Name: Top Chef
Released: 2006-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Tom Colicchio, Padma Lakshmi, Gail Simmons

Top Chef

Reality 2006 17 seasons

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It's Like They Never Left S17, E1: A challenge at the Griffith Observatory kicks off the fierce battle, where the chefs compare each other to see how everyone has progressed since last competing; the first elimination challenge brings them to the beach to cook a seafood meal.

Reality 2006 17 seasons

Starring Tom Colicchio, Padma Lakshmi, Gail Simmons

EPISODE 11

The Greatest

Chef Art Smith judges a fried chicken blind taste test; the chefs try to impress guest Laila Ali with dishes inspired by her father Muhammad Ali.
EPISODE 12

Kentucky Farewell

The chefs are challenged to reap what they sow and create a dish focused on their garden harvest; the last elimination challenge in Kentucky sees the chefs visit a thoroughbred horse auction house to bid on luxury ingredients.
EPISODE 13

Holy Macau!

The final five chefs travel to the Chinese territory of Macau. Graham Elliot introduces the chefs to a market full of fascinating ingredients and challenges, and the chefs throw a party celebrating the Chinese New Year.
EPISODE 14

The Tao of Macau

The final four chefs must create something delicious with the smelly durian fruit and receive a tutorial on the traditional cuisine of Macau. For the elimination challenge, the chefs must blend their own heritage with Chinese flavours.
EPISODE 15

Finale

In the final showdown, the three remaining chefs must create the best four-course meal of their lives. Tom reveals a twist that only two chefs will get the chance to serve their full menu. Only one chef will emerge victorious.
EPISODE 1

It's Like They Never Left

A challenge at the Griffith Observatory kicks off the fierce battle, where the chefs compare each other to see how everyone has progressed since last competing; the first elimination challenge brings them to the beach to cook a seafood meal.
EPISODE 2

The Jonathan Gold Standard

The chefs honour the late, great Pulitzer-Prize winning food critic Jonathan Gold; using Gold's last guide list, the chefs fan out all over Los Angeles to sample the unique food trucks, mom-and-pop cafes, and ethnic cuisine.
EPISODE 3

Strokes of Genius

Comedic superstars Ali Wong and Randall Park swing by the Top Chef kitchen for a Quickfire Challenge tasking the chefs to make the wackiest fried rice they can; then, the chefs head to the famed Getty Museum to seek inspiration from the art.
EPISODE 4

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 chefs are tasked with combining colourful ingredients from six different musical lands to make one delicious dish.
EPISODE 5

Bring Your Loved One to Work

In the Quickfire, the chefs play a game of telephone with their loved ones as they try to reproduce the dish their family member is eating at a nearby restaurant; the chefs create a signature product that they will bottle and sell at a food festival.
EPISODE 6

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; for the Elimination Challenge, the chefs serve Gustavo Dudamel and members of the LA Philharmonic at award-winning Otium restaurant.

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Top Chef

REALITY

Aspiring chefs are challenged with creating amazing culinary dishes in an attempt to receive the top title.

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Studio: BRAVO
Genre: Reality
Released: 2006
Rated: M

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Primary: English (United States) (AAC, CC)

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