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Top Chef

  • TV-14
  • 2006–
  • 23 seasons
  • Reality
  • 6.9

An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry with one or more contestants eliminated in each episode.

Episodes

Top Chef: San Francisco is the first season of American reality television series Top Chef and was based first in San Francisco, California, filmed at Paulding & Company, A Creative Kitchen, in Emeryville, and concluded in Las Vegas, Nevada. The season premiered on Bravo on March 8, 2006 and ended on May 24, 2006. Season 1 of Top Chef was taped in October and November 2005 in San Francisco, California. Twelve contestants from around the United States lived together in a house for approximately 21 days competing in a series of challenges. The prize money awarded to the Top Chef was $100,000. The weekly series was hosted by Katie Lee Joel with regular judges chef Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons of Food & Wine Magazine. The winning recipe from each week's episode is featured on Bravo's Top Chef website.

12 episodes
  1. 1Who Deserves To Be Here

    42 minMar 8, 2006

    In the first episode of the series we meet the 12 contestants. For the quickfire challenge they are tested in Fleur de Lys (a San Fransisco restaurant). For the elimination challenge each chef must make their specialty.

  2. 2Food Of Love

    42 minMar 15, 2006

    For this episode the contestants have to impress Elizabeth Falkner the owner of Citizen Cake. For the elimination challenge the turn up the heat with a "Sexy Dessert" contest for a fetish party for Mistress S.

  3. 3Nasty Delights

    42 minMar 22, 2006

    For the quickfire challenge the contestants have to cook with octopus. For the elimination round the contestants are put into two teams: Red and Blue. They have to cook monk fish specialties for the kids at the Boys and Girls Club of America.

  4. 4Food on the Fly

    42 minMar 29, 2006

    For the quickfire challenge the contestants are brought to a convenience store to buy ingredients for their dish. For the elimination round the contestants must create a delicious entree that can be reheated in a microwave for women at a local Junior League.

  5. 5Blind Confusion

    42 minApr 5, 2006

    For the quickfire challenge, the contestants are brought into an isolated room with many random exotic foods. They have to guess what they are with a blindfold on. For the elimination challenge the contestants are put into pairs and have to make fusion dishes with Latin and one other type of cuisine.

  6. 6Guess Who's Coming To Dinner

    42 minApr 12, 2006

    For the quickfire challenge the contestants are put under some serious money restraints. They have to choose from ingredients that are put in front of them that are priced by the pound and can only spend up to three dollars, but all the food on the Top Chef pantry was free.

  7. 7Restaurant Wars

    42 minApr 19, 2006

    For the quickfire challenge the contestants must make a gourmet sandwich. The winner doesn't get immunity but a sandwich on chef Tom Colicchio's menu at his new sandwich restaurant. For the Elimination Challenge the contestants are put into teams and have to basically create a restaurant and menu. The restaurants would be set up in two different rooms in the same building, both visible from the entrance. The menus will be displayed in the waiting area so the customers can choose which restaurant they want to eat at, then rate their dining experience.

  8. 8Wedding Bell Blues

    42 minApr 26, 2006

    Teams compete for the chance to cater a commitment ceremony.

  9. 9Napa's Finest

    42 minMay 3, 2006

    The four remaining contestants cook for some of Napa Valley's most respected chefs.

  10. 10Reunion

    42 minMay 10, 2006

    Contestants reminisce about the competition.

  11. 11Finale (1)

    42 minMay 14, 2006

  12. 12Finale (2)

    42 minMay 24, 2006

    The final two contestants compete in the last elimination round to see who will become Top Chef.

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Series cast

Tom ColicchioSelf - Head Judge342 episodes
Gail SimmonsSelf - Judge327 episodes
Padma LakshmiSelf - Host288 episodes
Emeril LagasseSelf - Guest Judge70 episodes
Hugh AchesonSelf - Judge68 episodes
Richard BlaisSelf - Guest Judge64 episodes
Kristen KishSelf - Host63 episodes
Graham ElliotSelf - Judge43 episodes
Dale TaldeSelf - Contestant37 episodes
Melissa KingHerself - Guest Judge34 episodes
Ted Allen33 episodes
Bryan VoltaggioHimself - Contestant32 episodes
Toby YoungSelf - Judge31 episodes
Brian MalarkeySelf - Contestant30 episodes
Gregory GourdetSelf - Contestant29 episodes
Amar SantanaSelf - Contestant29 episodes
Buddha LoSelf - Contestant28 episodes
Brooke WilliamsonSelf - Guest Judge21 episodes

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