Showcase at the Annual Classic in Aspen by Food & Wine.
$125,000 by Healthy Choice.
Title of Top Chef.
JUDGES: Padma Lakshmi,
Tom Colicchio,
Emeril Lagasse,
Curtis Stone.
PLAYERS (19)
1. SARA JOHANNES, Executive Chef. Minneapolis, MN
2. JASON CICHONSKI. " " Philadelphia, PA.
3. NICHOLAS ELMI, " " Philadelphia, PA.
4. JANINE BOOTH, Chef De Cuisine Perth, AUSTRALIA
5. BENE BARTOLOTTA, Chef / Owner. New York City, NY.
6. SHIRLEY CHUNG, Executive Chef. Las Vegas, NV.
7. JUSTIN DEVILLIER, Chef/Proprietor. New Orleans, LA
8. AARON CUSCHIERI, Executive Chef. Chicago, ILL.
9. STEPHANIE CMAR, Sous Chef. (from Season 10) Boston, MASS.
10. MICHAEL SICHEL, Executive Chef. New Orleans, LA.
11. TRAVIS MASAR, " " Denver, CO.
12. CARRIE MASHANEY, Chef De Cuisine. Seattle, WASHINGTON
13. CARLOS GAYTON Executive Chef. Chicago, ILL.
14. NINA COMPTON Chef De Cuisine. Miami, FL.
15. BRET PELAGGI, Sous Chef. Miami, FL.
16. PATTY VEGA, Sous Chef, New York, NY
17. RAMON BOJORQUEZ San Diego, CA.
18. BRIAN HUSKEY, Executive Chef. Los Angeles, CA
19. LOUIS Healdsburg, CA
HOST: Padma Lakshmi.
NO FIRST QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE BUT ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:
- Create a dish highlighting a Louisiana delicacy on the beads that Tom & Padma handed out.
- serve in the heart of the swamp.
- Micheal & Justin have immunity already by competed already.
JUDGES TABLE: Carrie, Nina, & Sara TOP.
BOTTOM: Patty, Aaron & Ramon.
ELIMINATED: Ramon.
EPISODE #2: Rebuilding New Orleans 18 left.
same night - given their QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Make a GUMBO inspired by your heritage.
- Start cooking at home then next day.
BOTTOM: Jason, Michael & Patty.
TOP: Aaron, Carrie & Shirley.
WINNER: Carrie.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Make a lunch in a food truck for Habitat for Humanity.
GUEST JUDGE: Susan Spicer, Chef & Owner of Bayona Restaurant.
YELLOW TEAM - Aaron, Carlos, Travis, Carrie & Brian.
BLUE TEAM: Jason, Patty, Nicholas, & Bret.
GREEN TEAM: Louis, Sara, Shirley, & Stephanie.
RED TEAM: Justin, Bene, Janine, Michael & Nina.
JUDGES TABLE: Yellow Team - WINNER: Carrie. (she made her bread on the truck)
BOTTOM: Bllue Team.
ELIMINATED: Jason.
EPISODE #3: Commander's Palace. 17 left.
GUEST JUDGE: Dana Cowin, Editor in Chief of Food & Wine magazine.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Create a dish that reinvents a dish popular food trend.
TOP: Nina, Shirley & Stephanie. WINNER: Shirley has immunity.
BOTTOM: Bret, Aaron & Louis.
ELIMINATED: Aaron.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Replicate a classic Commander's Palace dish.
JUDGES TABLE: TOP: Stephanie, Justin & Nina. WINNER: Justin.
BOTTOM: Louis, Carlos, Bret.
ELIMINATED: Bret.
EPISODE #4: Captain Vietnam. 15 left.
GUEST JUDGE: Eddie Huang Chef & Owner of Baohaus.
NO QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE but tour of Vietnam cuisine.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Work in teams of 5 to create a Vietnamese inspired meal. One dish must highlight SHRIMP.
GREEN TEAM - Janine, Bene, Travis, Sara & Stephanie.
RED TEAM - Shirley, Justin, Carrie, Patty, & Nina.
ORANGE TEAM- Brian, Carlos, Nicholas, Louis & Michael.
JUDGES TABLE: Red Team - TOP. WINNER: Shirley.
BOTTOM: Green Team.
ELIMINATED: Janine.
EPISODE #5: Lea Michele's Halloween Bash. 14 left.
GUEST JUDGE: Renee Simmon & Vijoya Lakshmi (Gail & Padma mothers)
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Create dishes using items covered in Reynold's Wrap.
TEAM LAKSHMI: Nina, Brian, Bene, Carlos, Travis, Nick & Patty.
TEAM SIMMONS: Justin, Michael, Shirley, Louis, Carrie, Sara & Stephanie.
WINNER: Team Lakshmi won $10,000 to be split.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:
GUEST JUDGE: Lea Michele, Singer & Actress.
- Create a spooky Halloween costume party.
BLACK TEAM: Carrie & Stephanie.
YELLOW TEAM: Nicholas & Patty.
GREEN TEAM: Brian & Bene.
RED TEAM: Travis & Carlos.
ORANGE TEAM: Nina & Michael.
BLUE TEAM: Louis & Shirley.
GRAY TEAM: Justin & Sara.
JUDGES TABLE:
TOP: Yellow & Red Teams.
WINNER: Red Team.
BOTTOM: Orange & Green TEams.
ELIMINATED: Michael.
EPISODE #6: Campfires, Cream Cheese. 13 left.
GUEST JUDGE: John Besh, Chef & Owner of Besh Restaurant Group.
- pack an overnight bag.
ARRIVED AT: a Farm.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Create a dish Highlighting the Creole Tomato in 20 minutes.
BOTTOM: Patty, Stephanie & Travis.
TOP: Nina, Carlos & Louis. WINNER: Nina won immunity.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Create a farm fresh dish using Philadelphia Cream Cheese.
JUDGES TABLE: TOP: Nina, Nicholas & Justin.
WINNER: Nina won $10,000.
BOTTOM: Sara, Travis & Bene.
ELIMINATED: Bene.
EPISODE #7: Jazz Hands. 12 left.
- Nicholas is sick, doesn't complete in quick fire challenge.
GUEST JUDGE: Kermit Ruffins, Musician.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Chefs will rotate stations cooking at each until Kermit starts playing.
TOP: Carlos, Brian & Patty.
WINNER: Brian has immunity.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: As a team create a cohesive Potluck meal.
GREEN TEAM: Carrie, Nina, Stephanie & Carlos.
GRAY TEAM: Travis, Brian, Patty & Nicholas.(he's back)
BLUE TEAM: Shirley, Louis, Justin & Sara.
JUDGES TABLE: Gray Team is bottom.
TOP: Green & Stephanie is the WINNER.
ELIMINATED: Patty.
EPISODE #8: Piggin' Out. 11 left.
GUEST JUDGE: Dr. John, Musical Icon.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Make a Hot Sauce.
BOTTOM: Nicholas, Carrie & Nina.
TOP: Brian, Carlos.
WINNER: Brian have immunity.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: " Whole Pig"
GUEST JUDGE: Toby Rodriguez, Artist & Butcher & Chef.
Donald link, Executive Chef & CEO of link Restaurant Group.
- Create a dishes using a whole pig.
TOP: Shirley Carlos & Nina.
WINNER: Carlos.
BOTTOM: Justin, Louis, & Stephanie.
ELIMINATED: Louis.
EPISODE #9: Restaurant Wars. 10 left.
No Quickfire.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Create REstaurant a serving guests including VIP Chase Sapphire cardmembers.
GUEST JUDGE: David Chang, Chef & Owner of Ma Peche.
GREEN TEAM: Found - Nina, Shirley, Carlos, & Sara.
PURPLE TEAM: Fin - Stephanie, Nicholas, Travis, Carrie & Brian.
JUDGES TABLE: TOP: Purple Team. WINNER: Nicolas.
BOTTOM: Green Team.
ELIMINATED: Sara was terrible at front of the house - forget to tell the dishes to the judges.
EPISODE #10: Like Mama Made. 9 left.
GUEST JUDGE: Hebert Keller, Chef & Owner Fleur De Lys.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Create a dish featuring Dunkin' Donuts Coffee.
BOTTOM: Brian & Nicholas.
TOP: Shirley, Carrie & Stephanie.
WINNER: Shirley win immunity & $10,000.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Make a dish inspired by food you eat at home.
GUEST JUDGE: Anthony Mackie, Actor.
- when the chefs arrived home Emeril was cooking dinner for them.
JUDGES TABLE: Nicholas, Stephanie & Carlos are TOP.
WINNER: Nicholas.
BOTTOM: Travis, Brian & Justin.
ELIMINATED: Travis.
EPISODE #11: Giving It the Old College Try. 8 left.
GUEST JUDGE: Questlove, Musician & Restaurateur.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Prepare a dish using drumsticks in 30 minutes.
- Carrie - Scuab. Brian - Chicken.
- Shirley - Duck. Nina - Guinea Hen.
- Stephanie - Turkey. Nicholas - Quail.
- Justin - Drumette. Carlos - Goose.
BOTTOM: Nicholas, Justin & Carlos.
TOP: Carrie, Nina & Brian.
WINNER: Carrie has immunity.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Serve lunch 500 LSU Freshmen Cafe Style.
- winner will win Toyota Rave 2013.
JUDGES TABLE: TOP: Shirley, Brian & Carlos.
WINNER: Shirley win the car.
BOTTOM: Stephanie, Nina & Justin.
ELIMINATED: Justin - he cooked chef's type of meal & the kids didn't like it.
EPISODE #12: Mississippi Mud Bugs 7 left.
Crawfish Season.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: GUEST JUDGE: John Besh.
- prepare a version of crawfish etouffe( to smother it)
BOTTOM: Carrie, Nicholas, Stephanie & Carlos.
TOP: Brian, Nina & Shirley.
WINNER: Shirley have immunity.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Create a dish highlighting 22 types of seafood for 200 guests at the LOUISIANA SEAFOOD FESTIVAL.
JUDGES TABLE: TOP: Stephanie, Nina, Brian.
WINNER: Stephanie.
BOTTOM: Nicholas, Carrie & Carlos.
ELIMINATED: Carrie.
EPISODE #13: Oui Si a Challenge. 6 left.
GUEST JUDGE: Jacques Pepin, Chef & Author.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: replicate Jacques's dish.
BOTTOM: Brian, Stephanie & Carrie.
TOP: Shirley, & Nicholas.
WINNER: Nicholas has immunity.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:
GUEST JUDGES: Julian Serrano, Executive Chef of Aria Resort & Casino.
Dominique Creenn, Chef & Owner of Atelier Crenn
- prepare a meal with eith French or Spanish influence.
BLUE TEAM: French - Shirley, Nicholas & Stephanie.
RED TEAM: Spanish - Nina, Brian & Carlos.
JUDGES TABLE: TOP: Spanish Team. WINNER: Nina.
BOTTOM: Spanish Team. Either Shirley or Stephanie going home since Nicholas has immunity & he cooked the worst dish.
ELIMINATED: Stephanie.
EPISODE #14: Po' Boy Smackdown 5 left.
GUEST JUDGE: Roy Choi, Author LA Son.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Create a unique & personalized gourmet Po' Boy in 20 minutes.
BOTTOM: Everyone.
WINNER OF THE WORST: Shirley has immunity.
ELIMINATED CHALLENGE: Create a dish that represents your career turning point.
GUEST JUDGE: Jon Favreau, Actor & Director.
JUDGES TABLE: WINNER: Shirley.
ELIMINATED: Brian.
EPISODE #15: Leaving New Orleans. 4 left.
FINAL FOUR: Shirley, Nina, Carlos & Nicholas. (maybe?)
LAST QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE in New Orleans: in 2 part
1) Create the perfect biter & serve it on a cocktail fork (for Gail Simmons)
- 2 Top: Nicholas & Carlos.
2) Create a dish highlighting EITHER eggplant or red bell pepper.
- Carlos vs. Nicholas. WINNER: Carlos - win 2014 Toyota Corolla.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Create a dish inspired by your time in New Orleans.
GUEST JUDGE: Emeril Lagasse. Will featured the winner dih on his menu.
JUDGES TABLE: Nina & Shirley are first to the finals.
WINNER: Shirley.
ELIMINATED: Carlos.
Going to Maui,
EPISODE #16: Maui Wowie. 4 left.
GUEST JUDGE: Sam Choy, Chef/Restaurateur.
LAST KITCHEN CHALLENGE WINNER: is Louis.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Make a dish highlighting SPAM.
WINNER: Nicholas wins $10,000.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Create a dish using canoes crops.
- 2 moving on.
JUDGES TABLE: WINNER: Nicholas. has advantage.
ELIMINATED: Louis & Shirley.
FINALE: nicholas vs. Nina.
EPISODE #17: Finale.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Create a 4 course meal.
-Nicholas advantage is picking his 3 sous chef first.
Nicholas picked: Jason, Louis, & Brian.
Nina picked: Shirley, Stephanie & Travis.
JUDGES TABLE:
THE WINNER IS: NICHOLAS.
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