Top Chef

Episode 1 | History Never Repeats

Eighteen past contestants return to compete in New York City-based culinary heats. They are challenged to re-create the ill-fated dish that caused their elimination during their previous stint on the show.

Episode 2 | Night at the Museum

Pop singer Joe Jonas enlists the gourmets to prepare a snack for children taking in a sleepover at New York's American Museum of Natural History. Later, prehistoric sustenance inspires breakfast items for the children, with Season...

Episode 3 | New York's Finest

A mise-en-place relay race; chefs cook in four of New York's finest restaurants.

Episode 4 | Advantage Chef

Chefs must create a holiday stuffing dish with no utensils; catering the U.S. Open launch party.

Episode 5 | Dim Some Lose Some

In a series first, head judge Tom Colicchio enters the competition, challenging the chefs to beat his time in creating a dish. Then, the meal masters head to Chinatown to serve up dim sum for locals.

Episode 6 | We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat

The remaining culinary all-stars hook and cook a fish dish for a summer's end beach party.

Episode 7 | Restaurant Wars: One Night Only

The chefs get hooked into a fish-fillet contest at an elite seafood restaurant. In a unique Restaurant Wars test that follows, they must establish "one night only" eateries under the stars in New York City.

Episode 8 | An Offer They Can't Refuse

Contestants are judged on presentation and plating; traditional three-course Italian meal.

Episode 9 | Feeding Fallon

The chefs prepare fondue. Later, they cater late-night talker Jimmy Fallon's birthday party.

Episode 10 | Lock Down

The chefs get in touch with their inner child with the help of Sesame Street stars Cookie Monster, Telly, and Elmo. For the Quickfire challenge, the chefs must make a cookie that pleases the gang. The chefs then take over a Target...

Episode 11 | For the Gulf

This week, the chefs must use a deep fryer to impress the queen of southern cooking, Paula Deen. Deen is then joined by John Besh as a guest judge in the Elimination Challenge where the chefs provide the seafood at a charity event...

Episode 12 | Give Me Your Huddled Masses

The chef'testants are tasked with making something out of nothing on the open water for this week's Quickfire.The chefs then head to Ellis Island where they are surprised with their family tree and are tasked with creating a dish ...

Episode 13 | Fit for a King

The chefs set sail for the Bahamas, and each participates in a culinary duel against the person who was crowned the winner during their first stint on the show. Later, they create meals for Bahamian royalty, but it's a royal pain ...

Episode 14 | Island Fever

In the Bahamas, the meal maestros cater a high-end lunch party for a yacht club's 80th anniversary and serve up Bahamian delicacies, including conch, which they themselves must catch in the ocean.

Episode 15 | Last Supper

The still-standing chefs fashion a challenge for their fellow contestants in Season 8's final Quickfire. Then, they dish up a "last supper" for celebrity chefs Masaharu Morimoto, Wolfgang Puck and Michelle Bernstein.

Episode 16 | Finale

The final all-star food fighters try to seal the deal with an ideal meal.

Episode 17 | Reunion Special

The drama is served extra spicy on Bravo's "Top Chef All-Stars Reunion Special." Bravo executive and "Watch What Happens: Live" host Andy Cohen talks to season eight's chef'testants and judges -- host Padma Lakshmi, head judge Tom...