SEASON #21: DANNY.

 EPISODE #1:  Chef's Test.                                                           15 to Start.

HOST:  New Host, Kristen Kish, Winner of S-10

PLACE:  Wisconsin.

JUDGES:  Tom Colicchio,

                   Gail Simmons.

PRIZE:  An Appearance at Food & Wine Classic in Aspen,

              $25,000

             Title of Top Chef.

NEW RULES:  No Immunitry for Quickfire Challenges, anymore but for the Elimination Challenges.  Winners of Quickfire will be awarded money or prizes.

                                       PLAYERS (15)

1.  ALISHA ELENZ   Private Chef                                            Chicago, ILLINOIS

2.  AMANDA TURNER Chef De Cuisine                                  Austin, TEXAS

3.  CHARLY PIERRE  Head Chef                                            New Orleans, LOUISANA

4.  DAN JACOBS     Chef                                                        Milwaukee, WISCONSIN

5.  DANNY GARCIA  Executive Chef                                    Brooklyn, NEW YORK

6.  DAVID MURPHY  Chef & Owner                                    San Francisco, CALIFORNIA

7.  KALEENA BLISS  Executive Chef                                   Chicago, ILLINOIS

8.  KENNY NGUYEN  Head Chef & Owner                         Athens, GEORGIA

9.  KEVIN D'ANDREW  Chef & Owner                                Austin, TEXAS

10.  LAURA OZYILMAZ  Executive Chef & Owner            San Francisco, CALIFORNIA

11.  MANNY BARELLA   Culinary Director                         Denver, COLORADO

12.  MICHELLE WALLACE  Chef & Owner                         Houston, TEXAS

13.  RASIKA VENKATESA  Chef de Cuisine                        New York City, NEW YORK

14.  SAVANNAH MILLER    Chef de Cuisine                        Durham, NORTH CAROLINA

15.  VANTENTINE HOWELL, JR.  Executive Chef             Dorchester, MASS.     

NO QUICKFIRE FOR THE FIRST TODAY BUT ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Make a dish that the judges that you pick by the knife in 30 minutes & $200. to shop at Whole Food Markets and 2 hours to cook at Lupi & Iris Restaurant.

KRISTEN: Soup:  Amanda, Dan, Manny, Charly, & Laura.

GAIL:  Stuffed Pasta:  Kevin, Alisha, Rasika, David, & Michelle.

TOM:  Roasted Chicken:  Danny, Valentine, Kaleena, Kenny, & Savannah.    

               JUDGES' TABLES

GUEST JUDGE:  Paul Bartolotta & Adam Siegel, owner of the Restaurant.    

  PASTA:  TOP:  Michelle

                 BOTTOM:  David.

  SOUP:  TOP:  Manny

                BOTTOM:  Amanda - too Salty

  CHICKEN:  TOP:  Danny

                       BOTTOM:  Kenny.

  TOP 3:  Michelle, Manny & Danny

                  WINNER:  Manny - won the Immunity.

   BOTTOM 3:  David, Amanda, & Kenny.

NO ELIMINATION YET, BUT A COOK-OUT:  A Good Plate of Food in 20 minutes.

ELIMINATION:  David.

EPISODE #2:  Living the High Life.                                                       14 Left.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  Guest Judge:  Joe Flamm, Winner of S-15, Colorado.

PRIZE:  $5,000 from Wells Forgo Active Cash.

- Hops, Create a dish incorporating hops in 30 minutes.

                  JUDGING:

BOTTOM 3:  Kenny, Danny, & Valentine.

TOP #3:  Laura, Michelle, & Kevin.

      WINNER:  Laura won the $5,000.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Beer from Miller Brewing Co., the oldest brewer in the Midwest.

- Team Challenge - Create an elevated 7-course progressive meal featuring bar snacks:  popcorn, pickles, pretzels, mixed nuts potato chips, olives, or toasted corn kernels.

YELLOW TEAM:  Rasika, Michelle, Dan, Alisha, Kenny, Savannah, & Manny.  (Yellow)

RED TEAM:  Kevin, Danny, Valentine, Laura, Amanda, Kaleena, & Charly.

- 10 minutes to menu planning, & $500. to shop.  Serve at the table of 10 inside the historic Miller Caves.

PRIZE:  $10,000 & Immunity.

          JUDGES' TABLE:

GUEST JUDGE:  Joe Flamm.

TOP TEAM:  Yellow Team & Top 3:  Rasika, Manny, & Kenny.

                WINNER:  Rasika - won $10,000 & Immunity.

BOTTOM TEAM:  Red  & Bottom 3:  Kevin, Charly, & Valentin.

ELIMINATED:  Valentine - didn't use the featured ingredient, the roasted corn.

EPISODE #3:  Take it Cheesy.                                                                   13 Left.

GUEST JUDGES:  Carla Hall,

                                Cleo DeVall.

QUICKFALL CHALLENGE:  Cherries.

- Create a dish pairing cherries with mystery ingredients in 30 minutes.  PRIZE:  $5,000

        BOTTOM:  Charly, Kenny, & Alisha.

       TOP 3:  Savannah, Rasika, & Kevin.

                    WINNER:  Rasika won another $5,000.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Karla stayed as a guest judge.

                        CHEESE.

- Create a dish with cheese & make the cheese the center of your dish to be served at the First Top Chef Cheese Festival serving 100 people.

                JUDGING:

TOP 3:  Kaleena, Michelle, & Dan.

        WINNER:  Michelle - won Immunity.

BOTTOM #3:  Kenny, Manyy, & Kevin.

ELIMINATED:  Kenny - didn't highlight the cheese.

EPISODE #4:  The Wright Way.                                                   12 Left.

No Quickfire Challenge this week cause they are taking a trip from Milwaukee to Madison, driving along the Frank Lloyd Wright Trail.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Create 2 dishes inspired by the creation of Frank Lloyd Wright that they will see & in the theme of duality, working in pairs.

  Alisha/Kaleena                   Rasika/Danny                       Manny/Kevin

  Savannah/Laura                  Amanda/Dan                        Michelle/Charly.

     -Since Michelle has Immunity it will extend to Charly, too.  WOW!

Served at:  Riverview Terrace Restaurant at Taliesin.

GUEST JUDGES:  Buddha Lo, Winner of World Top Chef,

                                Dominique Crenn.

PRIZE:  $10,000

                       JUDGES' TABLE

TOP & BOTTOM PAIRS:  Danny/Rasika and Kaleena/Alisha.

ELIMINATED:  Kaleena & Alisha - didn't work together.

TOP:  Danny & Rasika - won $10,000

    WINNER OF IMMUNITY:  Rasika.

EPISODE #5:  Supper Club.                                              11 Left.

Start off in the chef's hotel room just talking until they get a video phone message from Kristen telling them to go to the Dane County Farmers Market, which is the producer-only farmers market in the US.  They will have $100.00 & 20 minutes to shop.  Then meet her on the rooftop of L'Etoile.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  Guest Judges:  W. Kamau Bell, Comedian & Activist,

                                                                           Tory Miller, Chef & Owner of L'Etoile.

- Create a dish featuring one of Chef Gulley's sauces & ingredients purchased at the farmers market in 30 minutes.  Chef Gulley is the founder of the Supper Club.

PRIZE:  $7,500 

    BOTTOM 3:  Michelle, Amanda, & Kevin.

    TOP 3:  Charly, Laura, & Manny.

          WINNER:  Charly - won $7,500.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  

  GUEST JUDGE:  Joe & Shaina Papach, Owner of Harvey House in Madison.

- Team Challenge, In teams of 5 create an elevated supper dish which must include:  a relish tray, fish, chicken, beef dishes, & a dessert.  Will have $1,000/per team & 30 minutes to shop, and 2 hrs to cook at the Harvey House.

GREEN TEAM:  Amanda, Charly, Danny, Laura, & Manny.

PURPLE TEAM:  Dan, Kevin, Michelle, Rasika, & Savannah.

                       JUDGES' TABLE

WINNING TEAM:  Purple Team.

      WINNER:  Dan - won the Immunity.

BOTTOM TEAM:  Green Team.

    ELIMINATED:  Charly.

EPISODE #6:  Choas Cuisine.                                             9 Left.

BACK FROM LAST CHANCE KITCHEN:  Kaleena & Soo Ahn.

                                                                                             11 Now Left.

GUEST JUDGE:  Christina Tosi, founder of Milk Bar.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  Make a dairy forward dessert, favorite of Wisconsin, & win $7,500 in 45 minutes.

     JUDGING:

BOTTOM 3:  Manny, Dan & Danny.

TOP #3:  Kaleena, Michelle, & Amanda.

       WINNER:  Michelle won $7.500.

GUEST JUDGE:  Matty Matheson, Chef, Restaurantur & Actor.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Create a dish that exemplies chaos cuisine.  Will cook & serve at The Top Cook Kitchen.

                          JUDGES' TABLE

TOP 4:  Soo, Danny, Dan, & Savannah.

      WINNER:  Danny - won the Immunity.

BOTTOM 2:  Rasika & Michelle.

ELIMINATED:  Rasika.

EPISODE #7:  Sausage Race.                                                       10 Left.

GUEST JUDGE:  Byran Voltaggio, Chef & Owner ofThaatcher & Rye.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Putting the pots & pans to a test.

- Create a dish featuring the flambe technique in 20 minutes & win $10,000

              JUDGING

- the chefs did not light up the dishes in front of the judges.

ULTIMATE QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  The Top 3 chefs will cook again & win double $20,000.

   TOP 3:  Danny, Amanda, & Kevin.

- use fire to highlight a different technique & give them a perfect char in 20 minutes.

            WINNER:  Danny - won the $20,000.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Baseball.

- Enter the kitchen Milwaukee Brewers Mascots.

GUEST JUDGE:  Amar Santana, Chef & Owner of Vaca & Broadway

- Complete as a team to create dishes featuring 5 different sausages in head-to-head challenges, cook & serve at American Family Field Kitchen in 2 hours.

BLUE TEAM:  Savannah, Kevin, Soo, Dan, & Manny.

YELLOW TEAM:  Kalenna, Danny, Michelle, Laura, & Amanda.

GUEST JUDGES:  Barkha Limbu Daily, Chef & Owner of The Cheel,

   Aaron Bickham, Corp. Exe. Chef of The Bartolotto Rest.,

   Omar Shaikh, Co-Owner of Carnevor & 3rd Street Market Hall,

   Brittany Snow, Actress,

   Ryan Braun,

former Milwaukee Brewers Players.

      WINNING TEAM:  Yellow

                     JUDGES' TABLE

WINNER:  Michelle - won the MVP.

BOTTOM 3:  Kevin, Savannah, & Dan.

ELIMINATED:  Kevon - too much cheese & not enough sausages.

 

EPISODE #8:  Restaurant Wars.                                              9 Left.

Headed to the Lake, which is near Discovery World., where Kristen & Tom are waiting for them.

                              RESTAURANT WARS

CHALLENGE:  prepare a 3-course menu that will have 2 choices.  Must assign an Executive Chef, a Floor Manager, & Line Cooks.  Since there are uneven numbers of chefs, Michelle won the last challenge and will pick her team.

DOS BY DUEL:  Kaleena, Laura, Manny & Soo.

CHANNEL:  Amanda, Dan, Danny, Michelle, & Savannah.

GUEST JUDGES:  Stephanie Izard, Owner & Chef of The Girl & the Goat,

                Kwame Onwuachi, Owner of Tatiana by Kwame,

                Andrew Kroegor, Chef & Co-Owner of Fairchild,

                Erick Williams, Chef & Owner of Virtue Restaurant & Bar,

                Itaru Nagano, Chef & Owner of Fairchild.

                        JUDGES'S TABLES

Channel concept wasn't cohesive & Michelle didn't touch the judge's table as much as she should have.

Dos by Duel - judges had to wait at least more than 30 minutes for the 1st course.

                 WINNER:  Dan - they liked his Smoked Walleye.

ELIMINATED:  Kaleena.

ESPIODE #9:  The Good Land.                                                           8 Left.

Start off:  in the Stewroom discussing what happened at the Judge's Table.

NEXT DAY:  Went to the Kitchen & Tom, Gail, & Kristen were there standing in a barrel of cranberries.  No More Immunities for the Elimination Challenges and they will from now be at the Quickfires and it will count in the elimination challenges.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  Cranberries.

GUEST JUDGE:  Rochelle Hoffman, Cranberry Farm.

- Make a dish featuring cranberries uniquely and win $10,000 in 30 minutes.

   TOP 3:  Dan, Danny, & Michelle.

        WINNER:  Danny won the $10,000

  BOTTOM 3:  Laura, Manny, & Amanda.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Indigenous Flavors.

GUESTS:  Elena Terry, Executive Chef & Founder of Wild Berries,

     Sean Sherman, Founder & Owner of The Sioux Chef & Natifs.  Also, won 3x the James Beard Award

- Create a modern dish using only indigenous ingredients.  No dairy, wheat flour, cane sugar, pork, beef, or chicken. A pantry will be provided.  3 hrs to cook & prep at Il Cervo.

GUESTS:  Bryce Stevenson, Chef & Owner of Mijim,

      Jessica Walks First, Executive Chef of Ketapanen Kitchen.

                        JUDGES' TABLE

TOP 3:  Savannah, Soo, & Dan.

               WINNER:  Savannah won an advantage.

BOTTOM 3:  Michelle, Amanda, & Laura.

ELIMINATED:  Laura - her taco was too soft and

                           Amanda - her sauce was heavy for her elk.

ESIPODE #10:  Door County Fish Boil.                                     6 Left.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  All 2 Judges, Gail & Tom, and Kristen were there.

GUEST JUDGE:  Art Smith, 2x James Beard Winner.

- Create a dish with cuts of meat such as Wagyu ribeye,

etc... in 30 minutes & win $10,000

                                     JUDGING

TOP 2:  Soo & Savannah.

       WINNER:  Savannah - won the $10,000

BOTTOM 4:  Manny, Michelle, Danny, & Dan.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  headed to the back of the outdoor in the back.

- 6 All-Stars Top Chef Alums:  Gregory, Shota, Mei, Sara Bradley, Justin, & Jeremy Ford.

GUEST MENTOR:  Torch, Fish Boil Master.

- putting on your own fish boil with 2 sides at Grant Park Beach for 100 dinners along with the judges & Art Smith and the All-Stars in 2 1/2 hours

TWIST:  The All-Stars will do ALL  of their shopping and the chefs will not know until the cookout.

SAVANNAH'S ADVANTAGE:  get to pick her All-Star for her shopping:  Shota,

    Gregory -Soo,       Mei - Manny - 

    Sarah -Michelle    Justin- Danny,

             Jeremy- Dan.

- Savannah cut herself & had to go to the hospital.

                           JUDGE'S TABLE

TOP #3:  Michelle, Danny, & Dan.

      WINNER:  Danny - won an advantage.

BOTTOM 3:  Soo,, Savannah, & Manny.

ELIMINATED:  Soo.

ESIPODE #11:  Lay It All on the Table.                                               5 Left.

ARRIVED IN:  In the Kitchen.  Tom is cooking a dish, and then Kristen & Gail ate most of the dish.  

Then the cooks arrived.  Then the cook from Last Chance Kitchen arrived.  It was Laura.    6 Left.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  Make the same dish Tom cooked without knowing what it was.  They get asked 24 Yes or No questions about the dish.  Win $10,000.

                                         JUDGING

WINNER:  Savannah - won the $10,000

BOTTOM:  Laura, Manny, & Danny.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  plate on a great table instead of using plates.

GUEST JUDGE: Curtis Duffy, Owner of Ever Restaurant.

- Danny's Advantage:  get an extra 320 minutes of cooking.

                             JUDGES' TABLE

TOP 3:  Laura, Danny, & Dan.

       WINNER:  Laura - won an Advantage.

BOTTOM 2:  Michelle & Manny.

ELIMINATED:  Michelle - the last Black Chef.

ESIPODE #12:  Good Bye Wisconsin.                                            5 Left.

IN THE KITCHEN:  Only Kristen is there.

LAST QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  In Milwaukee.

GUEST JUDGE:  Paul Bartolotta, Chef & Restaurateur in Milwaukee.

- The Blind Taste Test.  5 minutes to identify 26 ingredients, then create a dish with the ingredients you guessed correctly.

  MOST GUESS CORRECT: Win $5,000

  CREATE THE BEST DISH:  win $10,000.

                          JUDGING

LAST:  9 out 26 Tie Dan & Savannah,

            3rd place:  13 Danny

            WINNER: 23 correct - Manny - Won $10,000

FINAL ELIMINATION CHALLENGE IN WISCONSIN:  Walk Down Memory Lane.

- Create a dish that exemplifies culinary growth.  $150.00 to shop at the Specialty Store, $200. to shop at Whole Foods.  Tomorrow:  prep/cook at Harbor House, Paul Rest.

- Laura gets an extra 30 minutes to cook.

                                         JUDGES' TABLE

TOP #2:  Savannah & Laura.

    WINNER:  Savannah - going to the Finals.

BOTTOM #3:  Dan, Danny, & Manny.

ELIMINATED:  Manny - served the judges raw fish.

      FINALS:  going to the Caribbean on a cruise - Curacao.

EPISODE #13:  Set Sail.                                                        4 Left.

    FINAL 4:  Don, Laura, Danny, & Savannah.

They arrived in Curacao after being off for 6 weeks.

FINAL QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  on a pier in Curacao.  Lionfish.

EXPERT:  Helmi Smevlders, Chef & Cookbook Author on Lionfish.

- Create a dish featuring Lionfish & Gouda Cheese in 30 minutes and win $10,000

                      WINNER:  Dan - won the last $10,000.

LAST ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  they will set sail aboard the Holland America Cruise Line's Eurodam.

- Creating an eight-course fresh fish tasting menu, collectively as a group.  Each does 2-course and must feature a different preparation:  Raw, Steamed, Mousse, Poached, Fried, Smoked, & Blackened in 2 1/2 hours served in Tamarind Restaurant.

Chef Morimoto was there to serve them a Welcome Aboard dinner.

                                  JUDGES' TABLE

GUEST JUDGE:  Ed Lee.

    WINNER:  Danny - won $10,000 & 10-day cruise anywhere Holland America 

SAFE:  Dan - going to the finale.

BOTTOM 2:  Savannah & Laura.

ELIMINATED:  Laura.

EPISODE #14:  Cruising to a Win.                                     The Final Three.

Still Aboard the Ship heading to Aruba.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Make the best 4-course meal of your life.

- Getting help from previous players to act as your sous chef:

     Dan gets the first pick - Amanda,

    Danny - gets Manuel,

    Savannah - Michelle, ( the fan favorite)

- 2 hours to shop in Aruba & 5 hours to prep/cook and the next day 2 1/2 hours to finish cooking.

                                 JUDGING

GUEST JUDGES:  David Zilber, Canada's Top Chef Judge,

    Brica Lopez, Restauraner & Chef,

    Justin Pichetrungsi, James Beard Winner,

    Carrie Nahabedian   "           "          "

SURPRISE GUEST JUDGE:  Emeril Lagasse.

 THE WINNER IS DANNY, first Puerto Rica Winner & Muslim.

                                         

       

SEASON #20 - WORLD ALL-STARS - BUDDHA.

 HOST:  Padma Lakshmi

Place:  London, England

JUDGES:  Tom Colicchio,

                  Gail Simmons

                  Many Guest Judges.

PRIZES:  Feature in Food & Wine Magine,

                An appearance at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen,

               $250,000 Cash,

               Title.

                                  PLAYERS (throughout the world)

1.  SAMUEL ALBERT  Winner of S10 France                                Soucelle, FRANCE

2.  LUCIANANA BERRY    Winner - S-2 Brazil                             Bahia, BRAZIL

3.  SARA BRADLEY           Finalist S-16 - US- Kentucky              Paducah, KENTUCKY

4.  DAWN BURRELL            "   S-18 Portland (US) & homegirl   Philadelphia, PENNSYLVANIA

5.  ALI AL GHAZAWI       Winner - S-3, Middle East & Africa     Irbid, JORDAN

6.  TOM GOETTER           Finalist S-1 - Germany                          Mainz, GERMANY

7.  NICOLE GOMES         Winner - S -5 - Canada (Judge)              Richmond, BRITISH COLUMBIA 

8.  VICTOIRE GOULOUBI   Finalist S-2 - Italy                           Brazzaville, REPUBLIC OF CONGO 

9.  CHARBEL HAYEK         Winner - S-5 - Middle East                  Beirut, LEBANON

10.  BUDDHA LO                Winner - S-19 - Houston (US)            Port Douglass, AUSTRALIA

11.  DALE MACKAY         Winner - S-1 Canada (Judge)               Saskatoon, SASKATCHEWAN  

12.  MAY PHATTANANT THANGTHONG  Finalist -Thailand    Chiang Mai, THAILAND

13.  BEGONA RODRIGUEZ   Winner -Spain                                 Valencia, SPAIN

14.   GABRIEL RODRIGUEZ  Winner - S-2 Mexico                  Iztapalapa, MEXICO 

15.  AMAR SANTANA              Finalist - S-13 - Calif. (US)              Queens, NEW YORK

16.  SYLWIA STACHYRA        Winner - S-7 Poland                    Lublin, POLAND

FIRST QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  Make a dish featuring the 5 ingredients you picked from the pantry & one seafood item in 30 minutes, working in pairs.  Have 3 minutes to pick the 5 ingredients from the pantry.  No Proteins.

- Tom & Gail come in with a cart of seafood on it.

                     Tom & Samuel                   Victoire & Nicole

                     Sara & Dale                        Luciana & Gabri

                     Dawn & Charbel                 Amar & Ali

                     Buddha & Sylwia                Begona & May

JUDGING:

   BOTTOM 3:  Charbel & Dawn, Samuel & Tom, and Victoire & Nicole.

   TOP 3:  Luciana & Gabri, Sylwia & Buddha, and Sara & Dale.

                           WINNER:  Dale & Sara won the First Immunity.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Create a Vegetable forward dish where protein is used more like a seasoning or an accent.  250 lb. to shop at Whole Foods.  Tomorrow: 2 hours to prep & cook at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.  Served Many guests

GUEST JUDGE:  Angela Hartnett, Director of the Garden

GUESTS:  Helene Dove, Botanical Director,

                  Vineet Bhatia, Chef Patron,

                   Adam Handling.

JUDGES' TABLE:

  TOP 3:  Charbel, Begona, & Tom.

         WINNER - Charbel with his Onion Dish.

  BOTTOM 3:  Samuel, Gabri, & Dawn.

ELIMINATED:  Samuel - didn't clean his prawns properly.

ESIPODE #2:  Rice, Rice, Baby.                                                     15 Left.

GUEST JUDGE:  Santiago, Lastra, Chef & Owner of Kol Restaurant in London.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  Make the perfect Amuse-Bouche using unexpected ingredients & must fit on a Ritz cracker. 

In Group of 3:

       Sara, Nicole, & Sylwia

       Tom, Amar, & Begona

       Charbel, Luciana, & Dale

       Ali, Victoire, & May

      Gabri, Dawn, & Buddha.

- Going head-to-head in your group.

JUDGING:  Winners of the Group:  Nicole, Tom, Dale, May & Gabri.

      WINNER:  May - Immunity & $10,000 from Ritz.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Rice.

GUEST JUDGE:  Lorna Maseko, Host of Top Chef Sout Africa.

- Make a perfect Rice Dish for 100 guests in 2 hours served at Alexandra Palace.

JUDGES' TABLE:

   TOP 4:  Gabri, Ali, May & Sylwia.

                   WINNER:  Ali.

   BOTTOM 3:  Sylwia, Dawn & Luciana.

ELIMINATED:  Dawn.

ESIPODE #3:  Cheeky Pints and Pub Bites.                           14 Left.

The chefs were talking in their lounge after the elimination then Gail and Tom came in telling them about their next challenge.  There will be no Quickfire tomorrow but will take you around the city to taste some of London Pub's food.

NEXT DAY:

1.  First Stop:  The Jack Horner - Shepherd's Pie, Steak and Ale Pie, and Toad in the Hole.

2.  2nd Stop:  Trafalgar Tavern - Bangers & Mash and Scotch Eggs.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  In pairs elevate the pub dishes,  Serving at Trafalgar Tavern.

GUEST JUDGE:  Brett Graham.  Double Elimination.  In 2 hours.

DALE & MAY - Scotch Eggs,                             SARA & TOM - Shepherd's Pie,

NICOLE & CHARBEL - Sunday Roast              LUCIANA & BUDHA - Fisherman's Pie,

ALI & AMAR - Fish & Chips,                             BEGONA & GABRI - Bangers & Mash,

                           VICTOIRE & SYLWIA - Toad in the Hole.

JUDGES' TABLE:

    TO BE CRIT:  Dale & May, Luciana & Budha, Amar & Ali and Gabri & Begona.

      TOP 2 PAIRS:  Budha & Luciana and Gabri & Begona.

                           WINNERS:  Budha & Luciana.

     BOTTOM 2:  Ali & Amar and Dale & May.

ELIMINATED:  Dale & May.

LAST CHANCE KITCHEN:            Dale & May vs. Dawn.

 GUEST JUDGE:  Gail Simmon.

CHALLENGE:  Welsh Rarebit.  Get Creative.

     WINNER:  Dale.

SAFE:  May.

ELIMINATED:  Dawn.  ( I was disappointed.)

ESIPODE #4:  Spurred Lines.                   12 Left.

BACK IN THE KITCHEN:

GUEST JUDGE:  Paul A. Young, Chocolatier.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  Biscuits.

- Create 1 Sweet & 1 Savory Biscuit in 45 minutes

REWARD:  Immunity.

JUDGING:

   BOTTOM 3:  Victoire, Gabri, & Tom.

  TOM 3:  Nicole, Ali, & Luciana.

       WINNER:  Ali -won Immunity.

NEXT DAY: ARRIVED AT:  Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  

- Will complete in  4 teams of 3 in 3 rounds each 45 minutes.

- GREEN TEAM:  Luciana, Begona, & Gabri,

- PURPLE TEAM:  Charbel, Sylwia, & Sara,

- RED TEAM:  Victoire, Amar, & Nicole,

YELLOW TEAM:  Buddha, Tom, & Ali.

- Each team must make 1 dish featuring beloved UK ingredients.

GUEST JUDGE:  Top Chef Mexico's Aquiles Chavez & Ledley King, Tottenham's Ambassador.

ROUND #1:  Green Team & Red Team using Wensleydale & Shilton.

                   Votes:  Green 0 to Red 5.  Red Team Won.

- Victoire was taken away - allergic to Nuts.  No update on her was given.

ROUND #2:  Green vs. Yellow.

- Create a dish with Bramley Apples, the national fruit of the UK in 45 minutes.

        WINNER:  Yellow Team.

ROUND #3:  Green Team - Now, Individually.

- Dish Feature English Peas.

ELIMINATED:  Luciana.

LAST CHANCE KITCHEN:  Luciana.

     Luciana vs. Dale & May.

CHALLENGE:  Honor Britain's most cherished ingredients:  Cheese, Apples, & Garden Peas in one dish plus a Rabbit in 30 minutes.

     WINNER:  Luciana.

ELIMINATED:  May.

ESIPODE #5:  Holiday Vacation.                                       11 Left.

GUEST JUDGE:  Adam Handling.

- Make a celebrating dish featuring Mead & Honey in 30 minutes.

JUDGING:

   BOTTOM 3:  Nicole, Amar, & Sylwia.

   TOP 3:  Tom, Victoire, & Charbel.

               WINNER:  Tom.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  GUEST JUDGE:  Martha Ortiz, Judge with Top Chef Mexico.

-  They will head to Kent, England.

- Create a dish inspired by your favorite family holiday family feast in a progressive dish.

    PRIZE:  VRBO Stay anywhere in the world worth $10,000.

JUDGES' TABLE:

    TOP 3:  Ali, Victoire, & Amar.

         WINNER:  Amar - won the Trip.

   BOTTOM 3:  Begona, Gabri, & Buddha.

ELIMINATED:  Begona.

LAST CHANCE KITCHEN:  Cohesive chaos.

            Begona.

Begona vs. Dale vs. Luciana.

CHALLENGE: 2-Part Finale.  Best of 2 Rounds.

ROUND 1:  Work together to make a 3-Course progressive meal which must be crunchy, chewy, & creamy in 30 minutes.

            WINNER:  Begona.

 ELIMINATED:  Luciana.

ROUND 2:  Begona vs. Dale.

- Afternoon Tea.  In 1 hour Create 6 towers for 2 featuring Finger Sandwich, Scone, & a Pastry.

                        TO BE CONTINUED!

EPISODE #6:  Top Chef is no Picnic.                                    10 Left.

Starts off after the Judges' Table still in the country before leaving for London.  Back in London at the Chef's Hotel, Padma visited Sylwia's room & told her to gather all the chefs & meet her downstairs.

Meet her in the Restaurant & told them about the QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE.  They will not have do a quickfire BUT the two reminders from LAST CHANCE KITCHEN (Begona & Dale) are doing it.  They have 1 hour to create an Afternoon Tea.

    WINNER:  will have Immunity.

THE WINNER IS DALE.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Working in Teams Create a ready-to-serve picnic basket serving at Highclere Castle, where Downtown Abbey is filmed.  Each basket must contain at least 5 dishes & something sweet in 1 1/2 hours.

YELLOW TEAM:  Gabri, Tom, Sylwia, Amar & Ali.

BLUE TEAM:  Sara, Charbel, Nicole, Victoire, & Buddha.

GUEST JUDGE:  Graham

   WINNING TEAM IS:  Blue Team

        WINNER:  Nicole - Won $10,000 from BMW.

    LOSER:  Yellow Team. 

        BOTTOM 2:  Tom & Sylwia.

TWIST:  Cook-Off between Tom & Sylwia.

             TO BE CONTINUED!

#6:  Last Chance Kitchen.

        Sylwia vs. Tom

CHALLENGE:  Classic Picnic Item - The Sandwich.

-  Create your best over-the-top sandwich with a piece of meat in 20 minutes.  The pantry is in the truck of the BMW.

                WINNER:  Tom.

Sylwia goes to Last Chance Kitchen.

EPISODE #7:  Hand Off.                                               9 Left.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:

GUEST JUDGE:  Anand Gaggan.

- Choose an emojis & create a dish inspired by the emojis in 30 minutes & win Immunity.

   BOTTOM 3:  Ali, Dale, & Victoire.

  TOP 3:  Nicole, Buddha, & Amar.

           WINNER:  Buddha - Won Immunity.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  

- Create a dish that sends a message, & it is visually stunning, & can be eaten without utensils in 90 minutes.  Served in the Kitchen.

GUEST JUDGE:  Gaggan Anand.

JUDGES' TABLE:

  TOP 3:  Charbel, Ali, & Amar.

             WINNER:  Ali.

  BOTTOM 3:  Dale, Victoire, & Tom.

ELIMINATED:  Dale, twice in a season.

#7:  LAST CHANCE KITCHEN:  Omelet you Win.

            Dale vs. Sylwia

- Make your own version of a classic omelet in 15 minutes.

       WINNER:  Dale.

ELIMINATED:  Sylwia.

EPISODE #8:  Street Food Fight.                                                9 Left.

After the Judges' Table the chefs went back into the Chef's Lounge then Gaggan came in to talk to them.

NEXT DAY:

GUEST JUDGE:  Judy Joo, Chef & Author.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  Street Food.  Make 1 iconic dish from 1 of 16 countries in 30 minutes.

GABRI:  Canada - Poutine,             AMAR:  Colombia - Arepas,      TOM:  India - Bhel Puri,

BUDDHA:  Viet Nam - Banho Xeo             CHARBEL:  Japan - Takoyaki,  

NICOLE:  China - Egg Waffles,         ALI:  Turkey - Doner Kebab,   SARA:  Argentina - Empanadas.

    JUDGING:  

            BOTTOM 3:  Charbel, Nicole, & Sara.

            TOP 3:  Buddha, Gabri, & Tom.

                       WINNER:  Buddha - Immunity.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Fast x, the movie.

- A Mise En Place challenge race.

GREEN TEAM:  Sara, Amar, & Charbel,

YELLOW TEAM:  Ali, Tom, & Gabri,

RED TEAM:  Nicole, Buddha, & Victoire.

- 3 Rounds, then create 3 dishes featuring ingredients from your team mise en place in 30 minutes.

GUEST JUDGE:  David Ziber, Top Chef Judge Canada.

JUDGES' TABLE:

    WINNING TEAM:  Yellow - all going to the Premiere of Fast X.

             WINNER:  Tom.

    BOTTOM TEAM:  Green Team.

ELIMINATED:  Charbel.

#8:  LAST CHANCE KITCHEN:  You Say Tomato.

                             Dale vs. Charbel.

CHALLENGE:  Showcase the Tomato in 3 & 4 ways in 30 minutes.

       The Winner is Charbel

ELIMINATED:  Dale.

EPISODE #9:  Restaurant Wars.                              8 Left.

GUEST JUDGE:  Clare Smyth, Owner of Core Restaurant.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  in 24 hours open a restaurant, But will be given a restaurant, Core & have a Professional Director.  Pick knives to see who the captains would be.

VICTOIRE:  Tom, Nicole, Gabriel.  "Roots"

BUDDHA:  Ali, Amar, & Sara.  "United Kitchen"

    PRIZE:  $40,000 from Mastercard.

JUDGES' TABLE:

    WINNING TEAM:  United Kitchen - won $40,000

           WINNER:  Buddha.

ELIMINATED:  Nicole.

#9:  LAST CHANCE KITCHEN:  Who Ya Rooting for?

                 Nicole vs. Charbel.

CHALLENGE:  Make the best Pasta you can & use Root vegetables in 45 minutes.

          WINNER:  Charbel

ELIMINATED:  Nicole.

EPISODE #10:  Thali Time.                                            7 Left.

GUEST JUDGE:  Tom Brown, Owner of Cornerstone in London.

QUICKFIRE:  Create something new & inventive with these often smelly & polarizing delicacies. (preserved fish) in 30 minutes.

- No more Immunity but an advantage.

   BOTTOM 2:  Sara & Gabri.

   TOP 3:  Buddha, Amar, & Ali.

        WINNER:  Amar won the Advantage.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Take a Filed Trip to Flora Indica, an Indian Restaurant.

GUEST JUDGE:  Asma Khan, Owner.

- Create your own Thali:  taste the 6 essential flavor profiles served all together:  Sweet, Salty, Bitter, Sour, Heat, & Pungent in 2 1/2 hours.

- AMAR'S ADVANTAGE:  get 30 minutes extra to cook.

- Served at the Top Chef's Kitchen cause of the Quenn passing & London is shut down.

JUDGES' TABLE:

   TOP 3:  Sara, Ali, & Amar.

        WINNER:  Amar.

  BOTTOM 3:  Buddha, Gabri, & Victoire.

ELIMINATED:  Victoire.

#10:  LAST CHANCE KITCHEN:  Salty, Sweet, Bitter, Oh My!

        Victoire vs. Charbel.

CHALLENGE:  Make a dish featuring 3 of 6 Ayurveda tastes in 30 minutes.

- CHARBEL:  Salty, Sour, & Pungent.

- VICTOIRE:  Bitter, Astringent, & Sweet.

       WINNER:  Charbel.

ELIMINATED:  Victoire - it confirms to me that Tom does not like African food & should be judging them.  (my opinion)

EPISODE #11:  Battle of the Wellingtons.                                        6 Left.

GUEST JUDGE:  Andrew Wong.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  Conserve Water.

- Dish featuring a steamed Element & only water that can be used is the one pot that must be shared in 1/2 hour.  PRIZE:  $10,000 from Finish.

   JUDGING:  

BOTTOM 3:  Sara, Tom, & Amar.

TOP 2:  Gabri & Buddha.

        WINNER:  Buddha - Won $10,000

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Beef Wellington.

- Create 3 Wellington Dishes:  1 Seafood, 1 Meat & 1 that is dessert in 3 hours.  Cooking for Padma, Tom, Gail, & 25 other diners who will vote.  DOUBLE ELIMINATION.  Served at:  Tobacco Dock. Working in pairs:  Amar & Sara       Buddha & Gabri     and    Ali & Tom.

JUDGES' TABLE:  

        TOP WINNER:  Buddha & Gabri

        BOTTOM:  Sara & Amar  and Ali & Tom.

  ELIMINATED:  Sara & Amar.

#11  LAST CHANCE KITCHEN:  What a Grind - Part I.

         Sara, Amar & Charbel.

CHALLENGE:  Meat Pie with 2 proteins in 45 minutes using a hand manual meat grinder.

      WINNER:  Sara.

ELIMINATED:  Amar.

PART II:  Last Chance Kitchen - Finale.

                    Sara vs. Charbel.

CHALLENGE:  Cook 3 Dishes:  1.  Fix your Worst Dishes

                                                      2.  Spin on the Best Dish this Season,

                                                      3.  Show what you had learned this season in the UK.

- get helpers:  Sara - Nicole & Sylwia

                       Charbel - Dale & Amar.

JUDGING:  Tom, Gail & Victoire.

   WINNER:    ????????????

EPISODE #12:  Goodbye, London.                               4 Left???

         FINAL FOUR:  Buddha, Gabri, Tom, & Ali.

The final four arrive in the kitchen where Padma greets them & tells them that the last Chance Kitchen Winner is returning:  Sara.

         NOW THE FINAL FIVE.

LAST QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE IN LONDON:  Gelatin.

GUEST JUDGE:  Sam Bompas, Co-Founder of Benham & Froud.

- Create a dessert that incorporates jelly & must also, use a mold for 30 minutes then set it for 1 hour & 15 minutes to finish the dish.

        BOTTOM 2:  Gabri & Tom.

        TOP 3:  Ali, Sara, & Buddha.

                WINNER:  Buddha won an advantage.

LAST ELIMINATION CHALLENGE IN LONDON:  Trompe L'oeil Ceramic. (fool or trick the eye in French)

- Create a Trompe L'oeil dish in 3 hours & Served at Hatfield House.

BUDDHA'S ADVANTAGE:  30 extra minutes to cook.

JUDGES' TABLE:

GUEST JUDGE:  Jeremy Chan.

    TOP 2:  Gabri & Buddha - going to Paris.

             WINNER:  Buddha.

   BOTTOM 3:  Tom, Sara, & Ali.

ELIMINATED:  Tom.

EPISODE #13: Champions in Paris.                                   4 Left.

Leaving London headed for Paris.

ARRIVED AT:  Eiffel Tower - the 300 Episode.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  

GUEST JUDGE:  Greg Marchand, Owner of Frenchie.

- The next Olympics Games (2024) will be in Paris.

- The Infamous Wall Challenge. in 30 minutes.

Gabriel & Suni Lee, Tokyo Gymnastics Champions,

Buddha & Hunter Woodhall, 3X Para Track & Field,

Ali & Mallory Weggeman, 5X US Para. Swimming,

Sara & Sydney McLaughlin, 2X US Olympic Track & Field.

     BOTTOM:  Gabri & Suni and Sara & Sydney.

      TOP:  Buddha & Hunter and Ali & Mallory.

           WINNER: Ali & Mallory.  Ali won a gift card from Delta Airlines for $10,000

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Create a Michelin Star-Worthy dish using one humble ingredient, the mushroom.

FIELD TRIP:  Chamignoniere des Carrières.

Serving on Chef Alain Ducasse's boat.

JUDGE'S TABLE:

      WINNER:  Sara - going to Finale.

       SAFE:  Buddha - going to Finale.

      BOTTOM 2:  Ali & Gabri.

ELIMINATED:  Ali.

EPISODE #14:  Finals.                                         3 Left.

     FINAL 3:  Buddha, Sara, & Gabri.

ARRIVED AT:  The Rooftop of Galeries Lafayette, where they met Tom & Padma.

LAST CHALLENGE:  Cook whatever you want but must be a 4-course progressive meal and tell about yourself.

GUEST JUDGE:  Helene Darroze.

GETTING HELP:  Sara gets Amar,

                                Gabri picks Tom,

                                Buddha picks Ali.

WILL SERVED MEAL AT:  Pavillon Ledoyen.

DAY 1:  Start Shopping & Cooking with their Sous Chefs, then Tom C. comes in to check on them & invited the Final 3 to a Special Dinner at 4 Rue de Sevres - Marsan, their guest judge's restaurant.

DAY 2:  Finished the Cook.

JUDGES' TABLE:

         THE WINNER IS BUDDHA - THE WORLD ALL-STARS.

Padma announced this is her last season.

 

     

                   

SEASON #19: BUDDHA.

EPISODE #1: Primal Instincts.                                             15 To Start.

HOST: Padma

PLACE - Houston, Texas

JUDGES: Tom Colicchio,

                  Gail Simmons

                  Many Guests Judges.

PRIZES - A Feature in Food & Wine Magazine,

                An Appearance at The Food & Wine Classics in Aspen,

               $250,000 Plus Title of Top Chef.

DURING THE END OF THE PANDEMIC.

PLAYERS (15)

1.  ASHLEIGH SHANTI                                                  Asheville, NORTH CAROLINA

2.  BUDDHA LO                                                              Brooklyn, NEW YORK

3.  DAMARR BROWN                                                    Chicago, ILLINOIS

4.  EVELYN GARCIA                                                      Houston, TEXAS

5.  JACKSON KALB                                                        Los Angeles, CALIFORNIA

6.  JOE JUNG                                                                    New York City, NEW YORK

7.  LEIA GACCIONE                                                       Morristown, NEW JERSEY

8.  LUKE KALPIN                                                            Seattle, WASHINGTON

9.  MONIQUE FEYBESSE                                              Vallejo, CALIFORNIA

10.  NICK WALLACE                                                      Jackson, MISSISSIPPI

11.  ROBERT HERNANDEZ                                          San Francisco, CALIFORNIAIA

12.  SAM KANG                                                              Brooklyn, NEW YORK

13.  SARAH WELCH                                                      Detroit, MICHIGAN

14.  STEPHANIE MILLER                                             Bismark, NORTH DAKOTA

15.  JO CHAN                                                                 Palmdale, CALIFORNIA

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE - A Team Challenge.

- In 30 minutes, all your cooking styles into one cohesive dish.  Each member has ONLY 10 MINUTES to work on the dish & not allowed to speak with each other.    

BROWN TEAM - Jackson, Robert & Sarah,

RED TEAM - Stephanie, Joe & Leia,

GREEN TEAM - Nick, Evelyn & Damarr,

YELLOW TEAM - Buddha, Monique & Jo,

BLUE TEAM - Sam, Luke & Ashleigh.

JUDGING:   

              BOTTOM - The Blue Team - didn't plate their dish.

              TOP - Yellow & Brown Teams

                     WINNER - Yellow Team - have Immunity.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE - Same Teams.

- Create a cohesive menu featuring Primal Cuts of Beef in 2 1/2 hours serve at Annie Cafe & Bar.

Yellow - Rib, Blue - Loin, Brown - Chuck, Green - Sirloin & Red - Round.

GUEST JUDGES: Kristen Kish,

                               Tom Colicchio.

- Leia is sick.

JUDGES TABLE:

           TOP - Brown Team.

            WINNER of Brown Team - Robert.

          BOTTOM - Red Team.

ELIMINATED - Leia.

EPISODE #2 - Friday Night Bites.                                        14 Left.

START OFF - The Chefs entered the kitchen seeing a lot of cheese.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE - Cheese - Queso.

GUEST JUDGE - Irma Galvin.

- Create a Queso dip and a dipper in 30 minutes.

JUDGING:

        BOTTOM 3 - Sam, Robert & Jackson.

       TOP 3 - Evelyn, Nick & Damarr.

                    WINNER - Damarr - won Immunity.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:   Guest Judge - Chef Chris Shepperd.

- In Two Teams of 7 create 7 dishes going head-to-head against each other in a football-like game.

WILDCATS - Sam, Sarah, Robert, Damarr, Monique, Jo & Luke.

COUGARS - Evelyn, Nick, Buddha, Ashleigh, Stephanie, Joe & Jackson.

   COACHES:  Dawn Burrell & Sam Talbot.

  PLACE - Tomball ISD Stadium School District.

JUDGES: Padma, Chris, Tom, Gail, and Brooke.

- MVP - Damarr.

- BOTTOM 3 - Sarah, Luke & Stephanie.

ELIMINATED - Stephanie.

EPISODE #3: Noodles and Rice and Everything....                        13 Left.

START OFF - In Sarah's talking to her boyfriend via chat.  Then the chefs entered the kitchen to Padma & Hung Huynh, Winner of Miami.

NO QUICKFIRE FIRE CHALLENGE.

Asian Night Market is set up in the kitchen.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE - Take inspiration from what you sample and create a street food dish for your own Asian Night Market in 1 hour which will be served at Post, Houston to one hundred guests.

JUDGES TABLE:

      TOP 3 - Evelyn, Jackson & Jae.

               WINNER - Jae won $10,000

      BOTTOM 3 - Buddha, Ashleigh & Sam.

ELIMINATED: Sam.

EPISODE #4: Doppelganger                                         12 Left.

START OFF - In the Chef's Place Living.  Then off to the kitchen where Padma & Chris Williams, Chef & Owner of Lucille 1913. are waiting for them in front of the table of Biscuits.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE - Paying homage to Lucille B. Smith by Creating your own Biscuits from scratch and a complete dish in 45 minutes.

          BOTTOM - Buddha, Jae & Ashleigh.

          TOP - Damarr, Evelyn & Jackson.

                     WINNER - Jackson. has an advantage.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE - GUEST JUDGE: Wylie Dufrene.

- Team Challenge.  JACKSON'S ADVANTAGE - pick his partner, Buddha.

Jae & Nick, Jo & Evelyn, Robert & Sarah, Ashleigh & Luke, and Damarr & Monique.

- Working in pairs Create two different dishes that look alike but taste different.

       DOUBLE ELIMINATION!

JUDGES TABLE:

     TOP - Ashleigh & Luke and Jackson & Buddha.

          WINNER - Jackson & Buddha.

      BOTTOM - Sarah & Robert and Evelyn & Jo.

ELIMINATED - Robert & Sarah.

EPISODE #5: Don't Mess with BBQ.                                         10 Left.

START OFF - Back in the Stew Room right after the last elimination, then Padma came in, telling them about the next challenge.  They will meet Brook at the next location.

NEXT DAY - Arrived At - J-Bar-M Barbeque - Brooke Williamson was there.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE - Texas Style Brisket.

- Create a unique dish that highlights the flavors of your smoked brisket.

GUEST JUDGE: Greg Gatlin, Pitmaster,

                            20 of Houston's Best Pitmasters.

Then they went shopping and came back to the restaurant and found Brooke & Tom C. was there.  Told them they were going to have a quickfire challenge NOW!

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE - Texas Toast.

- a very thick slice of bread in 30 minutes.

PRIZE - Immunity & $10,000

           BOTTOM - Luke & Monique

           TOP - Nick, Jo & Jackson.

                           WINNER - Nick.

Back to Cooking the Briskets.

JUDGES' TABLE:

        TOP 3 - Buddha, Evelyn & Jackson.

               WINNER - Evelyn - Houston Home Girl.

      BOTTOM 3- Monique, Ashleigh & Jo.

ELIMINATED - Ashleigh.

EPISODE #6: Texas Trailblazers.                                      9 Left.

START OFF - In the Chef's place of living.  Getting ready, then they head to the kitchen where Padma, Nini Nguyen & Kelsey Clark of Top Chef Kentucky are there.

RETURN FROM LAST KITCHEN - is Ashleigh.                         10 Left.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE - Chose either one jar from Sweet or Salty ingredients working in pairs and painting off with Talenti Gelato or Sorbetto.  Double Immunity & $10,000.

- Buddha & Luke - Honeycomb & Miso,

- Ashleigh & Nick - Gingersnaps & Park Rinds,

- Jo & Evelyn - Marcona Almonds & Peaches

- Damarr & Monique - Sweet Corn & Pepitas,

- Jackson & Jae - Pistachios & Asian Pears.

GUEST JUDGES:

    1.  Nini Nguyen & Kelsey Clark.

JUDGING:

  TOP 3 PAIRS: Nick & Ashleigh,

                          Damarr & Monique

                         Jo & Evelyn.

        WINNING TEAM - Nick & Ashleigh - won $10,000 & Immunity.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE - 

GUEST MENTOR - Tiffany Derry, Top Chef.

- Making a dish in honor of Five Trailblazing Texas women in 2 1/2 hours serving at Brennan's

- Nick & Jo - Ann Richard,

- Ashleigh & Jae - Babe Didrikson Zaharias,

- Monique & Jackson - Barbara Jordan,

- Buddha & Luke - Bessie Coleman,

- Evelyn & Damarr - Selena.

JUDGE'S TABLE:

   TOP 3 - Evelyn, Jackson, Buddha.

           WINNER - Evelyn.

   BOTTOM 3 - Monique, Ashleigh, & Luke.

ELIMINATED - Monique - not taking chances.

EPISODE #7: Swallow the Competition.                                  9 Left.

 START OFF - In the Stew room right after the last elimination.

NEXT DAY - Headed to the Kitchen.

   Padma, Kwame Onwuachi, and Ope Amosu, Houston's Chef were there waiting for them.

- Houston is the home to the largest Nigerian population.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE - Create a dish to pair with a Nigerian Swallow in 30 minutes.

     Iyan Swallow, Eba Swallow, and Amala Swallow.

PRIZE - Immunity.

     BOTTOM - Nick & Evelyn.

    TOP - Buddha, Damarr & Jackson.

           WINNER - Buddha - has won Immunity.

Joe Flamm arrived for the Elimination Challenge.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE - Jurassic World Dominion.

- Each team must create a 3-Course progressive menu that represents a sea, air, and land dinosaur in 2 hours served at Houston's Museum of Natural Science.

RED TEAM - Nick, Damarr, & Buddha. Mosasaurus - Sea,

BROWN TEAM - Evelyn, Ashleigh, & Jo. Quetzalcoatlus, Air

GREEN TEAM - Jackson, Luke, & Jae. Velociraptor - Land.

   PRIZE - VIP Trip to see the world premiere of the movie.

JUDGES' TABLE:

     TOP - WINNING TEAM - Brown Team.

     BOTTOM TEAMS - Red & Green Teams.

ELIMINATED: Jo.

I am happy that they are trying to add a new cruise & more Africa- American chefs and judges.

       

EPISODE #8: Restaurant Wars.            8 Left.

START OFF - 7amm the Chefs are heading to their new destination - Post Market 713 Music Hall.  Padma & Tiffany Derry were there.

        Welcome to Restaurant Wars.

- pick knives to see who the captain will be.

1 Choice - Nick.  picks Damarr, Ashleigh, & Buddha.

2nd Choice - Jae picks Evelyn, Jackson & Luke.

- 36 hours to open their doors.  Create a truly priceless experience.  Next-Day 5 hours to set up, train before service begins PRIZE - $40,000.

NICK'S RESTAURANT - Matriarc,

JAE        "   - No N.E.M.

JUDGE'S TABLE:

      WINNER - Matriac - won $40,000.  Each won $10,000.

             Buddha was praised for Front of House & Best Bread.

       WINNER - Ashleigh.

      LOSER - No Nem.

       - Jackson admits to his group that before the taping he got COVID, and his taste is gone.

ELIMINATED - Jackson.

EPISODE #9: Freedmen's Town.                    7 Left.

START OFF - Back in the Stew Room.

NEXT DAY: Arrive in the Kitchen where Padma & Nyesha were waiting for them.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE - Create a monochromatic vegetarian dish in 30 minutes.

GUEST JUDGE - Nyesha Arrington.

Evelyn- Black          Ashleigh - Yellow              Nick - orange     Damarr - Green  Buddha - White

       Jae - Red       Luke - Purple.

    BOTTOM - Nick & Ashleigh.

   TOP - Buddha, Damarr & Evely.

           WINNER - Damarr won the Last Immunity.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE - 

GUEST JUDGES: Dawn Burrell & Kwame Onwuachi.

- Explaining the new holiday Juneteenth.

- Create a dish that speaks to your soul for a 100-person block party in Freedmen's Town.  Serve at Bethel Church.

JUDGE'S TABLE:

     WINNER - Jae.

ELIMINATED: Luke.

EPISODE #10: Dinner in Zero Gravity.                                     6 Left.

ARRIVE AT: Houston's Farmer Market.

                    - Padma & Claudette Zepeda, Top Chef - Denver.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE - Create your own version of Fajitas using ingredients from the market in 45 minutes.  PRIZE - $10,000.

      BOTTOM 3 - Damarr, Ashleigh & Jae.

     TOP 3 - Nick, Buddha & Evelyn.

              WINNER - Nick - win another $10,000.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE - GUEST JUDGE - Marcus Samuelsson.

- Create a dish for astronauts following NASA guidelines of limiting free-standing liquid and crumbs.

JUDGES' TABLE:

     TOP 3 - Evelyn, Buddha & Nick.

              WINNER - Buddha.

    BOTTOM 3 - Ashleigh, Jae & Damarr.

ELIMINATED - Jae.

 EPISODE #11:  Family Vacation.                               6 Left.

ARRIVED AT:  Galveston Island.     

- Padma & Shota Nakajima,  Top Chef - Portland.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE - Seafood Tower.

 - Create a Seafood Tower featuring 1 Hot and 1 Cold dish in 45 minutes.  PRIZE:  Advantage.

   BOTTOM - Buddha & Sarah.

   TOP - Ashleigh, Nick & Evelyn.

            WINNER - Evelyn. won the Advantage.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:

- Create a family-style dish catered to a different family member on vacation in Galveston for 20 people in 2 1/2 hours.

EVELYN'S ADVANTAGE - get an extra 30 minutes of cooking time.

GUEST JUDGE - Sheldon Simeon, Top Chef- Charleston & Seattle & Adrienne Chatham.

- They received a booklet on what they liked but no name or whom they cooked for,  some of the chefs figured out it was their loved ones.

JUDGE'S TABLE:  it started storming on them.  The first time took place inside.

  TOP 3: Evelyn, Buddha & Damarr.

       WINNER - Buddha - Won a Vrbo vacation anywhere & $10,000.

  BOTTOM 3: Nick, Ashleigh & Sarah.

ELIMINATED: Ashleigh - Sorry she was leaving.

EPISODE #12: We're On the Boat.                           5 Left.

Still in Galveston, Texas in Judge's Table room getting a little hint on their next challenge - Going Fishing.

NEXT DAY:  ARRIVED AT: Galveston Yard Basin.

                      Tom & Dawn Burrel was waiting for them.

No Quickfire.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE - Create two Gulf-Caught fish dishes highlighting two different preparations.  Prep/Cook at Bludorn Restaurant.

Went fishing on the Island Girl.

JUDGES' TABLE:

GUEST JUDGES: Daniel Boulud and Dawn Burrel.

    TOP 2 - Sarah & Buddha.

        WINNER - Sarah.

   SAFE - Evelyn.

   BOTTOM 2 - Nick & Demarr.

ELIMINATED: Nick - again, getting rid of the Black players.

EPISODE #13: Cactus Makes Perfect.                                              4 Left.

      FINAL FOUR:  Damarr, Evelyn, Sarah, & Buddha.

ARRIVED IN: Tuscon, Arizonia.  Headed to El Charro Restaurant.

where Padma & Guest Judge. Carlotta Flores was waiting for them.

LAST QUICKFIRE - Make a dish featuring Carne Seca in 30 minutes.

        BOTTOM 2:  Buddha & Damarr.

        TOP 2:  Sarah & Evelyn.

             WINNER - Sarah - won an Advantage.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE - Chiltepin 

- Make two dishes, one sweet and one savory using Cactus in one dish and Chitepin in the other.

SARAH'S ADVANTAGE - 30 extra minutes of cooking time.

     JUDGES' TABLE

WINNER - Evelyn  - going to the Finale.

ELIMINATED:  Damarr - the last African American is gone.  They need to have MORE Blacks judges and cuisines events.

ESIPODE #14: The Final Plate.                3 Left.

      THE FINAL THREE:  Evelyn, Sarah & Buddha.

- Will get the help of 1 Sous Chef from the past players. Sarah - Robert H., Evelyn - Jo and Buddha - Jackson.

NEXT DAY:  Arrived at Pima County Courthouse.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE - Cook a 4- Course progressive meal anything you like.

THE WINNER IS BUDDHA.

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