- 01
The season will include 17 contestants, as in prior seasons. Eric Ripert will replace Toby Young on Top Chef's judging panel. The new chefs introduce themselves by cooking a dish that best represents their home districts while layering in their own signatures.
- 02
The chefs are asked to do their part to help end childhood obesity and support First Lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!" national initiative by serving a healthy lunch at a local middle school. Guest Judge: White House chef Sam Kass
- 03
The dreaded desserts take up the Quickfire where the chefs must make a pie from scratch, and then it's off to Capitol Hill where they are tasked with creating a perfect grilled picnic for the interns there
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Padma's baby is hungry, so tonight's Quickfire requires the contestants to create food to tempt Krishna's budding palate. Next, they are paired together for breakfast, lunch and dinner in the in-room dining kitchen.
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Fresh is best tonight as the chefs gather crabs for the Quickfire, and then travel to a Virginia farm where its bounty will supply the ingredients for dinner.
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The chefs are divided into teams to concoct entrées in a form best served cold.
- 07
The contestants prepare lunch for the movers and shakers at one of the city's most famous restaurants.
- 08
The chefs test their version of Ethiopian cuisine with Top Chef Masters' Marcus Samuelsson, and then must create a dish inspired by one of the foreign embassies there in the district.
- 09
The most anticipated and, arguably, the hardest challenge of the competition returns as the remaining chefs divide into two teams to conceive and debut their restaurants.
- 10
The chefs are asked to take common recipes and create their own completely original redesigned dish.
- 11
The contestants take on America's favorite pastime when they take over the concession stands at the Washington Nationals' home, Nationals Park.
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The chefs are tasked with adding flavor to the food American astronauts eat. The final taste test will take place off-planet.
- 13
The competition moves to Singapore as the chefs are winnowed down to the final three.
- 14
The remaining three chefs attempt to cook the best meal of each of their lives hoping to be named Top Chef.
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- 05FoodHell's Kitchen2005–present·FOXIn Hell's Kitchen, aspiring chefs are put through an intense culinary academy to prove they possess the right combination of ingredients to win a life-changing grand prize.
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