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Season 17 – Top Chef

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A hit reality competition series that celebrates the culinary arts with a window into the competitive, pressurized environment of world-class cookery.
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Top Chef — Season 17

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Michael Cuby them. 09/27/2022
As usual, host Padma Lakshmi is the beating heart of the show. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Padma Lakshmi

Host

Tom Colicchio

Judge

Gail Simmons

Judge

Eric Adjepong

Contestant

Karen Akunowicz

Contestant

Jennifer Carroll

Contestant

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 19, 2020 It's Like They Never Left! A challenge at the Griffith Observatory kicks off the fierce battle, where the Chefs compare each other to see how everyone has progressed since last competing and then, the first elimination challenge brings them to the beach to cook a seafood meal. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 26, 2020 The Jonathan Gold Standard The chefs honor the late, great Pulitzer-Prize winning food critic Jonathan Gold; using Gold's last guide list, the chefs fan out all over Los Angeles to sample the unique food trucks, mom-and-pop cafés, and ethnic cuisine. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 2, 2020 Strokes of Genius Comedic superstars Ali Wong and Randall Park swing by the Top Chef kitchen for a Quickfire Challenge tasking the chefs to make the wackiest fried rice they can; then, the chefs head to the famed Getty Museum to seek inspiration from the art. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 9, 2020 You're So Fresh! Kelly Clarkson drops into the "Top Chef" kitchen for a Quickfire based on her new movie, "Trolls: World Tour," where the chefs are tasked with combining colorful ingredients from six different musical lands to make one delicious dish. Details Episode 5 Aired Apr 16, 2020 Bring Your Loved One to Work In the Quickfire, the chefs play a game of telephone with their loved ones as they try to reproduce the dish their family member is eating at a nearby restaurant; the chefs create a signature product that they will bottle and sell at a food festival. Details Episode 6 Aired Apr 23, 2020 Get Your Phil Padma gets a real rise out of the chefs when she tasks them to make a Quickfire dish without any all-purpose flour; for the Elimination Challenge, the chefs serve Gustavo Dudamel and members of the LA Philharmonic at award-winning Otium restaurant. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 30, 2020 Pitch Perfect The chefs are challenged to a taco throwdown for Danny Trejo; for the Quickfire, the only sharp tool they can use is a machete; the only way to make it to Restaurant Wars is to survive this week's qualifying challenge. Details Episode 8 Aired May 7, 2020 Restaurant Wars It's Restaurant Wars and this season Padma takes all the limitations off the table as the chefs can make as much food as they want and shop wherever they choose; two chefs are given 48 hours to pick their teams and crate the restaurants. Details Episode 9 Aired May 14, 2020 Cabin Fever The chefs head to the mountains outside of Los Angeles to go to a summer camp where they are challenged to an outdoor grilling Quickfire for Padma and "Top Chef" Kentucky winner Kelsey Barnard Clark. Details Episode 10 Aired May 21, 2020 Colossal Coliseum Kaiseki With only six chefs remaining, the challenges get even more difficult, when pastry super-chef Sherry Yard awaits the all stars for a dreaded dessert Quickfire; chefs endure a blindfolded taste test to pick their ingredients. Details Episode 11 Aired May 28, 2020 Michael's Santa Monica Tom makes his final decision from "Last Chance Kitchen" on who should return to the competition; the chefs take off in a Quickfire with Padma and Jonathan Waxman making a two-course business class dish for an airline. Details Episode 12 Aired Jun 4, 2020 Lucca The final five travel to Italy, where the chefs must make an aperitivo for 30 locals from the town of Lucca that pairs perfectly with a Peroni beer; then, they hunt the elusive white truffle which they must use in a dish for a Tuscan food festival. Details Episode 13 Aired Jun 11, 2020 Parma The chefs are treated to a culinary dream trip to Parma, the legendary home of Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and Prosciutto di Parma ham; the chefs must feature the ingredients in two courses and serve their dishes to a table of 16 Michelin stars. Details Episode 14 Aired Jun 18, 2020 Finito! The final three all stars face off in an epic Italian showdown to cook the meal of their lives in an effort to take home the ultimate title and prize. Details

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Top Chef — Season 17

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Season Info

Executive Producer
Dan Cutforth, Jane Lipsitz, Doneen Arquines
Network
Bravo
Rating
TV-PG (L)
Genre
Special Interest, Reality, Game Show
Original Language
English
Release Date
Mar 19, 2020