Micah Fields

In this Quickfire, the chef'testants struggle with an entire pantry wrapped in aluminum foil. Tempers flare and competitive juices boil in the Elimination Challenge when the chef’testants fight it out in head-to-head battles that end in one chef going home. Season 4 winner and Food & Wine Magazine's Best New Chef, Stephanie Izard appears as guest judge, alongside Gail Simmons, head judge Tom Colicchio and host Padma Lakshmi.

The chefs use their skill and imagination to highlight some of the rarest ingredients found at Pike Place Market.

It’s holiday time in the Top Chef kitchen, and a twist in the Quickfire will test the cheftestants’ ability to share as they cook up dishes based on their family lineage.

Helicopter! Dog sled! Glacier! The chefs experience an adventure of a lifetime in this glacial Quickfire.

The chefs cook up new concepts for more than 200 people at the city’s premier food event, Bite of Seattle.

In the Elimination Challenge, tribute is paid to the most memorable moments in 'Top Chef' history.