1. BRUCE KALMAN, Owner/Chef. Pasadena, CA.
2. ADRIENNE CHEATHMAN, Chef/Consultant Harlem, NY
3. CHRIS SCOTT, Chef/Owner. Brooklyn, NY
4. TANYA HOLLAND, " " Oakland, CA.
5. TYLER ANDERSON, " " Simsbury, CONN.
6. JOE SASTO, III, Executive Chef. Los Angeles, CA.
7. CARRIE BAIRD, Chef De Cuisine. Denver, CO.
8. JOSEPH FLAMM, Executive Chef Chicago, ILL.
9. TU DAVID PHU, Chef/Founder Oakland, CA.
10. MELISSA PERFIT, Executive Chef San Francisco, CA.
11. FATIMA ALI, Chef New york City, NY.
12. LAURA COLE, Owner/Chef. Denali, AK.
13. ROGELIO GARCIA, Executive Chef San Francisco, CA.
14. BROTHER LUCK, Chef/Owner Colorado Springs, CO.
15. CLAUDETTE ZEPEDA-WILKINS, Executive Chef San Diego, CA.
PRIZE: Feature in Food & Wine Magazine.
An Appearance at The Classic Food & Wine.
$125,000 by S. Pellegrino Water.
The Title of Top Chef.
HOST: Padma Lakshmi.
JUDGES: Gail Simmons,
Tom Colicchio
Graham Elliott
FIRST QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Create a potluck dish in 45 minutes.
EPISODE #1: It'll Take More than PotLuck.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE Continue.....
- Chefs voted for the top & bottom.
BOTTOM 2: Melissa & Carrie.
TOP 3: Joe, Joseph & Tu.
WINNER: Tu.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: hosting a block party.
- Put a Modern Twist on Meat & Potatoes.
JUDGES TABLE:
TOP 3: Tyler, Chris & Fatima.
WINNER; Tyler.
BOTTOM 3: Adrienne, Melissa & Carrie.
ELIMINATED: Melissa.
EPISODE #2: Smile and Say Mise.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Blue Apron Mise En Place Relay.
GUEST JUDGE: Troy Guard, Chef & Owner of Tag Restaurant Group.
PART I: Task #1: Peel & Brunoise 1 qt. of Shallots.
Task #3: Butcher 20 7-8 oz. pieces of beef tenderloin.
WINNER: Blue Team wins: Rogelio, Tyler, Claudette, Adrienne, Joseph, Brother & Bruce.
PART II: Now Cook a dish individually using the mise ingredients.
BOTTOM: Rogelio & Tyler.
TOP: Brother & Joseph.
WINNER: Joseph wins immunity & $5,000.00 & a year of Dinner service & Wine from Blue Apron.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:
GUEST JUDGE: Alex Seidel, Chef & Owner of Mercantile.
- Create a four course progressive menu. BUT use the farm special ingredients.: CHEESE.
WINNER: Green Team. & Carrie.
ELIMINATED: Claudette.
EPISODE #3: Keep On Trunkin'
GUEST JUDGE: Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson, Chef/Owner of Frasca Food & Wine.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Deconstruct the Denver Omelet. (sudden death & 30 minutes.
TOP: Carrie, Brother & Tu.
WINNER: Brother.
BOTTOM: Tayna, Laura, & Rogelio.
SUDDEN DEATH CHALLENGE: Create the Perfect French Omelet in 15 minutes.
ELIMINATED: Laura.
ELIMINATED CHALLENGE:
GUEST JUDGE: Hosea Rosenberg, Top Chef Season #5 Winner.
- Create a food truck concept with cohesive 3 items meal for 150 college students.
- Carrie, Tanya & Joe F. - Black Team.
- Fatima, Joe S. & Tyler - Yellow Team.
- Brother, Bruce & Rogelio - Green Team.
- Adrienne, Chris & Tu - Blue Team.
JUDGES' TABLE:
TEAM COLLEGE STUDENTS LIKED: Black Team.
JUDGES WINNING TEAM: Yellow Team. WINNER: Joe S.
BOTTOM TEAMS: Green & Blue Teams.
BOTTOM: Green.
ELIMINATED: Rogelio.
EPISODE #4: Little Tool, Big Challenge. 11 left.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Elevate a classic dish from traditional kid's meal.
- using kids size tolls in 40 minutes.
BOTTOM: Carrie, Tyler & Bruce.
TOP: Adrienne, Fatima & Tanya.
WINNER: Adrienne. has immunity.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Create a dish that represents your heritage.
JUDGES' TABLE:
TOP: Chris, Tanya & Joe S.
WINNER: Chris.
BOTTOM: Joe F., Tyler & Bruce.
ELIMINATED: Tyler.
EPISODE #5: This is Not Glamping.
LAST CHANCE KITCHEN CHALLENGE: Cook with your guts.
- Make a dish using internal organs & entrails.
- Kwame is out.
- Tied: Lee Ann Season #1 & Claudette Season #15 are back in.
NO QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Create a five star meal using ONLY camping equipment & limited ingredients.
- at Estes Park Mountain Resort. Snow & 38 degrees.
JUDGES' TABLE:
TOP: Bruce, Lee Ann & Carrie.
WINNER: Bruce.
BOTTOM: Tanya, Chris & Tu.
ELIMINATED: Tu.
EPISODE #6: Now That's Lot of Schnitzel.
- LeeAnn going to the hospital.
GUEST JUDGE: Richard Blais, Chef & Owner of Juniper & Ivy and former player & winner.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Make Your signature dish in 30 minutes.
- BOTTOM 3: Claudette, Adrienne & Fatima.
- TOP 3: Chris, Brother & Joe.
- WINNER: Chris Immunity & feature on BuzzBee.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:
GUEST JUDGE: Keegan Gerhard, Chef & Owner of D Bar Denver.
- Create a GErman Inspired dish & radler.
( Chris does not drink)
- LeeAnne leaves the show.
JUDGES TABLE:
TOP 3: Bruce, Claudette & Tanya.
- WINNER: Tanya wins a trip by BMW to Palm Springs training camp
BOTTOM: Brother, Joe S. & Adrienne.
ELIMINATED: Brother.
EPISODE #7: Olympic Dreams. 9 left.
- Bruce's wife called - He became a dad. Jude Paul 7 lbs. 3 ozs. 22 inches.
ARRIVED AT: Chef's House at 6 am Padma & Brooke Williamson - S-14 Winner.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Breakfast.
- make a breakfast dish featuring Nutella in 30 minutes.
TOP: Carrie, Claudette & Fatima.
WINNER: Carrie wins immunity & $5,000.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: 2018 Winter is 2 weeks away.
Gus Kenworthy, Olympic Freeski Slope Style Silver Medalist,
John Daly, Team USA Olympic Skeleton Racer.
- In Teams of 3 complete head - to head in 3 rounds: speed, precision, & creativity.
Round 1: Feed 30 diners in 45 minutes,
Round 2: Cook a protein to the perfect temperature & compose a dish using Chiffonade, batonnet & brunoise cuts,
Round 3: Make the most creativity dish possible using a mystery protein.
Scores Round 1: Red 47 White 41.5 Blue 42.5
Round 2: 40.5 18.5 42.5
Round 3: 35 51 51.5
GOLD: Blue, Silver - White & Bronze - Red.
WINNER: Joe.
BOTTOM: White
ELIMINATED: Tanya.
EPISODE #8: Restaurants Wars
ARRIVED AT: Mile High Station.
GUEST JUDGES: Eric & Bruce Bromberg, Chefs & Owner of Blue Ribbon.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Restaurant Wars. 3 course with 3 options.
- pick knife Carrie & Chris are captains
- Carrie teams: Bruce, Joe F., & Adrienne. addition help: Tyler. Conifer.
- Chris teams: Joe F., Fatima & Claudette. additional help: Robert. Common Place.
JUDGES TABLE'S:
- WINNER: Conifer. & WINNER: Joe F. Team win $40,000
- LOSER: Common Place:
ELIMINATED: Claudette.
EPISODE #9: Bronco Brouhaha. 7 left.
GUEST JUDGE: David Kinch, Chef/Owner of Manresa.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Create a dish using flowers in 30 minutes.
TOP: Fatima & Carrie.
WINNER: Carrie will have an advantage.
BOTTOM 3: Joe F., JoeS., & Chris.
SUDDEN DEATH : Create a dish with Cauliflower substituting one ingredients in 30 minutes.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE:
GUEST JUDGE: Adam Perry Lang, Chef/Owner of APL Restaurant.
- Work in teams of 2 to create one plate of food for a tailgate Super Bowl Party.
- Carrie's advantage is she picks the teams.
- Carrie & Chris - White team, Adrienne & Joe, Bruce & Fatima.
JUDGES' TABLE:
WINNER: White Team. Wins trip to the Super Bowl Game in Minn. (Go Eagles)
ELIMINATED: Fatima.
EPISODE #10: Red Rum and Then Some. 5 left.
ARRIVED AT: Stanley Hall. Place where Stephen King wrote Shining.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Create a dessert that visualizes your nightmare.
-BOTTOM: Carrie & Bruce.
- TOP: Adrienne, Joe & Chris.
- WINNER: Chris wins $5,000 credit from the sponsor.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Create a dish represents your culinary journey on Top Chef
for the Governor & notable chefs of Colorado.
- GUESTS: John & Robin Hickenlooper, Governor.
JUDGES' TABLE:
TOP: Carrie & Adrienne & Joe.
BOTTOM: Bruce & Chris.
ELIMINATED: Bruce.
EPISODE #11: Cooking High. 4 left.
ARRIVED AT: Telluride Regional Airport. to Madeline Hotel & Residences.
Now go to New Sheridan Western Saloon.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Create a Gastropub inspired dish featuring Sarsaparilla.
QUEST JUDGE: Wylie Dufresne.
Also, LAST CHANCE KITCHEN WINNER: Joe Flamm.
- Joe F. get to steal 1 ingredients from each of the chef.
BOTTOM: Adrienne & Joe F..
TOP: Chris, Joe S. & Carrie.
WINNER: Carrie get $10,000.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Create a high concept dish to serve at Alpino Vino, North America's Restaurant at 12,000 feet.
- must include a baked element.
GUEST JUDGE: Paul Liebrandt, Owner of Crumpet Management.
JUDGES' TABLE:
TOP: Joe F., Joe S., & Adrienne.
WINNER: Joe S.
BOTTOM: Chris & Carrie.
ELIMINATED: Chris
EPISODE #12: Sunday Supper. 4 left.
FINAL FOUR: Joe F., Joe S., Adrienne & Carrie.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Create a dish with Rocky Mountain Oysters prepared 2 ways.
BOTTOM: Joe F. & Carrie.
TOP: Adrienne & Joe S.
WINNER: Joe S. - has an advantage.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Family Visit & cooked their favorite home dish.
- Create an innovative dish inspired by your family member's meal.
- Joe get extra time in prep time.
ARRIVED AT: 221 South Oak, Eliza Gavin's place previous S-10 player.
WINNER: Adrienne.
ELIMINATED: Carrie.
EPISODE #13: A Little Place Called Aspen. 3 left.
ARRIVED AT: The Viceroy Hotel at Food & Wine Classic in Aspen.
GOING TO: T-Lazy 7 Ranch, Aspen.
QUICKFIRE CHALLENGE: Catch a trout, then use it to create a dish within 40 minutes.
WINNER: Joe F. has advantage next challenge.
ELIMINATION CHALLENGE: Create a Vegetarian dish for 200 diners at The Food & Wine Classic in Aspen using ONLY a kettle for heat.
Joe's advantage- choose the the extra helps for the chefs.
- Joe F. get Carrie, Adrienne get Bruce & Joe S. get Chris.
JUDGES TABLE:
GUEST JUDGE: Daniel Blue
WINNER: Joe F.
ELIMINATED: Joe S.
EPISODE #14: Finale
FINAL TWO: Joe F. & Adrienne.
- Create the ultimate four-course progressive meal.
- Will get 2 helps: Adrienne pick Chris & Carrie and Joe F. picks Joe S., & Fatima.
JUDGES TABLE:
THE WINNER IS: JOE F.
UPDATED: AS OF 1-11-19
UPDATED: Sorry to hear about her passing.
