TV Top Chef - Season 9 Episode 5 : Don't Be Tardy for the Dinner Party Top Chef - Season 9 Episode 5 : Don't Be Tardy for the Dinner Party 6.738/10 by 63 users The chefs must create a dish using what they can find in a standard survival kit, then they have to shift gears and cater dinner to high society. Details Casts Posters Images Title Top Chef - Season 9 Episode 5 : Don't Be Tardy for the Dinner Party 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 9 :Episode 1 Everything's Bigger in Texas Everything's Bigger in Texas 2011-11-02 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 9 :Episode 2 The Heat Is On The Heat Is On 2011-11-09 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 9 :Episode 3 Quinceanera Quinceanera 2011-11-16 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 9 :Episode 4 Red Hot Chili Cook Off Red Hot Chili Cook Off 2011-11-23 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 9 :Episode 5 Don't Be Tardy for the Dinner Party Don't Be Tardy for the Dinner Party 2011-11-30 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 9 :Episode 6 Higher Steaks Higher Steaks 2011-12-07 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 9 :Episode 7 Game On Game On 2011-12-14 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 9 :Episode 8 Tribute Dinner Tribute Dinner 2011-12-21 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 9 :Episode 9 BBQ Pit Wars BBQ Pit Wars 2012-01-04 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 9 :Episode 10 Restaurant Wars Restaurant Wars 2012-01-11 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 9 :Episode 11 Fit For an Evil Queen Fit For an Evil Queen 2012-01-18 An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs... Top Chef Season 9 :Episode 12 Block Party Block Party 2012-01-25 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 9 :Episode 13 Bike, Borrow & Steal Bike, Borrow & Steal 2012-02-01 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 9 :Episode 14 Mentors Mentors 2012-02-08 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 9 :Episode 15 Culinary Games Culinary Games 2012-02-15 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 9 :Episode 16 Fire and Ice Fire and Ice 2012-02-22 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 9 :Episode 17 Finale Finale 2012-02-29 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 9 :Episode 18 Reunion Reunion 2012-03-07 An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs...