Top Chef (Season 11)

Soiree In The Swamp (Episode 1) 9.0

Air date: 2013-10-02

Runtime: 42 min

Rebuilding New Orleans (Episode 2) 8.0

Air date: 2013-10-09

Runtime: 42 min

Commander's Palace (Episode 3) 7.0

Air date: 2013-10-16

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: An elimination quickfire challenge; replicating legacy dishes in the elimination challenge.

Captain Vietnam (Episode 4)

Air date: 2013-10-23

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: The chefs get a crash course in Vietnamese culture.

Lea Michele's Halloween Bash (Episode 5) 7.0

Air date: 2013-10-30

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: 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.

Campfires, Cream Cheese and Countryside (Episode 6) 7.0

Air date: 2013-11-06

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: The creole tomato; the contestants try to impress up-scale chefs.

Jazz Hands (Episode 7) 7.0

Air date: 2013-11-13

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: A food version of musical chairs; the chefs cater a jazzy event.

Piggin' Out (Episode 8) 7.0

Air date: 2013-11-20

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: The contestants make their own hot sauce; the chefs butcher and cook a 300-pound pig.

Restaurant Wars (Episode 9) 7.0

Air date: 2013-12-04

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: The contestants create pop-up restaurants to impress the judges.

Like Mama Made (Episode 10) 7.0

Air date: 2013-12-11

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: The chefs must make dishes that remind them of home; Actor Anthony Mackie joins the judges.

Giving It the College Try (Episode 11) 7.0

Air date: 2013-12-18

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: Questlove judges various types of poultry drumsticks; the chefs head to LSU's campus to serve incoming students.

Mississippi Mud Bugs (Episode 12) 7.0

Air date: 2014-01-01

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: The contestants create their own versions of etouffe; seafood dishes.

Oui Si a Challenge (Episode 13) 8.0

Air date: 2014-01-08

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: Chef Jacques Pepin tests the contestants; the contestants create French and Spanish dishes.

Po' Boy Smackdown (Episode 14) 7.0

Air date: 2014-01-15

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: Po' boys in the Quickfire; the contestants put their own culinary visions on a plate.

Leaving New Orleans (Episode 15) 8.0

Air date: 2014-01-22

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: The chefs battle for a new car in the Quickfire; the chefs must show how New Orleans has impacted their food.

Maui Wowie (Episode 16) 8.0

Air date: 2014-01-29

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: Top Chef returns to Hawaii for the final rounds. Tonight, the remaining chefs must deal with Spam in the Quickfire.

Finale (Episode 17) 7.0

Air date: 2014-02-05

Runtime: 42 min

Overview: The two remaining chefs open pop-up restaurants for the final challenge.