PLAYERS ( 17 to Start)
1. ALEX EUSEBIO Executive Chef
2. JILL SNYDER Baltimore, MD
3. DANIEL GAGNON Chef New Hyde Park, NY
4. ARIANE DUARTE Executive Chef/Owner Verona, NJ.
5. PATRICK DUNLEA Student at CIof A Hyde Park, NY
6. MELISSA HARRISON Sous Chef
7. HOSEA ROSENBERG Executive Chef Boulder, CO
8. LEAH COHEN Sous Chef
9. FABIO VIVIANI Executive Chef/Owner Moorpark, CA.
10. RADHIKA DESAI Executive Chef Chicago, ILL.
11. STEFAN RICHTER Chef/Owner Santa Monica, CA.
12. JAMIE LAURE Executive Chef San Francisco, CA.
13. RICHARD SWEENEY Executive Chef San Diego, CA.
14. LAUREN HOPE Chef Savannah, GA
15. EUGENE VILLIATORE Personal Chef Las Vega, NV
16. CARLA HALL Chef.Owner of Catering Washington, DC.
17. JEFFREY (Jeff) MCINNIS Chef De Cuisine Miami, FLORIDA
PRIZES: Feature in Food & Wine Magazine.
Showcase at the Classic Food & Wine in Aspen, CO.
$100,000 cash from Glad Products.
Title of Top Chef.
HOST: Padma Lakshmi & Co _ Host: Tom Colicchio.
JUDGES: Tom Colicchio
Gail Simmons
ARRIVED AT: Governor's Island.
FIRST QUICK CHALLENGE:
- ROUND 1: Peel 15 apples with knife.
- ROUND 2: Brunoise 2 cups of apples.
- ROUND 3: Create a dish using the apples.
ELIMINATED: Patrick or Leah. ( didn't get in the house)
ELIMINATED CHALLENGE; Create a dish inspired by ethnic neighborhood in NY.
- Hosea/ Carla - Russian
- Jamie / Richard - Greek
- Leah / Melissa - Italian
- Alex / Eugene - Indian
- Ariana / Stefan - Middle East
- Radhika / Jill - Jamaica
- Daniel / Patrick - Chinese.
GUEST JUDGE: Jean-George Vongerichten, Award winning Chef.
JUDGES TABLE:
- WINNER: Stephan.
ELIMINATED: Ariana or Patrick.
EPISODE #2: Show Us Your Craft. 15 left.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Make a Hot Dog.
GUEST JUDGE: Donnata ??????
- BOTTOM: Jill & Stefan.
- BEST: Radhika, Fabio & Hosea.
WINNER: Radhika have immunity.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Create 3 course American menu in a restutant.
- APPETIZER: Fabio, hosea, Jamie, Melissa & Leah.
- ENTREE: Stefan, Alex, Eugene, Jill. & Jeff.
- DESSERT: Carla, Ariane, Daniel, Richard, & Radhika.
Cooking in Tom's Restaurant - The Craft.
JUDGES TABLE; Jamie, Hosea, Fabio, Carla, Jill & Ariane.
WINNER: Fabio.
BOTTOM: Hosea, Ariane & Jill.
ELIMINATED: Jill.
EPISODE #3: Foo Fighters Thanksgiving 14 left.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE:
GUEST JUDGE: Grant Achatz, James Beard Award- winning Chef.
- Put your own spin on a recipe from The Top Chef Cookbook.
-TWIST; Now make soup.- Use Swanson Broth to make your recipe into soup.
TOP: Jamie, Leah, Daniel. WINNER: Leah - have immunity.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Prepare Thanksgiving dinner for Foo Fighters & their entourage. working in 2 teams.
- TEAM SEXY PANTS: Fabio, Hosea, Jamie, Leah, Melissa, Radhika & Stefan.
- TEAM COUGAR: Alex, Ariane, Carla, Daniel, Eugene, Jeff & Richard.
JUDGE TABLE:
TOP: Sexy Pants - get watch the concert of The Foo Fighters while the loser clean-up.
ELIMINATED: Jeff, Daniel or Richard.
EPISODE #4: Today Show 13 left.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Breakfast.
GUEST JUDGE: Rocco Dispirito, Celebrity Chef
- Create a breakfast amuse-bouche (small amt).
TOP: Stefan, Leah & Jamie.
BOTTOM: Daniel & Fabio.
WINNER: Leah copy of Chef's cookbook.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Create a dish for 2 1/2 LIVE minutes TV presentation.( this would come easy for Carla in the future)
BOTTOM: Jamie, Leah, Alex, Carla & Daniel, Stefan & Melissa.
TOP: Jeff, Fabio & Ariane.
The 3 Top winners get a wake-up call by Tom at 2am. They are told the host of The Today Show will pick the winner.
WINNER: Ariane. get a 2 dozen kitchen tool set from Rocco.
JUDGES TABLE:
ELIMINATED: Alex.
EPISODE #5: Gail's Bridal Shower. 12 left.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Identify that ingredients
- identify the most ingredients in a sauce in 15 seconds..
- Hosea win has immunity.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: prepare Gail Simmon's bridal shower lunch for 40 people.
GUEST JUDGE: Dan Cowin, Editor in Chief of Food & Wine magazine.
-WINNER: Ariane - got set Calphalon Grill.
BOTTOM: New Team & Blue Team.
ELIMINATED: Eugene, Carla & Daniel.
EPISODE #6: 12 Days of Christmas 10 left.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Create a Holiday one-pot wonder in 45 minutes.
GUEST JUDGE: Martha Stewart, Founder of Martha Stewart Omnimedia.
BOTTOM: Jeff, Eugene, & Fabio.
TOP: Hosea,Jamie & Ariane.
WINNER: Araiane get an autographed copy cookbook.
ELIMINATED CHALLENGE:
Harlem Gospel Choir.
- Create a dish inspired by the 12j Days of Christmas. song. for charity event.
GUEST JUDGE: Natasha Richardson, Actress.
JUDGES TABLE:
TOP: Radhika, Stefan, Jeff & Hosea.
WINNER: hosea - got her first cookbook.
BOTTOM: Jamie, Melissa & Eugene.
ELIMINATED: No-One.
EPISODE #8: Down on the Farm. 9 left.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Can & Prepacked Foods.
- Create a delicious dish w/o fresh ingredients.in 15 minutes.
GUEST JUDGE: Hung Huynh, Winner Season #3.
BOTTOM: Leah, Radhika & Jamie.
TOP: Hosea, Stefan & Jeff. (Hosea shared his spam with Stefan)( nice guys finish last)
WINNER: Stefan. has immunity.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:
- Create a seasonal meal around pork, lamb, & chicken.
- LAMB: Hosea, Ariane & Leah.
- CHICKEN: Carla, Stefan & Jamie.
- PORK: Fabio, Radhika & Jeff.
ARRIVED AT: Stone Barn - Blue Hill.
GUEST JUDGE: Dan Barber, Executive Chef, Co-Owner of Blue Hill at Stone Barns.
JUDGES TABLE:
TOP: Carlo, Stefan & Jamie.
WINNER: All 3.
BOTTOM: Both Lamb & Chicken Teams.
ELIMINATED: Ariane.
EPISODE #9: Restaurant Wars. 8 left.
1/2 Way
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Create one dish to showcase a prospective restaurant in 30 minutes.
- the 2 winners will be the lead in restaurant wars.
BOTTOM: Jeff & Fabio.
TOP: Radhika & Leah.
(Hosea likes Leah)
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:
RADHIKA: Jamie, Carla, & Jeff.
LEAH: Hosea, Fabio, Stefan.
JUDGES TABLE:
WINNER: Stefan.
ELIMINATED: Radhika was terrible as front of the house.
EPISODE #10: Super Bowl Showdown 7 left.
QUAKER OATS QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE:
GUEST JUDGE: Scott Conant, Owner & Chef of Searpetto Restaurant.
-Pair whole gains oats with food group to create an priginal dish.
- no more immunity but advantage in elimination challenge..
BOTOOM: Fabio & Jeff.
TOP: Carla, Jamie & Stefan.
WINNER: Stefan.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Create a dish based on the regional cuisine of a NFL team.
ARRIVED: The Institute of Culinary Education.
- NY GIANTS Nikki vs. Leah
- SEATTLE: Miguel vs. Hosea.
- COWBOYS: Andrea vs. Stefan.
- S.F.: Camille vs. Jamie.
- DOLPHINS: Josie vs. Jeff
- GREEN BAY: Spike vs. Fabio.
Season #5 won.
JUDGES TABLE:
TOP: Josea, Carla, Leah & Jamie.
WINNER: Carlo won 2 tickets to the Super Bowl Game.
BOTTOM: Fabio, Stefan & Jeff.
- Stefan first in the losing circle.
ELIMINATED: Jeff. to much.
EPISODE #11: Le Bernardin 6 left
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE:
GUEST JUDGE: Eric Ripert, Chef/Owner of Le Bernardin.
- Three rounds : fish filleting tournament.
ROUND 1: Sardine
- top: Leah & Fabio
-out: Jamie & Carlo.
ROUND 2: Artic Char.
-top: Stefan & Hosea.
- out: Leah & Fabio.
ROUND 3: Fresh Water Eel.
- WINNER: Stefan -win has advantage.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: REcreate one chef's dishes. ( that Eric Ripert served them at lunch).
JUDGES TABLE: TOP: Fabio, Stefan & Carla.
WINNER: Stefan won copy of cookbook & follow him around his 3 restaurants & invite to the Food & Wine Classic.
BOTTOM: Hosea, Leah & jamie.
ELIMINATED; Jamie.
EPISODE #12: Last Supper. 5 left.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Eggs.
GUEST JUDGE: Wylie Dufresne, Chef/Owner of WD-50
- Create a dish with eggs in 1 hour.
BOTTOM: Fabio & Hosea. Leah.
TOP: Carla & Stefan.
WINNER: Carla have an advantage.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Cook "The Last Meal" for a culinary master.
- Carla advantage is - she can switch with any cook.
( Fabio injured his finger)
JUDGES TABLE:
WINNER: Fabio won a bottle Terlato Wine. Plus, 3 Day Trip to Napa Valley.
is in the Semi-Finalist in New Orleans. Also, in: Carla & Fabio.
BOTTOM: Leah & Stefan & Hosea.
ELIMINATED: Leah.
EPISODE #13: Finale Part I
Final Four: Carla, Stefan, Fabio & Hosea. in New Orleans.
GUEST JUDGE: Emeril Lagasse, Emeril's Restaurants.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Create a dish using crawfish.
- three eliminated cooks are getting chance to come back. Leah, Jamie & Jeff
- Jeff win BUT will have to win the next challenge to stay.
STAYING AT: Monteleone.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Create two dishes & one cocktail for The Krewe of Orpheus Masquerade Ball.
JUDGES TABLE: '
top: WINNER: Carla won a Toyota Venza Car.
ELIMINATED: Jeff & Fabio.
GOING TO FINALS: Carla, hosea & Stefan.
EPISODE #14: Finale Part II
FINAL CHALLENGE: Create a three course tasting menu.
SERVING AT: Commander's Palace.
HELPERS: previous cooks from other seasons.
NEW TWIST: 1 more course: Crabs - Carla, Red Fish - Hosea Alligator - Stefan.
JUDGES TABLE:
THE WINNER IS: HOSEA.
THE REUNION SHOW:
Fan Favorite is: Fabio wins $10,000
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