TV series
Top Chef
An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry with one or more contestants eliminated in each episode.
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Synopsis
An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry with one or more contestants eliminated in each episode.
Season 11 episodes
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Episode 3
Commander's Palace
An elimination quickfire challenge; replicating legacy dishes in the elimination challenge.
Where to watch Top ChefEpisode 4
Captain Vietnam
The chefs get a crash course in Vietnamese culture.
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Lea Michele's Halloween Bash
Tools and ingredients are wrapped in aluminum foil; the chefs cater a Halloween party for singer/actress Lea Michele, and the food must be spooky and vegetarian.
Where to watch Top ChefEpisode 6
Campfires, Cream Cheese and Countryside
The creole tomato; the contestants try to impress up-scale chefs.
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Jazz Hands
A food version of musical chairs; the chefs cater a jazzy event.
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Piggin' Out
The contestants make their own hot sauce; the chefs butcher and cook a 300-pound pig.
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Restaurant Wars
The contestants create pop-up restaurants to impress the judges.
Where to watch Top ChefEpisode 10
Like Mama Made
The chefs must make dishes that remind them of home; Actor Anthony Mackie joins the judges.
Where to watch Top ChefEpisode 11
Giving It the College Try
Questlove judges various types of poultry drumsticks; the chefs head to LSU's campus to serve incoming students.
Where to watch Top ChefEpisode 12
Mississippi Mud Bugs
The contestants create their own versions of etouffe; seafood dishes.
Where to watch Top ChefEpisode 13
Oui Si a Challenge
Chef Jacques Pepin tests the contestants; the contestants create French and Spanish dishes.
Episode credits
Guest stars Jacques Pépin
Episode 14
Po' Boy Smackdown
Po' boys in the Quickfire; the contestants put their own culinary visions on a plate.
Where to watch Top ChefEpisode 15
Leaving New Orleans
The chefs battle for a new car in the Quickfire; the chefs must show how New Orleans has impacted their food.
Where to watch Top ChefEpisode 16
Maui Wowie
Top Chef returns to Hawaii for the final rounds. Tonight, the remaining chefs must deal with Spam in the Quickfire.
Where to watch Top ChefEpisode 17
Finale
The two remaining chefs open pop-up restaurants for the final challenge.
Where to watch Top ChefEpisode information updated Sep 18, 2026
More about Top Chef
Cast
Hugh AchesonSelf - Judge
Tom ColicchioSelf - Head Judge
Padma LakshmiSelf - Host
Gail SimmonsSelf - Judge
Toby YoungSelf - Judge
Brian MalarkeySelf - Contestant
Marcel VigneronSelf - Contestant
Shirley ChungSelf - ContestantCredits
- Created by
- Lauren Zalaznick
Production details
- Status
- Returning Series
- Series type
- Reality
- Episodes
- 342
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
BravoUnited States- Magical ElvesUnited States
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