TV Top Chef - Season 1 Episode 1 : Who Deserves To Be Here Top Chef - Season 1 Episode 1 : Who Deserves To Be Here 6.738/10 by 63 users 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. Details Casts Posters Images Title Top Chef - Season 1 Episode 1 : Who Deserves To Be Here Alternative Titles First Air Date 2006-03-08 Last Air Date 2025-06-05 Number of Episodes 328 Number of Seasons 22 Genres Reality, Networks Bravo, Casts Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Kristen Kish Plot Keywords , Self - Head Judge Tom Colicchio Self - Judge Gail Simmons Self - Host Kristen Kish Episodes List Top Chef Season 1 :Episode 1 Who Deserves To Be Here Who Deserves To Be Here 2006-03-08 An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs... Top Chef Season 1 :Episode 2 Food Of Love Food Of Love 2006-03-15 An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs... Top Chef Season 1 :Episode 3 Nasty Delights Nasty Delights 2006-03-22 An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs... Top Chef Season 1 :Episode 4 Food on the Fly Food on the Fly 2006-03-29 An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs... Top Chef Season 1 :Episode 5 Blind Confusion Blind Confusion 2006-04-05 An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs... Top Chef Season 1 :Episode 6 Guess Who's Coming To Dinner Guess Who's Coming To Dinner 2006-04-12 An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs... Top Chef Season 1 :Episode 7 Restaurant Wars Restaurant Wars 2006-04-19 An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs... Top Chef Season 1 :Episode 8 Wedding Bell Blues Wedding Bell Blues 2006-04-26 An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs... Top Chef Season 1 :Episode 9 Napa's Finest Napa's Finest 2006-05-03 An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs... Top Chef Season 1 :Episode 10 Reunion Reunion 2006-05-10 An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs... Top Chef Season 1 :Episode 11 Finale (1) Finale (1) 2006-05-14 An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs... Top Chef Season 1 :Episode 12 Finale (2) Finale (2) 2006-05-24 An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs...