Top Chef

Episode 1 | First Look

Episode 2 | Sudden Death

The wicked-awesome supersized season premiere introduces the 16 chefs from across the country who will be battling it out in Boston. Richard Blais ("Top Chef All-Stars" winner) joins Tom, Padma and Gail at judges table. The chef't...

Episode 3 | Boston's Bravest And Finest

The chefs must band together to cook for Boston's Fire and Police Departments.

Episode 4 | The Curse Of The Bambino

The chefs are put to the test when they must serve a fine dining dish using ballpark snacks for guests at Fenway Park.

Episode 5 | 12 Chefs Walk Into a Bar

Chefs get a surprise visit from "Norm," actor George Wendt, and are challenged to cook up the ultimate bar snack. Next the chefs compete to sell the most Italian menus to a restaurant full of diners, and one A-List celebrity throw...

Episode 6 | It's War!

The competition heats up when the chefs cook in head-to-head battles in a Quickfire Challenge with guest judge Jamie Bissonnette. In another head-to-head competition, the chefs strategize the best dishes they can make on a lean mi...

Episode 7 | The First Thanksgiving

Chefs cook a traditional Thanksgiving feast using only ingredients and cooking methods from the 1600's.

Episode 8 | Restaurant Wars

Chefs must create their own pop-up restaurants.

Episode 9 | Clean Up in Aisle 21!

In a monumental mid-season twist, the eliminated chefs from this season are brought back with the potential of changing the competition completely. For the Elimination Challenge, the "Top Chef" kitchen opens its doors for the firs...

Episode 10 | Big Sausage

Chefs are challenged to create the biggest and tastiest sausage dishes they can concoct when New England Patriots football player Rob Gronkowski steps in as guest judge for the Quickfire Challenge. In the Elimination Challenge, th...

Episode 11 | For Julia & Jacques

For their Quickfire Challenge, the chefs get a flashback to their college days when they must prepare a ramen dish judged by "Watch What Happens Live" host Andy Cohen and his college roommate from Boston, Dave Ansel. For the Elimi...

Episode 12 | Sous Your Daddy!

The chefs get thrown for a loop by a surprise visit from their family members that will serve as their sous chefs in their next Elimination Challenge. With an automatic ticket to the Top Chef finals on the line, the chefs' nearest...

Episode 13 | The Final Battle of Bean Town

In honor of the last Quickfire challenge in Beantown, the chefs must cook an innovative bean dish for "Top Chef Masters" alum and acclaimed culinary innovator, Wylie Dufresne. Then, in a high stakes Elimination Challenge, the chef...

Episode 14 | Getting Prickly in Mexico

The three finalists head to San Miguel de Allende in Mexico where they watch "Last Chance Kitchen" and learn which eliminated chef will rejoin the competition. The chefs' creativity is put to the test when they are challenged to c...

Episode 15 | Holy Escamoly!

The remaining three chefs take a surprise visit to Purisima de Jalpa, the farm that supplies the top restaurants in the region. For their Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must create two dishes with chocolate: one sweet and one savo...

Episode 16 | Mano a Mano

In the last part of the finale, the final two chefs must create the most outstanding four-course menu of their lives. Each chef takes a different menu approach, but they both face cooking missteps and nerves along the way.