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.
Top Chef (Season 5)
Melting Pot 0.0
Air date: 2008-11-12
Runtime: 55 min
Overview: One chef is eliminated in a three-round quickfire involving apples. The remaining chefs create dishes representing the ethnic cuisines of several New York neighborhoods.
Show Your Craft 0.0
Air date: 2008-11-19
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: After re-inventing the hot dog for the quickfire challenge, the chefs cook and serve lunch at Tom's flagship restaurant, Craft.
Foo Fighters Thanksgiving 0.0
Air date: 2008-11-26
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: For the quickfire, the chefs recreate dishes from the Top Chef cookbook. In the elimination challenge, they cook Thanksgiving dinner for the Foo Fighters at the band's tour stop in Syracuse, N.Y.
Today Show 0.0
Air date: 2008-12-03
Runtime: 42 min
Overview: After creating a breakfast amuse-bouche for the quickfire, the contestants compete in a live food demonstration challenge in order to earn a booking on "Today."
Gail's Bridal Shower 0.0
Air date: 2008-12-10
Runtime: 55 min
Overview: For the quickfire, chefs must identify ingredients in a dish. For the elimination challenge, the contestants cater a bridal shower for judge Gail Simmons.
12 Days of Christmas 0.0
Air date: 2008-12-17
Runtime: 55 min
Overview: Domestic guru Martha Stewart oversees the quick fire challenge in this holiday-themed edition. Then, actress Natasha Richardson is the guest judge when the cooks cater a Christmas cocktail party in which the proceeds go to the AIDS research.
Focus Group 0.0
Air date: 2009-01-07
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: The chefs must create a sweet dish without using sugar (guest judge: chef and restaurateur Jean-Christophe Novelli). In the elimination challenge, chefs prepare a family-style meal for blind judging.
Down on the Farm 0.0
Air date: 2009-01-14
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Contestants shop for fresh ingredients at a farm and then create a dinner for the farm workers.
Restaurant Wars 0.0
Air date: 2009-01-21
Runtime: 55 min
Overview: Two teams have 24 hours to design and open competing restaurants.
Super Bowl Chef Showdown 0.0
Air date: 2009-01-28
Runtime: 55 min
Overview: A Super Bowl cook-off against seven all-stars from previous seasons.
Le Bernardin 0.0
Air date: 2009-02-04
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: After a three-round fish filleting tournament, the contestants cook at Le Bernadin where their final product will be judged by chef Eric Ripert.
The Last Supper 0.0
Air date: 2009-02-11
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Wylie Dufresne judges a quickfire challenge of egg dishes. For the elimination challenge, the five remaining chefs each cook a "last supper" dish requested by a culinary superstar.
Finale, Part 1 0.0
Air date: 2009-02-18
Runtime: 55 min
Overview: The season finale finds the chefs traveling from New York to New Orleans. While in the "Big Easy" they will be challenged to kick it up a notch when celebrity judge/chef Emeril Lagasse stops by to appraise their culinary skills.
Finale, Part 2 0.0
Air date: 2009-02-25
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Set in New Orleans, season 5 ends as the winning chef is revealed.
Watch What Happens Reunion 0.0
Air date: 2009-03-04
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Andy Cohen hosts a candid gathering of season five's chefs and judges.
Seasons
Episodes 12
Episodes 13
Episodes 16
Episodes 15
Episodes 15
Episodes 16
Episodes 15
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Episodes 18
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Episodes 17
Episodes 15
Episodes 15
Episodes 14
Episodes 14
Episodes 15
Episodes 14
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