Top Chef

In Boston, 16 chefs compete for a shot at culinary stardom; the chefs take part in a food festival.

The chefs create a surf-and-turf dish; teams serve up dishes to Boston police and firemen.

The chefs use ballpark snacks to create fine-dining dishes at Fenway Park.

The chefs must create the ultimate bar snack for guest judge George Wendt ("Cheers").

In a head-to-head challenge, the chefs cook for guest judge Jamie Bissonnette.

The chefs cook a Thanksgiving feast using only ingredients and cooking methods from the 1600s.

The chefs must open their own pop-up restaurants, which includes creating menus and training staff.

Eliminated chefs return, changing the competition; "Top Chef" fans participate in a tasting party.

The chefs are challenged to concoct a tasty sausage dish for NFL player Rob Gronkowski.

Chef Jacques Pepin challenges the chefs to create a dish inspired by Julia Child's techniques.

The chefs are thrown for a loop when family members join them to assist in an Elimination Challenge.

The chefs must prepare an innovative bean dish in honor of "Beantown."

The finalists travel to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where they prepare prickly-pear dishes.

The chefs must create two dishes with chocolate, one sweet and the other savory.

In Mexico, the final two contestants compete for the prestigious title of "Top Chef."