Tag: Gail Simmons

Top Chef: Same Mistakes

Top Chef: All-Stars History Never Repeats Here is a quick run down on the two challenges: Quickfire Challenge: Create a dish that represents your season’s city Elimination Challenge: Turn the dish that sent you home into a success The first episode is filled with meeting a bunch of people...

Top Chef: All-American Food

Top Chef: Washington D.C. Capitol Grill Here is a quick run down on the two challenges: Quickfire Challenge: Make a Pie from Scratch Elimination Challenge: Prepare a picnic for Capitol Hills interns that includes 1 main dish and 2 sides This season, the chefs seem pretty catty towards one...

Top Chef: Healthy & Nutritious Lunch

Top Chef: Washington D.C. Outside the Lunch Box Here is a quick run down on the two challenges: Quickfire Challenge: Chefs must pair up to create a sandwich. Elimination Challenge: Create a healthy school lunch with a budget of $2.60 per child I liked the challenges, especially the healthy...

Top Chef: Melting Pot

Top Chef: Washington D.C. House of Chef-presentatives Here is a quick run down on the two challenges: Quickfire Challenge: Mise en place tournament Elimination Challenge: Create a dish that reflects where you’re from In these early episodes, they have too many chefs to show the judges talking about each...

Top Chef: Crush Worthy

Top Chef: Las Vegas Season Finale Part 1 Here is a quick run down on the two challenges: Quickfire Challenge: Create a dish that features Napa’s signature crop, the grape Elimination Challenge: Cater a Crush party for 150 people This is the episode where the chefs actually got a...

Top Chef: Platter Perfection

Top Chef: Las Vegas Culinary Olympics Here is a quick run down on the two challenges: Quickfire Challenge: Create a version of Gavin’s Bocuse D’Or dish Elimination Challenge: Create a regal presentation platter with 1 protein & 2 garnishes This was the last challenge in Vegas before the finalists...

Top Chef: Veggie Time!

Top Chef: Las Vegas Meat Natalie Here is a quick run down on the two challenges: Quickfire Challenge: TV Guide Quickfire – Reinvent a classic TV dinner Elimination Challenge: Cook at Craftsteak at MGM Grand I love when the show throws what should be obvious twists out to the...

Top Chef: Roughing It

Top Chef: Las Vegas Camping Here is a quick run down on the two challenges: Quickfire Challenge: Viewer’s Choice: Cook with cactus Elimination Challenge: Prepare a high-end lunch for Chef Love & two dozen cowboys Some might complain that the camping challenge isn’t the best way to show how...

Top Chef: Fancy French Cooking

Top Chef: Las Vegas Vivre Las Vegas Here is a quick run down on the two challenges: Quickfire Challenge: Create a dish using escargot in 45 minutes Elimination Challenge: French pairing – protein & sauce I believe I read it in one of the comments on a Top Chef...

Top Chef: Whole Lot of Scrumptiousness

Top Chef: Las Vegas Thunderbirds Here is a quick run down on the two challenges: Quickfire Challenge: Create an “out of this world” dish featuring potatoes Elimination Challenge: Create a meal for 300 airmen at Nellis Air Force Base At the beginning of the episode, Preeti and Laurine were...