Top Chef

In Kentucky, 15 chefs are off to the races at Churchill Downs for the the ride of their lives.

The chefs head to the Makers Mark distillery to put their spins on a meal full of Kentucky classics.

Chef Eric Ripert sits down with the chefs to enjoy a traditional French Christmas dinner.

The Restaurant Wars challenge comes early; the chefs duke it out in an amuse bouche-based Quickfire.

Tom announces a double elimination piling on even more pressure.

The chefs make dishes based on Prohibition Era cocktails for a Roaring Twenties party.

Lena Waithe challenges the chefs to make a trademark dish; butcher Dario Cecchini breaks down a cow.

The chefs are split into teams and tasked with throwing houseboat parties on Lake Cumberland.

In Nashville, Tenn., the chefs cook onstage at the Grand Ole Opry for singer Hunter Hayes.

Coach John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats host a concession-stand cook-off in Rupp Arena.

The chefs tackle fried chicken; then, they highlight boxer Muhammad Ali, aka the Louisville Lip.

The chefs use ingredients harvested from their gardens; the chefs bid on luxury ingredients.

The final five chefs travel to the Chinese territory of Macau; they celebrate the Chinese New Year.

The chefs must cook with a smelly fruit; the chefs blend their own heritage with Chinese flavors.

It's the final showdown; the remaining chefs must create the best four-course meal of their lives.