TV Top Chef - Season 12 Episode 1 : Sudden Death Top Chef - Season 12 Episode 1 : Sudden Death 6.738/10 by 63 users The wicked-awesome supersized season premiere introduces the 16 chefs from across the country who will be battling it out in Boston. Richard Blais (“Top Chef All-Stars” winner) joins Tom, Padma and Gail at judges table. The chef’testants are immediately thrown into hot water with the series’ first ever Sudden Death Quickfire Challenge where one chef is forced to cook for their life to stay in the competition. For the Elimination Challenge, the chefs must cook and serve a re-imagined version of the first dish they ever remember making, but will this trip down memory lane be a dream come true or a nightmare for the chefs? The challenge plays out at the first ever “Top Chef Food Festival” alongside some of Boston’s most prominent culinary stars including Barbara Lynch, Ming Tsai, Lydia Shire, Jasper White, Todd English, Ken Oringer, Jamie Bissonnette, Kristen Kish and Tiffani Faison. Details Casts Posters Images Title Top Chef - Season 12 Episode 1 : Sudden Death 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 12 :Episode 1 Sudden Death Sudden Death 2014-10-15 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 12 :Episode 2 Boston's Bravest and Finest Boston's Bravest and Finest 2014-10-22 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 12 :Episode 3 The Curse of the Bambino The Curse of the Bambino 2014-10-29 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 12 :Episode 4 12 Chefs Walk Into a Bar... 12 Chefs Walk Into a Bar... 2014-11-05 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 12 :Episode 5 It's War It's War 2014-11-12 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 12 :Episode 6 The First Thanksgiving The First Thanksgiving 2014-11-19 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 12 :Episode 7 Restaurant Wars Restaurant Wars 2014-12-03 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 12 :Episode 8 Clean Up in Aisle 2! Clean Up in Aisle 2! 2014-12-10 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 12 :Episode 9 Big Sausage Big Sausage 2014-12-17 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 12 :Episode 10 For Julia & Jacques For Julia & Jacques 2015-01-07 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 12 :Episode 11 Sous Your Daddy! Sous Your Daddy! 2015-01-14 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 12 :Episode 12 The Final Battle of Bean Town The Final Battle of Bean Town 2015-01-21 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 12 :Episode 13 Getting Prickly in Mexico Getting Prickly in Mexico 2015-01-28 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 12 :Episode 14 Holy Escamoly! Holy Escamoly! 2015-02-04 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 12 :Episode 15 Mano a Mano Mano a Mano 2015-02-11 An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs...