Top Chef Masters

S01E05: Miniaturize Me

The chefs are challenged to turn classic junk food items into fine-dining cuisine. The cast of Flipping Out are the diners for this challenge. Then, the chefs are challenged to create a mini 3-course "meal" for 100 people, without any help whatsoever. The meal must be based on an appetizer, an entree, and a dessert.

Overview

Top Chef Masters is an American reality competition series that airs on the cable television network Bravo, and premiered June 10, 2009. It is a spinoff of Bravo's hit show Top Chef. In the series, world-renowned chefs compete against each other in weekly challenges. This show is a contrast from Top Chef, which typically features younger professional cooks who are still rising in the food service industry.

Episodes

S01E01 Masters Get Schooled

June 10, 2009
In the premiere episode of "Top Chef Masters," Hubert Keller (Fleur de Lys), Christopher Lee (Aureole), Michael Schlow (Radius Restaurant), and Tim Love (The Lonesome Dove Western Bistro) are the first four chefs to draw...

S01E02 The Lost Supper

June 17, 2009
Top Chef season two's "Less is More" influences tonight's quickfire challenge, but there won't be any Cheetos in melted chocolate bars tonight as the next four chefs are asked to create an elegant amuse-bouche from...

S01E03 Offal Tasty

June 24, 2009
Tonight's quickfire challenge for the next group of four chefs comes from season four's "Seven", asking them to make a dish using color. Then they must sell upmarket street food using offal as the base...

S01E04 Magic Chef

July 8, 2009
In the Quickfire, the four chefs take a page from season three's special "4 Star All Stars" when they find themselves manually challenged when they must cook an egg with one hand tied behind their...

S01E05 Miniaturize Me

July 15, 2009
The chefs are challenged to turn classic junk food items into fine-dining cuisine. The cast of Flipping Out are the diners for this challenge. Then, the chefs are challenged to create a mini 3-course "meal"...

S01E06 Trick in a Box

July 22, 2009
The chefs are challenged to create a dish using items found in only one aisle of the grocery store, Whole Foods, with each chef drawing knives to determine their aisle. However, they only have a...

S01E07 Champions Round Begins

July 29, 2009
The top six chefs get a surprise as they prepare to cook their signature dishes.

S01E08 Dietary Restrictions

August 5, 2009
The five remaining chefs engage in a battle of burgers; guests actress Zooey Deschanel and filmmaker Morgan Spurlock.

S01E09 Masters of Disaster

August 12, 2009 60 min
The four remaining chefs are challenge to identify ingredients blindfolded. Afterward, the chefs will be tested on their leadership talents and teaching skills when they cater an event.

S01E10 Top Chef Master

August 19, 2009 60 min

Cast

Curtis Stone
Curtis Stone
Self - Host
Gail Simmons
Gail Simmons
Self - Judge
Hugh Acheson
Hugh Acheson
Self - Judge
Bryan Voltaggio
Bryan Voltaggio
Self - Contestant
Ruth Reichl
Self - Judge

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