ve made it to the finale in Paris. The final three will have the opportu

Chef's Test

“Top Chef” heads to Wisconsin with 15 new chefs, new rules and new host Kristen Kish. With no Quickfire Challenge th

Living the High Life Top Chef

“Top Chef” Colorado winner Joe Flamm joins Kristen for the Quickfire Challenge, tasking the chefs to create a dish f

Take It Cheesy

The chefs are in for a cherry good time when “Top Chef” All-Star alum Carla Hall and actor, director and writer Clea

The Wright Way

With no Quickfire this week, the chefs hit the road and take the Frank Lloyd Wright trail to Madison, touring a few of t

Supper Club

While in Madison, the chefs receive a message bright and early from Kristen alerting them that they’ll be shopping for

Chaos Cuisine

The chefs are shocked by a "Last Chance Kitchen" surprise that changes the game. Milk Bar's Christina Tosi joins Kristen

Sausage Race

Bryan Voltaggio joins Kristen for a two-part Quickfire Challenge testing the chefs' flambé and charring skills. Amar Sa

Restaurant Wars

There is no Quickfire as the chefs prepare for the highly anticipated Restaurant Wars elimination challenge. Split into

The Good Land

Kristen is joined by judges Tom and Gail for this week’s Quickfire Challenge as the chefs are tasked to create dishes

Door County Fish Boil

Celebrating a Wisconsin classic, this week’s Quickfire Challenge has the chefs participating in a meat raffle. Guest j

Lay It All on the Table

A familiar face returns to the competition from “Last Chance Kitchen.” In this week’s Quickfire challenge, the che

Goodbye Wisconsin

In this week’s Quickfire Challenge, the chefs are tasked with identifying as many ingredients as they can in a blind t

Set Sail

The final four chefs arrive in Curaçao for their last Quickfire Challenge and must create a dish highlighting fish and

Cruising to a Win

The three remaining chefs must create the best four-course progressive meal of their careers; the chefs will present the

Across Canada, We Go!

Several aspiring chefs compete for the coveted title of "Top Chef" while they creatively whip up a storm to escape elimi

Brunch à la Boulud

Actor Sarah Levy joins Kristen and Gail for the Quickfire Challenge, tasking the chefs to put their spin on Canada's fam

Best Served Cold

The chefs must make their own version of a Jamaican patty as a Quickfire Challenge and create dishes best served cold or

Top Chef Trivia

Actor Michael Cera joins Kristen in the kitchen for the Quickfire Challenge, where the chefs' trivia skills are put to t

Line Cook for a Day

The chefs are taken by surprise when a Last Chance Kitchen chef joins the competition; the chefs' collaboration skills a

Pickle Me This

Top Chef Masters alum Susur Lee and Jet Bent-Let join Kristen for the Quickfire Challenge, where the chefs must create a

You Wanna Pizza Me?

For this week's Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must create a dish with an ingredient using only the toughest stains as t

Restaurant Wars

There is no Quickfire as the chefs take on the famed Restaurant Wars elimination challenge; the chefs are tasked to crea

Cooking on the Edge

Kristen is joined by Tom, Gail and chef and professor Ilona Daniel as the chefs are tasked with flexing their culinary m

From Dep Till Dawn

Comedian Punkie Johnson tests the chefs' creativity when they're asked to create a dish using only items found in a Cana

Calgary, Yahoo!

The six remaining chefs set off to Calgary where they are greeted by the judges; making pancakes for 50 diners; the chef

Foraged in Fire

Guest judges Brenda Holder and Tracy Little teach the remaining five chefs how to forage the ingredients in the Canmore

Viva Milano!

For the chefs' last quickfire challenge of the season, they're tasked with creating a classic Milanese dish and a feared

Finito

For their last elimination challenge, the final three chefs must create the best progressive four-course meal of their l

Carolina Roots

Top Chef travels to the Carolinas with 15 chefs. At Charlotte Motor Speedway, they meet hosts and NASCAR legends Jimmie

Puckerbutt

For this week’s Quickfire Challenge, the chefs are tasked with creating a savory dish inspired by a sweet treat. Then

True Colors

Legendary Chef Emeril Lagasse joins Kristen in the kitchen for this week’s Quickfire Challenge where the chefs are tas

Pick a Side

In a Quickfire Challenge honoring the Wright Brothers’ first flight in North Carolina, the chefs must team up to creat

Cut and Dry

This week the chefs are visited by North Carolina’s own Fortune Feimster as she challenges them to improv their Quickf

Going Whole Hog

There’s no Quickfire Challenge this week as the chefs take on a Carolina classic: whole-hog barbecue. Splitting into t

Desserts Fit for a Queen

“Southern Charm” stars Madison LeCroy and Craig Conover join Kristen Kish in the Top Chef kitchen for a Quickfire in

Restaurant Wars

It’s Restaurant Wars and this season the perennial favorite returns with a twist! The chefs split into two teams of fo

The Ultimate Dinner Party

The chefs pack their knives as they head to Greenville, S.C., where they are welcomed by renowned restaurateur Carl Sobo

Hook, Line & Dinner

The remaining chefs head lakeside to Lake Hartwell’s legendary Green Pond Landing to face the fan favorite mise en pla

Down the Rabbit Hole

The chefs gather at Greenville's Unity Park where they're welcomed by Kristen and special guest judges Keith Habersberge

Appalachian Celebration

Before heading back to Charlotte, the chefs make a stop in Asheville, N.C.; there is no Quickfire Challenge as the chefs

Plate Expectations

For their final Quickfire Challenge, the chefs use a game of 20 questions to identify and recreate a dish made by Tom. T

The Final Toast

The final three chefs are asked to create the best progressive four-course meal of their lives; the finalists must impre