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  1. Episode 14 The Final Plate
    Top Chef Season-Finale Recap: The Promise of Greatness The competitors battle it out on one final meal, a four-course progressive dinner for all the marbles.
  2. Episode 13 Cactus Makes Perfect
    Top Chef Recap: Tucson Time After studying the culture and traditions of Tucson, the chefs are focused and ready to push through the few remaining obstacles.
  3. Episode 12 We’re On a Boat
    Top Chef Recap: Last Call in Houston The final challenge in Houston brings out nerves in everyone, but one chef in particular rises to the occasion.
  4. Episode 11 Family Vacation
    Top Chef: Houston Recap: Son of a Beach A perfectly timed family challenge finally brings out a little personality in our competitors.
  5. Episode 10 Dinner in Zero Gravity
    Top Chef: Houston Recap: Interstellar Inspiration We’ve gone so many episodes without a single “Houston, we have a problem” joke, but tonight’s the night with an inspiring NASA challenge.
  6. Episode 9 Freedmen’s Town
    Top Chef: Houston Recap: Heart and Soul Food I’m sure Padma is relieved to focus on veggies after a season full of beef and chili and queso and over-the-top decadence.
  7. Episode 8 Restaurant Wars
    Top Chef: Houston Recap: Smell Ya Later Jackson’s big secret is finally revealed.
  8. Episode 7 Swallow The Competition
    Top Chef: Houston Recap: Life Finds a Way There’s no denying that the focus on culturally specific challenges has been a pleasure to watch.
  9. Episode 6 Texas Trailblaze-Hers
    Top Chef: Houston Recap: Ladies Night An episode of Top Chef that Jo March would have thoroughly enjoyed.
  10. Episode 5 Don’t Mess With BBQ
    Top Chef: Houston Recap: BBQ Beatdown Barbecuing in Texas is a nerve-racking business for our chefs.
  11. Episode 4 Doppelgängers
    Top Chef: Houston Recap: Seeing Double The best challenge yet inspires the chefs to think differently and makes for a fun episode.
  12. Episode 3 Noodles and Rice and Everything Nice
    Top Chef: Houston Recap: A Night (Market) on the Town For the first time this season, the chefs are judged individually in a challenge designed to expand their idea of Houston cooking.
  13. Episode 2 Friday Night Bites
    Top Chef: Houston Recap: Clear Plates, Full Hearts, Can’t Lose Decadence and football are celebrated in the Top Chef kitchen this week.
  14. Episode 1 Primal Instincts
    Top Chef: Houston Season-Premiere Recap: Primal Fear A roster full of talented contestants and a demanding opening challenge kick off Top Chef: Houston with an impressive premiere.
  1. Episode 14 Cruising to a Win
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Finale Recap: Yes, Chef A slightly mid season leads to a pleasant but not-too-memorable finale.
  2. Episode 13 Set Sail
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Fish Food An extremely uneven semifinal round ends with the expulsion of a comeback kid.
  3. Episode 12 Goodbye Wisconsin
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Story Tasters I can confidently confirm that jalapeño does not taste like hearts of palm.
  4. Episode 11 Lay It All on the Table
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: A Blank Canvas The chefs play with their food in one of this season’s rare conceptually successful episodes.
  5. Episode 10 Door County Fish Boil
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Family-Reunion Time Boiled fish? Apparently it’s a thing.
  6. Episode 9 The Good Land
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Whole New Show This is a classic example of the chefs “doing too much” and struggling to get their dishes together.
  7. Episode 8 Restaurant Wars
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Conceptual Clumsiness This season’s Restaurant Wars offers a classic example of a team not hitting the challenge brief and succeeding all the same.
  8. Episode 7 Sausage Race
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Sausage Showdown A high-anxiety challenge and a huge comeback might just be what we need to inject some healthy competition into the season.
  9. Episode 6 Chaos Cuisine
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Under Pressure It’s difficult to judge the chefs when the point of the challenge is so confusing.
  10. Episode 5 Supper Club
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Join the Club Laura must be stopped.
  11. Episode 4 The Wright Stuff
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Shaking Things Up Why is Top Chef making these tweaks to the format? It already works. Just leave it!
  12. Episode 3 Take It Cheesy
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: The Great Croquette Confluence Some of the same faces are already popping up in the top and the bottom, as the chefs most willing to take risks begin to pull away.
  13. Episode 2 Living the High Life
    Top Chef Recap: Raising the Bar Snacks The show becomes a more recognizable version of itself as the Wisconsin season settles into its groove.

The Latest on Top Chef

  1. no chef!
    Top Chef Serves Up Chaos MenuThe venerable cooking competition returns in reinvention mode, but its newly Bear-ified visual style feels undercooked.
    By Roxana Hadadi
  2. obits
    Celebrity Chef Michael Chiarello Dead at 61Chiarello died of anaphylactic shock, per a statement from Gruppo Chiarello.
    By Bethy Squires
  3. kristen + chef
    Kristen Kish to Host Top Chef in Cheese LandSeason 21 heads to Wisconsin, new host in tow.
    By Jason P. Frank
  4. emergency discussion
    It’s the End of Top Chef As We Know ItWith Padma Lakshmi’s departure, the venerable series is losing something irreplaceable. But its latest season hints at an even deeper identity crisis.
    By Roxana Hadadi, Nicholas Quah, and Jason P. Frank
  5. end of an era
    Padma Lakshmi to Pack Her Knives and Leave Top ChefThankfully, she has “a seat at the judges’ table anytime.”
    By Jason P. Frank
  6. vulture lists
    Top Chef Celebrity Guest Judges, RankedJennifer Coolidge, Patti LaBelle, Joe Jonas, and — of course — Anthony Bourdain.
    By Jihane Bousfiha
  7. top o’ the chef to ya
    Top Chef Season 20 Channels U.K. vs. the WorldSet in London, featuring all-stars from across the globe.
    By Jason P. Frank
  8. top chef: houston
    Sarah Welch Had No Idea What She Was In For on Last Chance KitchenThe Top Chef runner-up on her long road back to the main competition, her favorite finale dish, and her “butcher-shop mentality.”
    By Shannon Carlin
  9. apologies
    Top Chef Winner Gabe Erales Is ‘Sorry’ After Sexual Misconduct Allegations“My personal growth will be a perpetual apology in seeking forgiveness.”
    By Rebecca Alter
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    How My Love of Reality TV Led Me to HayuThe streaming service lets international fans of unscripted fare binge Housewives to their heart’s content.
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