Daniel O'Brien

Each finalist will cook the best 5 dishes in their culinary arsenal live in front of a studio audience of their friends, families and all previous Top Chef winners.

Butchery is king as two giant slabs of beef on meat hooks await the chefs for the Quickfire. For the Elimination, the Chefs go back in time as they're tasked with re-creating an original 1950's menu from one of the best restaurants in the country.

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

It’s a bear of a challenge in Alaska as each chef fights to be part of the final three.

Tom puts his restaurant’s reputation on the line as he opens his doors and gives the final three free rein of his kitchen.

"Top Chef" kicks off as 21 chefs from around the country enter the kitchens of our judges - Tom Colicchio, Emeril Lagasse, Hugh Acheson and the newest addition, Wolfgang Puck.