S01E01 Who Deserves To Be Here
In the first episode of the series we meet the 12 contestants. For the quickfire challenge they are tested in Fleur de Lys (a San Fransisco restaurant). For the elimination challenge each chef must make...
Top Chef
S01E04: Food on the Fly
For the quickfire challenge the contestants are brought to a convenience store to buy ingredients for their dish. For the elimination round the contestants must create a delicious entree that can be reheated in a microwave for women at a local Junior League.
Overview
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.
Episodes
S01E02 Food Of Love
For this episode the contestants have to impress Elizabeth Falkner the owner of Citizen Cake. For the elimination challenge the turn up the heat with a "Sexy Dessert" contest for a fetish party for Mistress...
S01E03 Nasty Delights
For the quickfire challenge the contestants have to cook with octopus. For the elimination round the contestants are put into two teams: Red and Blue. They have to cook monk fish specialties for the kids...
S01E04 Food on the Fly
For the quickfire challenge the contestants are brought to a convenience store to buy ingredients for their dish. For the elimination round the contestants must create a delicious entree that can be reheated in a...
S01E05 Blind Confusion
For the quickfire challenge, the contestants are brought into an isolated room with many random exotic foods. They have to guess what they are with a blindfold on. For the elimination challenge the contestants are...
S01E06 Guess Who's Coming To Dinner
For the quickfire challenge the contestants are put under some serious money restraints. They have to choose from ingredients that are put in front of them that are priced by the pound and can only...
S01E07 Restaurant Wars
For the quickfire challenge the contestants must make a gourmet sandwich. The winner doesn't get immunity but a sandwich on chef Tom Colicchio's menu at his new sandwich restaurant. For the Elimination Challenge the contestants...
S01E09 Napa's Finest
The four remaining contestants cook for some of Napa Valley's most respected chefs.
S01E11 Finale (1)
S01E12 Finale (2)
The final two contestants compete in the last elimination round to see who will become Top Chef.
Cast
Tom Colicchio
Self - Head Judge
Gail Simmons
Self - Judge
Kristen Kish
Self - Host
