PLEASE NOTE: no captions available on most judges or challenges was given.
EPISODE #1: Sin City Vice 17 to start.
PLAYERS (17 to start)
1. RON Executive Chef. Latitudes Beach Cafe Hollywood, CA. (Haiti's)
2. PREETI Executive Chef. Bon Appetiti Mgmt.
3. MIKE I. Head Chef. Washington, DC.
4. HECTOR 2009 James Beard Nominee. Atlanta, GA.
5. KEVIN Woodfire Grill Atlanta, GA.
6. ASHLEY Executive Chef. Branzino Seattle, WASHINGTON
7. JESSE Executive Chef. Abacromie Fine Foods. Baltimore, MD.
8. MATTIN Chef & Owner. Iluna Basque. San Francisco, CA.
9. JEN G. Chef de Cuisine. Philadelphia, PA.
10. JEN Z. Executive Chef. El Camino Real CA???
11. ROBIN Chef & Owner. Seattle, WASHINGTON
12. ASH Sous Chef Trestle on Tenth. New York City, NY
13. MICHAEL Los Angeles, CA.
14. BRYAN Chef & Owner. Frederick, MD.
15. EVE Chef & Owner. Eve Michigan
16. LAURINE Chef & Owner. Left Coast Catering
17. ELI Executive Chef Eno Atlanta, GA.
PRIZES: A Feature in Food & Wine Magazine.
$100,000 worth of merchandise & equipment from Macy's.
An Appearance at the showcase Food & Wine in Aspen.
$125,000 cash from the Glad Wear Co.
Title of Top Chef.
ARRIVED AT: Las Vegas. Staying at a nice house.
HOST: Padma Lakshmi.
TOP KITCHEN: M Resort Hotel & Casino.
FIRST QUICK CHALLENGE: Mise en Place Relay Race. in teams.
- Robin pulled a GOLD chip. have immunity & doesn't have to compete.
- - Blue Team wins.
- NOW they have A COOK-OFF.
- Jen G. win win $15,000 chip.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Create a dish based on a vice.
- Cooking at Cut - Wolfgang Punk place.
JUDGES TABLE:
GUEST JUDGE: Wolfgang Punk.
TOP: Ron, Mike, & Jen G.
WINNER: Kevin.
BOTTOM: Hector, Jen Z., Jesse & Eve.
ELIMINATED: Jen Z.
EPISODE #2: Bachelor/Ette Party 16 left.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE:
GUEST JUDGE: Todd English.
- Crap table - roll the number of ingredients you can used.
- PRIZE: $15,000 from M Resort.
BOTTOM: Jesse, Eve & Bryan
TOP: Michael V., Jen & Kevin.
WINNER: Michael V. wins $15,000 from M Resorts & immunity.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: catering a bachelor & ette party for Karen & Greg.
JUDGES TABLE:
- Men won.
- TOP: Eli, Michael V., Hector & Bryan.
WINNER: Bryan.
BOTTOM: Jesse, Preeti & Ashley.
ELIMINATED: Eve.
EPISODE #3: Thunderbirds 15 left.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Create a dish with POTATOES that out of the world. 45 minutes
GUEST JUDGE: Mark Peel, owner of Campanile.
BOTTOM: Eli, Ron & Jesse.
TOP: Jennifer, ASh & Ashley.
WINNER: Jennifer has immunity.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Caterer for the air force base (300)
ARRIVED AT: Nellis Air Force Base.
EPISODE #2: Bachelor/Ette Party 16 left.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE:
GUEST JUDGE: Todd English.
- Crap table - roll the number of ingredients you can used.
- PRIZE: $15,000 from M Resort.
BOTTOM: Jesse, Eve & Bryan
TOP: Michael V., Jen & Kevin.
WINNER: Michael V. wins $15,000 from M Resorts & immunity.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: catering a bachelor & ette party for Karen & Greg.
JUDGES TABLE:
- Men won.
- TOP: Eli, Michael V., Hector & Bryan.
WINNER: Bryan.
BOTTOM: Jesse, Preeti & Ashley.
ELIMINATED: Eve.
EPISODE #3: Thunderbirds 15 left.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Create a dish with POTATOES that out of the world. 45 minutes
GUEST JUDGE: Mark Peel, owner of Campanile.
BOTTOM: Eli, Ron & Jesse.
TOP: Jennifer, ASh & Ashley.
WINNER: Jennifer has immunity.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Caterer for the air force base (300)
ARRIVED AT: Nellis Air Force Base.
- no pots or stove in the kitchen.
JUDGES TABLE:
TOP: Mike, Michael V., Eli & Kevin.
WINNER: Michael V.
BOTTOM: Mike, Preeti & Laurine.
ELIMINATED: Preeti.
EPISODE #4: Vivre Las Vegas 14 left.
GUEST JUDGE: DAniel Boulud, Chef & Restaurateur.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Create a dish using escargot (snail) in 45 minutes.
JUDGES TABLE:
TOP: Mike, Michael V., Eli & Kevin.
WINNER: Michael V.
BOTTOM: Mike, Preeti & Laurine.
ELIMINATED: Preeti.
EPISODE #4: Vivre Las Vegas 14 left.
GUEST JUDGE: DAniel Boulud, Chef & Restaurateur.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Create a dish using escargot (snail) in 45 minutes.
- loser will be eliminated right away.
TOP: Mike, Kevin & Jennifer.
WINNER: Kevin has immunity & a BONUS????
BOTTOM: Jesse, Ashley & Robin.
- will have a COOK-OFF.
- ELIMINATED: Jesse. never got her head out of the fog she been in.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: French Pairing. Protein & Sauce.
- Kevin's bonus is he will join the judges in tasting the food.
JUDGES TABLE:
TOP: Bryan , Mike, Michael V. & Jennifer.
WINNER: Bryan - have an invitation to come back to Vegas. to MGM.
BOTTOM: Mattin, Ashley, Hector & Ash.
ELIMINATED: Hector.
EPISODE #5: Camping 12 left.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Viewer's Choice: Snake, Cactus or Kangaroo.
- Cactus win.
EPISODE #5: Camping 12 left.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Viewer's Choice: Snake, Cactus or Kangaroo.
- Cactus win.
- winner will win $15,000 from M Resort & no immunity.
BOTTOM: Ash, Michael & Ron.
TOP: Laurine, Mike & Mattin.
WINNER: Mike win $15,000.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Cook lunch outdoor on a ranch for 2 dozens Cowboys. (very rustic).
- ARRIVED Sandy Valley Ranch.
JUDGES TABLE:
TOP: Ashley, Laurine, Michael & Bryan.
WINNER: Bryan.
BOTTOM: Robin, Ron & Mattin.
ELIMINATED: Mattin..
EPISODE #6: Penn & Teller 11 left.
GUEST JUDGE: Michelle Burstein.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Angels & Devils.
- Create opposite meals in 1 hour.
BOTTOM: ASh, Bryan & Laurine.
TOP: Michael, Eli & Robin.
WINNER: Robin - has immunity.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Penn & Teller.
- deconstruct a meal.
TOP: Ashley, Michael, Kevin & Jennifer.
WINNER: Kevin wins Calphalon Unison NonStick 10 piece Cookwear.
BOTTOM: Laurine, Ron & Ash.
ELIMINATED: Ron.
EPISODE #7: Dinner Party. 10 left.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: key words pick from a slot machine.
GUEST JUDGE: Tyler Florence, Chef/ TV Host.
EPISODE #6: Penn & Teller 11 left.
GUEST JUDGE: Michelle Burstein.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Angels & Devils.
- Create opposite meals in 1 hour.
BOTTOM: ASh, Bryan & Laurine.
TOP: Michael, Eli & Robin.
WINNER: Robin - has immunity.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Penn & Teller.
- deconstruct a meal.
TOP: Ashley, Michael, Kevin & Jennifer.
WINNER: Kevin wins Calphalon Unison NonStick 10 piece Cookwear.
BOTTOM: Laurine, Ron & Ash.
ELIMINATED: Ron.
EPISODE #7: Dinner Party. 10 left.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: key words pick from a slot machine.
GUEST JUDGE: Tyler Florence, Chef/ TV Host.
BOTTOM: Robin, Eli & Jennifer.
TOP: Mike, Kevin, & Michael.
WINNER: Kevin can choose either immunity or $15,000. Choose $15,000.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: find out the challenge when they get home. Dinner party at their chef's house & they are the cook. (in pairs
- Mike & Robin Jennifer & Kevin
- Ashley & Eli Ash & Michael
Bryan & Laurine.
JUDGES' TABLE:
TOP: Laurine & Bryan and Jennifer & Kevin.
WINNER: Jennifer win $10,000 gift card from Macy's.
BOTTOM: Michael, Ash, Eli & Ashley.
ELIMINATED: Ashley.
EPISODE #8: Pigs & Pinot 9 left.
GUEST JUDGE: Charlie Palmer.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Create a dish with Alexia Snack food.
BOTTOM: Robin, Ash & Jennifer.
TOP: Eli, Bryan & Kevin.
WINNER: Eli.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Create a nice pairing of Charlie Palmer favorite pork & pinot. for 150 tasting partition. at Aureole Restaurant at Mandalay Bay Resort.
EPISODE #8: Pigs & Pinot 9 left.
GUEST JUDGE: Charlie Palmer.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Create a dish with Alexia Snack food.
BOTTOM: Robin, Ash & Jennifer.
TOP: Eli, Bryan & Kevin.
WINNER: Eli.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Create a nice pairing of Charlie Palmer favorite pork & pinot. for 150 tasting partition. at Aureole Restaurant at Mandalay Bay Resort.
JUDGES TABLE:
TOP: Michael, Bryan, Kevin & Jennifer.
WINNER: Kevin - invites to 2010 Pig & Pinot Championship.
BOTTOM; Ash, Laurine & Robin.
ELIMINATED: Ash.
EPISODE #9: Restaurant Wars 8 left.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Tag team Cook-Off.
GUEST JUDGE: Rick ???????
JENNIFER BLUE TEAM
Kevin, Laurine, Mike.
MICHAEL RED TEAM
Bryan, Eli, Robin.
- Blue Team wins./ win $10,000 to be split. & advantage.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Restaurant Wars
- Blue can either risk their $10,000 if they win they get $10,000 each.
JUDGES'TABLE:
- Red win.
WINNER: Michael win $10,000. & autographed book from judge.
ELIMINATED: Laurine - not good of front of the house.
EPISODE #10: Meat Natalie 7 left.
- Jennifer is still looking like sad sack. ( in my opinion)
GUEST JUDGE: Paul ????????
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Create a dish inspired by TV show.
- Kevin- Sopranos. Eli - Gilligan's Island.
- Jennifer - Flintstones. Robin - Sesame Street
- Michael - Cheers. Mike - Seinfeld.
Bryan - MASH.
BOTTOM: Jennifer & Robin.
TOP: Kevin & Bryan.
WINNER: Kevin - feature on a Swanson TV dinner.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Take-over Tom C.'s restaurant Craft's Steakhouse. in MGM Grand. They think they can use any protein.
NEW TWIST: Natalie Portman - guest is having nothing but vegetabilian.
JUDGES TABLE: TOP: Kevin, Michael & Eli.
WINNER; Kevin - win a suite of GE appliances.
BOTTOM: Robin, Jennifer & Mike.
ELIMINATED: Mike.
EPISODE #11: Top Chef All Stars Dinner
- didn't watch
EPISODE #12: Strip Around the World. 6 left.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Room Service.
GUEST JUDGE: Nigella Lawson, Author of Cookbook & Host of The Taste.
BOTTOM: Bryan & Robin.
TOP: Kevin & Eli.
WINNER: Eli - will his recipe in the The Top Chef Cookbook.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Celebrate the Strip. Chefs visit the different resort on the strip & get inspired.
- Bryan - Mandalay Bay. Eli - Circus, Circus.
- Michael - New York, New York. Robin - Bellagio.
Jennifer - Excalibur.
JUDGES TABLE:
TOP: Kevin, Michael & Bryan.
BOTTOM: Eli, Jennifer & Robin.
ELIMINATED: Robin.
EPISODE #13: Culinary Olympics 5 left.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Protein in Protein in Protein. dish. Last Quick fire in Las Vegas)
WINNER: Jennifer has advantage. has an additional 30 minutes of cooking in elimination.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: (last one in Vegas). Boleuse dOr - Lamb or Salmon
GUEST JUDGE: Thomas Kueller.
JUDGES TABLE:
WINNER: Kevin - get $35,000 & will represent USA in the next Boleuse dOr competition.
- Also going to final Michael & Bryan & Jennifer.
ELIMINATED: Eli,
EPISODE #14: Season Finale Part I 4 left.
NAPA VALLEY
ARRIVED AT: Napa Valley Train Station.
GUEST JUDGE: Michael P.?????????
LAST QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Create a dish from Napa Valley Signature Crop - Grapes
- cooking on the train.
WINNER: Michael - wins a Toyota 2010 Prius.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: at Rutherford Hill Winery & Caves.
EPISODE #9: Restaurant Wars 8 left.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Tag team Cook-Off.
GUEST JUDGE: Rick ???????
JENNIFER BLUE TEAM
Kevin, Laurine, Mike.
MICHAEL RED TEAM
Bryan, Eli, Robin.
- Blue Team wins./ win $10,000 to be split. & advantage.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Restaurant Wars
- Blue can either risk their $10,000 if they win they get $10,000 each.
JUDGES'TABLE:
- Red win.
WINNER: Michael win $10,000. & autographed book from judge.
ELIMINATED: Laurine - not good of front of the house.
EPISODE #10: Meat Natalie 7 left.
- Jennifer is still looking like sad sack. ( in my opinion)
GUEST JUDGE: Paul ????????
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Create a dish inspired by TV show.
- Kevin- Sopranos. Eli - Gilligan's Island.
- Jennifer - Flintstones. Robin - Sesame Street
- Michael - Cheers. Mike - Seinfeld.
Bryan - MASH.
BOTTOM: Jennifer & Robin.
TOP: Kevin & Bryan.
WINNER: Kevin - feature on a Swanson TV dinner.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Take-over Tom C.'s restaurant Craft's Steakhouse. in MGM Grand. They think they can use any protein.
NEW TWIST: Natalie Portman - guest is having nothing but vegetabilian.
JUDGES TABLE: TOP: Kevin, Michael & Eli.
WINNER; Kevin - win a suite of GE appliances.
BOTTOM: Robin, Jennifer & Mike.
ELIMINATED: Mike.
EPISODE #11: Top Chef All Stars Dinner
- didn't watch
EPISODE #12: Strip Around the World. 6 left.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Room Service.
GUEST JUDGE: Nigella Lawson, Author of Cookbook & Host of The Taste.
BOTTOM: Bryan & Robin.
TOP: Kevin & Eli.
WINNER: Eli - will his recipe in the The Top Chef Cookbook.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Celebrate the Strip. Chefs visit the different resort on the strip & get inspired.
- Bryan - Mandalay Bay. Eli - Circus, Circus.
- Michael - New York, New York. Robin - Bellagio.
Jennifer - Excalibur.
JUDGES TABLE:
TOP: Kevin, Michael & Bryan.
BOTTOM: Eli, Jennifer & Robin.
ELIMINATED: Robin.
EPISODE #13: Culinary Olympics 5 left.
QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Protein in Protein in Protein. dish. Last Quick fire in Las Vegas)
WINNER: Jennifer has advantage. has an additional 30 minutes of cooking in elimination.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: (last one in Vegas). Boleuse dOr - Lamb or Salmon
GUEST JUDGE: Thomas Kueller.
JUDGES TABLE:
WINNER: Kevin - get $35,000 & will represent USA in the next Boleuse dOr competition.
- Also going to final Michael & Bryan & Jennifer.
ELIMINATED: Eli,
EPISODE #14: Season Finale Part I 4 left.
NAPA VALLEY
ARRIVED AT: Napa Valley Train Station.
GUEST JUDGE: Michael P.?????????
LAST QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE: Create a dish from Napa Valley Signature Crop - Grapes
- cooking on the train.
WINNER: Michael - wins a Toyota 2010 Prius.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: at Rutherford Hill Winery & Caves.
- Season End Crush party for 150 people.
- Cook 2 dishes 1 Veg. & 1 Local Protein.
JUDGES TABLE:
WINNER: Bryan.
ELIMINATED: Jennifer.
EPISODE #15: Season Finale Part II
3 Course Meal: 1 Identical Mystery Box, 1 Anything you like. & 1 Dessert.
HELP: Bryan: Jesse & Eli.
Kevin: Preeti & Ash.
Michael: Jennifer & Ashley.
Mom visit them.
NEW TWIST: 4th course: delicate to your Mom.
JUDGES TABLE:
THE WINNER IS: MICHAEL.4
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