TV Top Chef - Season 17 Episode 11 : Michael's Santa Monica Top Chef - Season 17 Episode 11 : Michael's Santa Monica 6.738/10 by 63 users Tom makes his final decision from Last Chance Kitchen on who should return to the competition. Then the chefs take off in a Quickfire with Padma and Jonathan Waxman making a two-course Business-Class dish for an airline. For their final challenge in Los Angeles before jetting off to Italy for the finale, the chefs go to Michael’s Santa Monica, where they meet Chef and Restaurateur Michael McCarty, the legendary pioneer of California Cuisine. With only five chefs moving onto the finals, the chefs will have to reimagine one of Michael’s iconic dishes from across the years and serve it to a table of celebrated alumni of Michael’s kitchen, including Roy Yamaguchi, Jonathan Waxman, Sang Yoon, Mark Peel and Brooke Williamson. Details Casts Posters Images Title Top Chef - Season 17 Episode 11 : Michael's Santa Monica 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 17 :Episode 1 It’s Like They Never Left! It’s Like They Never Left! 2020-03-19 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 17 :Episode 2 The Jonathan Gold Standard The Jonathan Gold Standard 2020-03-26 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 17 :Episode 3 Strokes of Genius Strokes of Genius 2020-04-02 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 17 :Episode 4 You're So Fresh! You're So Fresh! 2020-04-09 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 17 :Episode 5 Bring Your Loved One to Work Bring Your Loved One to Work 2020-04-16 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 17 :Episode 6 Get Your Phil Get Your Phil 2020-04-23 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 17 :Episode 7 Pitch Perfect Pitch Perfect 2020-04-30 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 17 :Episode 8 Restaurant Wars Restaurant Wars 2020-05-07 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 17 :Episode 9 Cabin Fever Cabin Fever 2020-05-14 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 17 :Episode 10 Colossal Coliseum Kaiseki Colossal Coliseum Kaiseki 2020-05-21 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 17 :Episode 11 Michael's Santa Monica Michael's Santa Monica 2020-05-28 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 17 :Episode 12 Lucca Lucca 2020-06-04 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 17 :Episode 13 Parma Parma 2020-06-11 An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs... Top Chef Season 17 :Episode 14 Finito! Finito! 2020-06-18 An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs...