Home > Top Chef > Season 2 « TV Series Page Top Chef : Season 2 (2006 - 2007) SEASON: Season 2 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 Season 10 Season 11 Season 12 Season 13 Season 14 Season 15 Season 16 Episode List All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER Tomatometer Not Available... —— Tomatometer Not Available... —— Critic Consensus: No consensus yet. AUDIENCE SCORE 75% liked it Average Rating: 3.8/5 User Ratings: 4 ADD YOUR RATING - NOT INTERESTED + WANT TO SEE Share on Facebook Post Want to See Not Interested Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Not Interested Post Share on Facebook Episodes 1 Into the Fire Air date: Oct 18, 2006 Fifteen diverse cooks take to the kitchen to vie for culinary honors. In the first challenge, they must create a flambé dish. Then, they must whip up original cuisine using five designated ingredients found in a mystery box. More 2 Eastern Promise Air date: Oct 25, 2006 The contestants endure a rude early-morning wake-up call to buy fresh produce at a fish market. They then have 30 minutes to prepare a sushi plate. Later, the group must create Korean and Vietnamese cuisine. Sushi expert Hiroshi Shima and celebrity chef Ming Tsai are guest judges. More 3 Food for the People Air date: Nov 1, 2006 The remaining chefs make ice cream. Then, the heat is on when they create favorite childhood foods with the help of a firehouse staff. More 4 Less Is More Air date: Nov 8, 2006 The chefs are required to create amuse-bouche---bite-sized morsels similar to hors d'oeuvres. Then, in the second challenge, the group visits a weight-loss camp. Suzanne Goin serves as guest judge. More 5 Social Service Air date: Nov 15, 2006 Talents are truly tested when the chefs must create delectable fare from disgusting leftover animal parts, including chicken feet, pigs' blood and lamb hearts. Chef Michelle Bernstein serves as guest judge. More 6 Thanksgiving Air date: Nov 22, 2006 The contestants cook up Thanksgiving dinner and are challenged to prepare cuisine using only canned goods. Anthony Bourdain serves as guest judge. More 7 The Raw and the Cooked Air date: Dec 6, 2006 The chefs are challenged to whip up cuisine without the benefit of modern-day technology. Rafael Lunetta serves as guest judge. More 8 Holiday Spirit Air date: Dec 13, 2006 In a holiday-themed episode, the budding chefs must whip up a party appetizer and complement it with a cocktail. Mixologist Kristin Woodward is the guest judge. More 9 Seven Air date: Jan 3, 2007 Actress Debi Mazar makes an appearance in this colorful installment, which finds the chefs serving up a savory three-item creation using one of the hues of the rainbow. Ted Allen ("Queer Eye") and chef Robert Ivan are guest judges. More 10 Unhappy Customers Air date: Jan 10, 2007 The chefs work on a late-night snack. San Francisco restaurateur Mike Yakura is the guest judge. More Show More Episodes Top Chef : Season 2 Photos View All Photos (5) Tv Season Info In the second season of this reality series, 15 talented chefs go to Los Angeles to compete for the title of "Top Chef" and the $100,000 cash prize. New host Padma Lakshmi joins this season, with judges Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons returning. The chefs compete in two challenges per episode. First, the Quickfire Challenge, where the competitors test their skills in a short amount of time. Next, in the Elimination Challenge, the competitors fight to continue on the show. Challenges this season include chefs creating a 500-calorie meal; cooking dishes using canned food in under 15 minutes; and making an amuse-bouche dish using $10 of ingredients from a vending machine. Genre: Network: Bravo Premiere Date: Oct 18, 2006 Cast Padma Lakshmi Tom Colicchio Gail Simmons Elia Aboumrad Otto Borsich Marisa Churchill Cliff Crooks Betty Fraser Carlos Fernández Mia Gaines-Alt Ilan Hall Josie Smith Malave Michael Midgley Emily Sprissler Suyai Steinhauer Sam Talbot Frank Terzoli Marcel Vigneron Debi Mazar Ted Allen Michelle Bernstein Hiroshi Shima Eric Ripert Harold Dieterle Anthony Bourdain Alan Wong Rafael Lunetta Robert Ivan Kristin Woodward Mike Yakura Ming Tsai Suzanne Goin Wylie Dufresne Scott Conant Hubert Keller Roy Yamaguchi Show More Cast Episodes 1 Into the Fire Air date: Oct 18, 2006 Fifteen diverse cooks take to the kitchen to vie for culinary honors. In the first challenge, they must create a flambé dish. Then, they must whip up original cuisine using five designated ingredients found in a mystery box. More 2 Eastern Promise Air date: Oct 25, 2006 The contestants endure a rude early-morning wake-up call to buy fresh produce at a fish market. They then have 30 minutes to prepare a sushi plate. Later, the group must create Korean and Vietnamese cuisine. Sushi expert Hiroshi Shima and celebrity chef Ming Tsai are guest judges. More 3 Food for the People Air date: Nov 1, 2006 The remaining chefs make ice cream. Then, the heat is on when they create favorite childhood foods with the help of a firehouse staff. More 4 Less Is More Air date: Nov 8, 2006 The chefs are required to create amuse-bouche---bite-sized morsels similar to hors d'oeuvres. Then, in the second challenge, the group visits a weight-loss camp. Suzanne Goin serves as guest judge. More 5 Social Service Air date: Nov 15, 2006 Talents are truly tested when the chefs must create delectable fare from disgusting leftover animal parts, including chicken feet, pigs' blood and lamb hearts. Chef Michelle Bernstein serves as guest judge. More 6 Thanksgiving Air date: Nov 22, 2006 The contestants cook up Thanksgiving dinner and are challenged to prepare cuisine using only canned goods. Anthony Bourdain serves as guest judge. More 7 The Raw and the Cooked Air date: Dec 6, 2006 The chefs are challenged to whip up cuisine without the benefit of modern-day technology. Rafael Lunetta serves as guest judge. More 8 Holiday Spirit Air date: Dec 13, 2006 In a holiday-themed episode, the budding chefs must whip up a party appetizer and complement it with a cocktail. Mixologist Kristin Woodward is the guest judge. More 9 Seven Air date: Jan 3, 2007 Actress Debi Mazar makes an appearance in this colorful installment, which finds the chefs serving up a savory three-item creation using one of the hues of the rainbow. Ted Allen ("Queer Eye") and chef Robert Ivan are guest judges. More 10 Unhappy Customers Air date: Jan 10, 2007 The chefs work on a late-night snack. San Francisco restaurateur Mike Yakura is the guest judge. 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