Top Chef

Aspiring chefs compete for their shot at culinary stardom.

The chefs are challenged in the Quickfire to put their own spin on the Tex-Mex classic queso. For the Elimination Challenge, the competition heads to the field of a high school football stadium.

For their first individual challenge of the season, the chefs are surprised in the kitchen by “Top Chef” Miami winner Hung Huynh and challenged to make an Asian-inspired dish.

The chefs are joined by local chef Chris Williams in the Quickfire Challenge.

Brooke Williamson tasks the chefs with putting their own spin on a brisket dish.

The chefs must draw inspiration from the lives of some of Texas’s most influential women in order to impress a table of trailblazers, including Cecille Richards, Suzette Quintanill and Sheryl Swoopes as well as guest judges Christine Ha and Tiffany Derry.

The chefs need to make a stew that pairs perfectly with traditional Nigerian swallows.

The chefs are put to the ultimate test; they have to build restaurants from the ground up; Top Chef's signature challenge levels up yet again, requiring the chefs to satisfy their VIP counter and a dining room full of guests.

The chefs are tasked with creating a monochromatic plant-based dish for their Quickfire Challenge; for the Elimination Challenge, the chefs are tasked with creating dishes that speak to their souls for a block party fundraiser.

The chefs get an early start as they head to the Houston farmers market to meet Padma and Quickfire guest judge Claudette Zepeda. For this Quickfire Challenge, the chefs have to put their own fresh take on fajitas.

It’s time to hit the beach. The Chefs head to the Gulf of Mexico in Galveston Texas, but they won’t have any time to relax. Chef Shota Nakajima is here to present them with their next Quickfire Challenge:

After saying goodbye to their loved ones and another fellow competitor, the chefs receive an ominous gift from Tom, who tells them to get up early and meet him at the docks.

The final four chefs are headed to Tucson. For their last Quickfire Challenge, they’ll make the trip to El Charro, the oldest family-run Mexican restaurant in the country, where legendary chef Carlotta Flores challenges them to create a dish featuring her Carne Seca.

The finalists prepare themselves for the most important cook of their lives. They’ll have to leave it all on the plate in order to wow Padma, Tom, Gail, and guest judges Stephanie Izard and Eric Ripert.