SEASON - 7 WASHINGTON, D.C. - KEVIN

EPISODE #1:  House of Chef - presentation.     17 to start.
PRIZES:  A Feature in Food & Wine magazine.
                Showcase at the Classic by Food & Wine  in Aspen, CO.
                $125,000 cash from Dail Nutrskin.
HOST:  Padma Lakshmi
             Tom C.

PLAYERS:
1.  TIMOTHY                                                    Washington, D.C.
2.  JACQUELINE                                               NEW YORK
3.  ANGELO                                                       CONN.
4.  AMANDA                                                     CA
5.  JOHN                                                             MICHIGAN
6.  TIFFANY                                                    Beaumont, TEXAS
7.  ED                                                                Boston, MASS.
8.  KENNY                                                           COLORADO
9.  KELLY                                                             COLORADO
10.  TAMESHA                                                  (BARBADOS)
11.  ALEX                                                              CA   (Russia)
12.  LYNNE                                                      
13.  KEVIN                                                          NEW JERSEY
14.  TRACEY                                                       Atlanta, GA
15.  STEPHEN                                                         OHIO
16.  ANDREA                                                        Miami, FL.
17.  ARNOLD                                                        Nashville, TENN.

ARRIVED AT:  The New Museum.  

JUDGES:  Gail Simmon
                  Tom C.
                  Eric R.
KITCHEN AT:  The Hilton.
STAYING AT:  DC House.

QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE:  Test their skills among the chefs.
WINNER:  Angelo - get $20,000 from Dial Nutriskin.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Create a dish that represent from you from.  350 people at the Cherry Blossom Festival

.

JUDGES TABLE:  TOP:  Angelo, Kenny, Alex, & Kevin.
WINNER:  Angelo.
BOTTOM:  Stephen, John, Timothy & Jacqueline
ELIMINATED:  John..      

EPISODE  #2:  Outside the Lunch Box.        16 left.
GUEST JUDGE:  Sam Kass, White House Chef.

QUICK FIRE CHALLENGE:  make a sandwich while tiedd to a partner.

BOTTOM:  Stephen & Jacqueline, Lyne & Tiffany.

TOP:  Tracey & Angelo         Kenny & Ed.

WINNER:  Tracey & Angelo.  have immunity.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  School Lunch for under $2.68

ARRIVED AT:  Alice Deal Middle School.

Amanda used Sherry as one of her ingredient & the judges didn't say much about that.  If it was a Rich White School then I guess she would be disqualified.  Since, it was black scool nothing much was done about it.

JUDGES TABLE:   

-WORST:  Angelo, Tracey, Kenny & Ed.    and   Amanda, Tamesha,  Jacqueline & Stephen.

WINNER:  Kelly.

ELIMINATED:  Jacqueline.

EPISODE #5:  Capitol Grill                                 15 left.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  Dessert. - make a pie.

GUEST JUDGE:  Johnny Z & Gail Simmon.

BOTTOM:  Alex, Tracey & Ed.

TOP:  Kenny, Kelly, Stephen.  WINNER:  Kenny - immunity.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Summer Picnic. Grill for 150 interns at mount Vernon Garden.

GUEST JUDGE:  Jonathan Waxman.

JUDGES TABLE:  

TOP:  Arnold, Ed, Amanda & Angelo.  WINNER:  Arnold.

BOTTOM:  Tim, Stephen, Tracey & Kevin.

ELIMINATED:  Tracey.

EPISODE #4:  Room Service.                         14 left.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  Baby Toys.   Create a dish for Tom & Padma & another purated for their new baby.  Winners will get $10,000.

BOTTOM:  Timothy, Alex, Kevin & Kelly.

TOP:  Lynne, Tamesha, Angelo & Kenny.

WINNERS:  Tamesha & Kenny both win $10,000

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Create a quick meal that the hotel can used in breakfast, lunch & dinner.  cooking in pairs & pair will be eliminated.

GUEST JUDGES:  Spike, Mike I. & Bryan V., Beth Scott VP of Restaurant for Hilton & Nora ?????

BEST BREAKFAST:  Amanda & Stephen       and Timothy & Tiffany.

BEST LUNCH:  Angelo & Tamesha         and     Alex & Ed.

JUDGES TABLE:  

WINNER:  Kelly & Andrea - won a trip to Venice or Spain.

ELIMINATED:  Lynne & Arnold.

EPISODE #5:  Farm Policy                             12 left.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  Maryland Blue Crabs.

GUEST JUDGE:  Patrick O'Connell.
BOTTOM:  Andrea, Amanda & Kevin.
TOP:  Ed, Kenny & Angelo.   WINNER:  Ed have immunity.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Lots of Ingredients.  On the Farm

- Serve to 40 local chefs & farmers.  6 dishes served family style.
ARRIVED:  Ayrshire Farm.

JUDGES TABLE:  TOP:  Kevin, Kenny, Andrea & Kelly.
WINNER:  Kenny.
BOTTOM:  Tim, Amanda & Stephen.
ELIMINATED:  Tim.

EPISODE #6:  Cold War                                      11 left.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  Weird Proteins.
GUEST JUDGE:  Michelle Burnstein.
NEW TWIST:  switch with chef on your left & finish their dish.
BOTTOM:  Stephen, Alex & Andrea.
TOP:  Kelly, Tamesha & Amanda.  WINNER:  Kelly have immunity.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Cold War.
- Create a dish that is served cold.
ARRIVED:    USS Sequoia  to plan their dish.

JUDGES TABLE:  TOP:  Tiffany & Kevin.
WINNER:  Kevin - won - 6 night Hawaii Hilton Village.
BOTTOM:  Tamesha & Kenny.
ELIMINATED:  Tamesha.

EPISODE #7:  Power Lunch           10 left.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  Ethnics   Create a dish serve on a toothpick.

GUEST JUDGE:  Aaron Schock, youngest congressperson from Ill.
BOTTOM:  Alex, Ed & Kelly.
TOP:  Kevin, Angelo & Stephen.
WINNER:  Angelo  get $20,000 & immunity.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Old School Traditions. - Power lunch.
- served at Palm DC.

     GUEST JUDGE:  Art Smith.

JUDGES TABLE:    TOP:  Alex, Tiffany & Ed.
- Alex stole Ed's food as his own.
WINNER:  Alex.
BOTTOM:  Kelly, Andrea & Kevin.
ELIMINATED:  Andrea.

EPISODE #8:  Foreign Affairs                                    9 left.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:   Create a dish inspired by Ethiopian.
GUEST JUDGE:  Marcus Samuelsson.
BOTTOM:  Kevin, Stephen & Alex.
TOP:  Amanda, Angelo & Tiffany.  WINNER:  Tiffany has immunity.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Map of the World.
- Culinary trip.  serve 100 portions to diplomats.
Brazil - Stephen                France - Amanda                             China - Ed.
Mexico - Tiffany              Italy - Kelly                                      Thailand - Kenny.
Spain - Alex                     Japan - Angelo  

                             India - Kevin.
- served at Meridian Center.
GUEST JUDGE:  Jose Andres.
JUDGES TABLE:  TOP:  Kelly, Kevin & Tiffany.
WINNER:  Tiffany - $10,000
BOTTOM:  Alex, Stephen & Ed.
ELIMINATED:  Stephen.

EPISODE #9:  Restaurant Wars          8 left.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  Tag Team Challenge.  No more immunities.
      KEVIN                                                  ED
Kenny                                                        Tiffany
Kelly                                                          Angelo
Amanda                                                     Alex.
GUEST JUDGE:  Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House.
- Blue won.  $10,000 to be split.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Restaurant Wars.   at Redwood Restaurant in Bethesda, MD.
- 3 course
GUEST JUDGE:  Frank Burnie, NY Times Critic.
JUDGES TABLE:  TOP:  Ed, Tiffany, Angelo, Alex.
WINNER:  Ed wins a trip to Napa Valley & big bottle of wine.

BOTTOM:  Kenny, Kevin, Kelly & Amanda.

ELIMINATED:  Kenny.  surprise to hear him going.

EPISODE #10:  Covert Cuisine.                                7 left.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  Mystery box. 

GUEST JUDGE:  Wally Dufresne.

BOTTOM:  Alex, & Amanda.

TOP:  Tiffany & Kevin.

WINNER:  Tiffany win$10,000

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  hid a dish.

ARRIVED AT:  CIA HQ

GUEST JUDGE:  Leon Panetta, CIA Director.

JUDGES TABLE:  TOP:  Tiffany, Kelly & Ed.

WINNER:  Tiffany win a trip to Paris, France.

BOTTOM:  Alex, Angelo & Amanda.

ELIMINATED:  Alex.  (finally)

EPISODE  #11:  Making Concessions         6 left.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  Food Slang
GUEST JUDGE:  Rick ??????
- Kevin - Bring Home the Bacon.                        Amanda - Big Cheese.
- Kelly - Sour Grapes.                                         Ed - Hot Potatoes.
- Tiffany - Spill the Beans.                                  Angelo - Big Fish to Fry.
BOTTOM:  Kelly & Amanda.
TOP:  Kevin & Ed.
WINNER:  Ed - will l have his food frozen & home delivered.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:     Baseball.
- create 6 high end dishes served during pre-game at the National game.
ARRIVED AT:  National Stadium.

JUDGES TABLE:  

WINNER:  Ed win a trip to Austria.

ELIMINATED:  Amanda.

EPISODE #12:  Gastro-Nauts.                                           5 left.

QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  a dish pair with wine.

GUEST JUDGE:  Dana Cowin, Editor in Chief of Food & Wine magazine.

BOTTOM:  Kevin & Kelly.

TOP:  Angelo & Tiffany.

WINNER;  Angelo - win a trip to London staying at Hilton on Park Lane.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Create a dish that can be flash frozen & sent into space.

GUEST JUDGE:  Buzz Aldrin, Apollo & Anthony Bourdain.

ARRIVED AT:  Reagan Trade Center.

JUDGES TABLE:  

WINNER:  Angelo - win a new Toyota Avalon

ELIMINATED:  Tiffany.  (sorry to see her go).

EPISODE #13:  Finale Part I - Singapore.
   FINAL FOUR:  Angelo, Kevin, Ed & Kelly.
GUEST JUDGE:  Sito show them around tasting food.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE:  Create your own version of Singapore food.

WINNER:  Ed - have immunity & advancing to finals.

ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:  Team Challenge.
- Create a menu celebrating Singapore.
JUDGES TABLE:
GUEST TABLE:  Dan Cowin.
WINNER:  Ed
ELIMINATED:  Kelly.
- call back the final 3 & gave them their challenge.

EPISODE #14:  Finale Part II
FINAL CHALLENGE: 4 course meal -1 Vegetable, 1 Fish, 1 Meat & 1 Dessert.

THE WINNER IS:  KEVIN.