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Top Chef

2006 Returning Series

6.9/10 73 votes

Reality

An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry with one or more contestants eliminated in each episode.

Created by:: Lauren Zalaznick
Cast:: Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Kristen Kish
Language:: English
Country:: United States of America
Network:: Bravo

Episode guide

Seasons

24 available

New York

Episodes

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E01

Episode 1

Melting Pot

2008-11-12 · 55m

One chef is eliminated in a three-round quickfire involving apples. The remaining chefs create dishes representing the ethnic cuisines of several New York neighborhoods.

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E02

Episode 2

Show Your Craft

2008-11-19 · 42m

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

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E03

Episode 3

Foo Fighters Thanksgiving

2008-11-26 · 42m

For the quickfire, the chefs recreate dishes from the Top Chef cookbook. In the elimination challenge, they cook Thanksgiving dinner for the Foo Fighters at the band's tour stop in Syracuse, N.Y.

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E04

Episode 4

Today Show

2008-12-03 · 42m

After creating a breakfast amuse-bouche for the quickfire, the contestants compete in a live food demonstration challenge in order to earn a booking on "Today."

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E05

Episode 5

Gail's Bridal Shower

2008-12-10 · 55m

For the quickfire, chefs must identify ingredients in a dish. For the elimination challenge, the contestants cater a bridal shower for judge Gail Simmons.

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E06

Episode 6

12 Days of Christmas

2008-12-17 · 55m

Domestic guru Martha Stewart oversees the quick fire challenge in this holiday-themed edition. Then, actress Natasha Richardson is the guest judge when the cooks cater a Christmas cocktail party in which the proceeds go to the AIDS research.

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E07

Episode 7

Focus Group

2009-01-07 · 44m

The chefs must create a sweet dish without using sugar (guest judge: chef and restaurateur Jean-Christophe Novelli). In the elimination challenge, chefs prepare a family-style meal for blind judging.

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E08

Episode 8

Down on the Farm

2009-01-14 · 44m

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

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E09

Episode 9

Restaurant Wars

2009-01-21 · 55m

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

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E10

Episode 10

Super Bowl Chef Showdown

2009-01-28 · 55m

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

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E11

Episode 11

Le Bernardin

2009-02-04 · 44m

After a three-round fish filleting tournament, the contestants cook at Le Bernadin where their final product will be judged by chef Eric Ripert.

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E12

Episode 12

The Last Supper

2009-02-11 · 44m

Wylie Dufresne judges a quickfire challenge of egg dishes. For the elimination challenge, the five remaining chefs each cook a "last supper" dish requested by a culinary superstar.

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E13

Episode 13

Finale, Part 1

2009-02-18 · 55m

The season finale finds the chefs traveling from New York to New Orleans. While in the "Big Easy" they will be challenged to kick it up a notch when celebrity judge/chef Emeril Lagasse stops by to appraise their culinary skills.

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