Finale
Season 1, Episode 11
Conclusion. The winning cook is crowned. Lorraine Bracco serves as a guest judge. Prizes include $100,000 to help launch a culinary career.
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Top Chef
Season 1, Episode 10
Part 1 of two. The tension boils over when the three remaining chefs journey to Las Vegas to compete in a room-service challenge. Chef Hubert Keller serves as a guest judge.
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The remaining three aspiring chefs are challenged to craft a tasty recipe from junk food. Afterward, they must create a meal that features a shaving of pricey, highly valued white truffle, which they then present to a group of Napa Valley chefs, including Philippe Jeanty, Keith Luce, Greg Cole, James McDevitt, Cindy Pawlcyn, Victor J. Scargle, Douglas Keane, Todd Humphries and John Ash.
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The remaining chefs are challenged to pitch a wedding-catering concept to a gay couple intending to tie the knot.
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The remaining chefs are challenged to create a gourmet sandwich. Then, drama boils over when the group must devise and execute an innovative restaurant concept.
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Culinary guru Ted Allen (“Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”) challenges the remaining chef aspirants to whip up an inexpensive appetizer. Also: the group is tasked to cater a dinner party.
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The chef wannabes are fed ethnic fare and challenged to identify the ingredients---while blindfolded. Then it's off to the streets of San Francisco, where they serve fusion cuisine from a handcart. Chef Mike Yakura serves as guest judge.
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The remaining chefs are challenged to create tempting dishes using items available in a gas-station convenience store. Later, they are asked to cook for a group of working mothers. Chef Jefferson Hill serves as guest judge.
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Things get a bit fishy when the aspiring chefs must create a tempting seafood plate from octopus. Then, they must prepare a menu for a group of children who prove to be quite demanding. San Francisco chef Laurent Manrique serves as guest judge.
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The remaining chef wannabes are challenged to whip up sweet dishes with erotic overtones. San Francisco pastry chef Elizabeth Falkner serves as a guest judge. Katie Lee Joel hosts.
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After the 12 aspiring cooks are introduced, they must survive 30 minutes under master chef Hubert Keller in the hectic kitchen of a San Francisco eatery. Then, the contestants' signature dishes are judged on their ingredients, preparation, presentation and, most importantly, taste. Katie Lee Joel hosts, with Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons serving as judges.
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