The term foodie has become popular because there are so darn many cooking programs on television now days! A foodie is basically an amateur gourmet. A foodie is someone who loves food, both eating it and making it. Shows like Top Chef are designed to show how difficult it can be to get that special dish...
The term foodie has become popular because there are so darn many cooking programs on television now days! A foodie is basically an amateur gourmet. A foodie is someone who loves food, both eating it and making it. Shows like Top Chef are designed to show how difficult it can be to get that special dish served up, starting with the basics like proper measuring, cooking temperature, timing, and the ability to know what tastes good. Then things get competitive! The idea behind Top Chef is to narrow down the competition by process of elimination until there is one winner. Top prize has been upped from $100,000 to $200,000 plus celebrity appearances and coveted editorials in gourmet type magazines.
Along the way some fail because they don’t belong in the heat of a professional kitchen and some just can’t quite keep up with the rest. Judges have included some big famous names of the culinary world like Emeril Lagasse and Anthony Bourdain who bring their own style of leadership into the mix and make demands that increase the challenges each week. The very competitive world of cooking at the professional level is rewarding and tests the contestants to the limits of their capabilities, and the loser packs up his or her knives and goes home.
Season:Episode
Title
Queue
S09:E18
Reunion
Complete Season
Season 9 Episode 18: Reunion
The 5 Hardest Challenges (02:07)
Behind the Scenes: Casting (07:43)
Behind the Scenes: the Food Depa... (08:04)
Did Sarah Curse Out Emeril? (01:06)
Heather Would Kiss Bev? (01:04)
The Quinceanera Challenge (09:55)
Who's Afraid of the Girls? (02:08)
Crybabies of the Season (01:48)
It Was Hot in Texas (01:33)
The Judges Let Loose (01:25)
On Set at the Reunion (01:32)
Check in On the Chefs (02:58)
Judges' Porn Names (00:50)
S09:E17
Finale
Complete Season
Season 9 Episode 17: Finale
Just Wasn't Sarah's Day (02:10)
Organizing Their Own Teams (01:18)
Paul Is Top Chef! (02:05)
Extended Judges' Table: a New To... (02:31)
Back in the Competition Sort of (01:09)
Being Served by Tom and Emeril (00:43)
S09:E16
Fire and Ice
Complete Season
Season 9 Episode 16: Fire and Ice
Extended Judges' Table: Not Fire... (02:47)
Kicked in the Halibut (02:40)
See Sarah Rollin' (01:01)
A Culinary Relay (01:15)
Where Are the Sous Chefs? (00:43)
S09:E15
Culinary Games
Complete Season
Season 9 Episode 15: Culinary Games
Behind the Scenes: On the Gondola (01:36)
A Cold Finale (04:24)
Extended Judges' Table: Chances ... (02:09)
Freezed Out (02:07)
Out of Their Element (01:57)
Welcome to Whistler! (01:23)
S09:E14
Mentors
Complete Season
Season 9 Episode 14: Mentors
Canned (02:59)
Culinary Collaboration (01:13)
Extended Judges' Table: Right Ba... (02:38)
'Last Chance Kitchen' Winner Rev... (01:34)
The Fifth Chef (00:45)
Place Your Bets! (00:32)
S09:E13
Bike, Borrow & Steal
Complete Season
Season 9 Episode 13: Bike, Borrow & Steal
Extended Judges' Table: Grows To... (02:31)
An Interview With Pee-wee Herman (01:39)
Schmitz Happens (02:17)
Pancakes and Pee Wee Herman! (01:46)
To the Alamo to Cook for Pee Wee (01:07)
S09:E12
Block Party
Complete Season
Season 9 Episode 12: Block Party
Week 12 (11:27)
Behind the Scenes: Make-A-Wish (01:27)
Extended Judges' Table: Flavor o... (02:19)
Freaked Out Over Bees (01:03)
Grayson Goes On the Defense (00:56)
Paul's Lucky Socks (00:36)
Set Phasers to Done (02:08)
Top Chef's Newest Judge (01:10)
Big Plans But No Time (01:44)
Racing the Clock (01:00)
S09:E11
Fit for an Evil Queen
Complete Season
Season 9 Episode 11: Fit for an Evil Queen
Week 11 (09:37)
Behind the Scenes: Building the ... (03:39)
Dinner With the Queen (01:03)
Extended Judges' Table: Pushing ... (02:20)
The Stewroom Band (00:35)
White Out (02:28)
It's Charlize Theron! (00:45)
Waiting Is the Hardest Part (01:26)
S09:E10
Restaurant Wars
Complete Season
Season 9 Episode 10: Restaurant Wars
Week 10 (09:44)
Chuck the Graphic Designer (01:30)
Extended Judges' Table: Inedible... (01:42)
Spit Out (02:10)
Lots of Issues With the Servers (01:00)
S09:E09
BBQ Pit Wars
Complete Season
Season 9 Episode 9: BBQ Pit Wars
Week 9 (09:00)
Extended Judges' Table: Inedible... (02:11)
Grayson's Bullfrog Song (00:33)
The MacGyvers of the Pit (01:05)
Malibu Heads Back to California (02:33)
Cooking With Magic (01:33)
Cooking With Magic (01:33)
The Texas Heat Takes Its Toll (01:42)
The Texas Heat Takes Its Toll (01:42)
S09:E08
Tribute Dinner
Complete Season
Season 9 Episode 8: Tribute Dinner
Week 8 (07:40)
Cash and Immunity or John Besh? (01:18)
Extended Judges' Table: Story Do... (02:16)
Extended Judges' Table: Story Do... (02:16)
Road Trip to Austin (01:07)
Road Trip to Austin (01:07)
Where's the Beef? (02:07)
Where's the Beef? (02:07)
Week 7 (07:00)
Legendary Icon Ms. Patti LaBelle (01:52)
The People Decide the Ingredients (01:41)
S09:E07
Game On
Complete Season
Season 9 Episode 7: Game On
Extended Judges' Table: Padma Go... (01:29)
Game Over (02:25)
Heather Crosses the Line (03:24)
Oh, Deer (01:58)
Thinking Like a Sous Chef (00:59)
S09:E06
Higher Steaks
Complete Season
Season 9 Episode 6: Higher Steaks
Week 6 (07:40)
Battling the Texas Heat (00:56)
Extended Judges' Table: Whitney ... (01:42)
Late, Tater (02:12)
The Mother Sauces (04:59)
Another Top Chef Casualty (01:25)
The Mother of All Quickfires (01:41)
S09:E05
Don't Be Tardy for the Dinner Party
Complete Season
Season 9 Episode 5: Don't Be Tardy for the Dinner Party
Week 5 (06:52)
Texas Law Enforcement Don't Mess... (01:53)
S09:E04
Red Hot Chili Cook Off
Complete Season
Season 9 Episode 4: Red Hot Chili Cook Off
S09:E03
Quinceanera
Complete Season
Season 9 Episode 3: Quinceanera
S09:E02
The Heat Is On
Complete Season
Season 9 Episode 2: The Heat Is On
S09:E01
Everything's Bigger in Texas
Complete Season
Season 9 Episode 1: Everything's Bigger in Texas
S08:E17
Reunion Special
Complete Season
Season 8 Episode 17: Reunion Special
S08:E16
Finale
Complete Season
Season 8 Episode 16: Finale
S08:E15
Last Supper
Complete Season
Season 8 Episode 15: Last Supper
S08:E14
Island Fever
Complete Season
Season 8 Episode 14: Island Fever
S08:E13
Fit for a King
Complete Season
Season 8 Episode 13: Fit for a King
S08:E12
Give Me Your Huddled Masses
Complete Season
Season 8 Episode 12: Give Me Your Huddled Masses
S08:E11
For the Gulf
Complete Season
Season 8 Episode 11: For the Gulf
S08:E10
Lock Down
Complete Season
Season 8 Episode 10: Lock Down
S08:E09
Feeding Fallon
Complete Season
Season 8 Episode 9: Feeding Fallon
S08:E08
An Offer They Can't Refuse
Complete Season
Season 8 Episode 8: An Offer They Can't Refuse
S08:E07
Restaurant Wars: One Night Only
Complete Season
Season 8 Episode 7: Restaurant Wars: One Night Only
S08:E06
We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat
Complete Season
Season 8 Episode 6: We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat
