Accomplished chefs battle through high-pressure culinary challenges, judged by food-world heavyweights, until one is named Top Chef.
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- 42mEpisode 1
Who Deserves To Be Here
Twelve chefs are tested in the kitchen at San Francisco's Fleur de Lys for the quickfire; the elimination challenge asks each of them to cook the specialty dish they are known for.
- 42mEpisode 2
Food Of Love
The chefs cook to impress Elizabeth Falkner of Citizen Cake; the elimination challenge is a sexy dessert contest for a fetish party hosted by Mistress S.
- 42mEpisode 3
Nasty Delights
The quickfire puts octopus in front of the chefs; split into red and blue teams, they cook monkfish specialties for kids at the Boys and Girls Club of America.
- 42mEpisode 4
Food on the Fly
The chefs shop a convenience store for quickfire ingredients; the elimination challenge asks for an entree that holds up reheated in a microwave, served to a local Junior League.
- 42mEpisode 5
Blind Confusion
Blindfolded, the chefs try to identify exotic ingredients by taste; paired off for the elimination challenge, they build fusion dishes crossing Latin cuisine with one other.
- 42mEpisode 6
Guess Who's Coming To Dinner
The quickfire puts the chefs on a budget, shopping ingredients priced by the pound with three dollars to spend while the Top Chef pantry sits free for the taking.
- 42mEpisode 7
Restaurant Wars
The chefs build a gourmet sandwich for the quickfire; the elimination challenge splits them into teams to open a new restaurant concept for one night only in a real dining room.
- 42mEpisode 8
Wedding Bell Blues
Two teams pitch catering concepts to a couple planning a commitment ceremony, and the couple chooses the pitch that convinces them.
- 42mEpisode 9
Napa's Finest
With three chefs left, the quickfire asks them to get creative with junk food and turn it into something a conscientious diner would still order.
- 42mEpisode 10
Reunion
The season's chefs gather to look back on the competition.
- 42mEpisode 11
Finale (1)
The final three head to the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, where a fast-paced room service challenge tests their technique, timing and guest service all at once.
- 42mEpisode 12
Finale (2)
The final two chefs face the last elimination round of the season.
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- Type
- series
- Rating
- TV-14
- Released
- 2006
- Genres
- Reality