
“Top Chef” is back with 15 of the country’s best chefs ready to compete in Portland, Oregon. For their first Quickfire Challenge, the cheftestants are immediately thrown into teams and tasked with combining their favorite ingredients together in one cohesive dish for Padma and Portland local Gregory Gourdet. For their Elimination Challenge, the chefs will try not to “quack” under pressure as they’re asked to create a dish featuring one of Portland’s iconic local birds. Their dishes will be served in a blind tasting for the judges and the new dining panel of “Top Chef” all-star winners, finalists and favorites. Season 17 winner Melissa King joins Padma, Tom and Gail at the judges’ table to help decide who will be the first chef to pack their knives and go.
Title | Top Chef - Season 18 Episode 1 : First Impressions |
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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 |
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Episodes List
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Top Chef Season 18 :Episode 1 First Impressions First Impressions
2021-04-01An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs...
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Top Chef Season 18 :Episode 2 Trouble Brewing Trouble Brewing
2021-04-08An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs...
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Top Chef Season 18 :Episode 3 Pan African Portland Pan African Portland
2021-04-15An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs...
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Top Chef Season 18 :Episode 4 Thrown for a Loop Thrown for a Loop
2021-04-22An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs...
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Top Chef Season 18 :Episode 5 Meet You at the Drive-In Meet You at the Drive-In
2021-04-29An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs...
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Top Chef Season 18 :Episode 6 Stumptown U.S.A. Stumptown U.S.A.
2021-05-06An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs...
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Top Chef Season 18 :Episode 7 Feeding the Frontlines Feeding the Frontlines
2021-05-13An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs...
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Top Chef Season 18 :Episode 8 Restaurant Wars Restaurant Wars
2021-05-20An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs...
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Top Chef Season 18 :Episode 9 Portland-ia Portland-ia
2021-05-27An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs...
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Top Chef Season 18 :Episode 10 Tournament of Tofu Tournament of Tofu
2021-06-03An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs...
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Top Chef Season 18 :Episode 11 Blind Ambitions Blind Ambitions
2021-06-10An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs...
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Top Chef Season 18 :Episode 12 The Cheesier the Better The Cheesier the Better
2021-06-17An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs...
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Top Chef Season 18 :Episode 13 Shellfishly Delicious Shellfishly Delicious
2021-06-24An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs...
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Top Chef Season 18 :Episode 14 The Next Top Chef Is... The Next Top Chef Is...
2021-07-01An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs...