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Top Chef Season 3 Episodes
Season 3 Episode Guide
17 Episodes 2007 - 2007
Episode 1
4-Star All Stars
Wed, Jun 6, 200745 mins
Eight former Top Chef contestants -- four from season one, another four from season two -- return for a team cook-off competition. Also, the season three contestants are introduced.
Episode 2
First Impressions
Wed, Jun 13, 200745 mins
The top 15 competing chefs are officially introduced, after having served as judges for the previous episode, 4-Star All Stars. A Quickfire Challenge is then announced, where the chefs have 10 minutes to create an amuse bouche from the ingredients which they sampled at their welcome party; a second rule is established: they can only use the implements provided by the caterers. After the Quickfire Challenge winner is picked, the contestants are whisked back to their digs at the Fontainebleau Resort in Miami. The next morning, the chefs face off in the Elimination Challenge, a protein-heavy buffet of unusual ingredients in which they are to create their best version of Surf 'n Turf. With 30 dollars to shop for extra ingredients and 2 hours to prepare, they serve the four judges, which includes special guest Anthony Bourdain.
Episode 3
Sunny Delights
Wed, Jun 20, 200745 mins
The 14 remaining chefs compete in a Quickfire Challenge where citrus is the key ingredient to victory. In the Elimination Challenge, the object is to make the best "upscale" dish for a champagne BBQ attended by Miami socialites.
Episode 4
Family Favorites
Wed, Jun 27, 200745 mins
13 potential Top Chefs remain. For this episode's Quickfire Challenge, each contestant has 30 seconds to net as much shellfish as they can, then they have 30 minutes to prepare a dish. Chef Alfred Portale of Gotham Bar and Grill is the guest judge, and he alone picks the Quickfire winner. In the Elimination Challenge, the competing chefs must take a range of "family favorite dishes" -- pork chops and apple sauce, sloppy joes, etc. -- and convert them into healthier offerings. They cook for members of the Miami Elks Club Lodge.
Episode 5
Cooking by Numbers
Wed, Jul 11, 200745 mins
The 12 remaining contestants cook alongside mixologist Jamie Walker, and then showcase their abilities for members of a Miami gastronomic society, as well as guest judge Barton G. Weiss of the restaurant Barton G.
Episode 6
Latin Lunch
Wed, Jul 18, 200745 mins
11 chefs remain, and this week, the Quickfire Challenge puts their dessert-making skills to the test; in the Elimination Challenge, Telemundo's top stars help determine who will advance to the next round. DUO restaurant co-owner Maria Frumkin is the guest judge.
Episode 7
Watch What Happens
Wed, Jul 25, 200745 mins
The drama is served hot on Bravo's "Top Chef: New York: Watch What Happens Reunion." Bravo executive Andy Cohen hosts a candid gathering of season one - three's chef'testants and judges - host Padma Lakshmi, head judge Tom Colicchio and judges Gail Simmons and Toby Young. Cohen will answer viewers' burning questions and dish on season one - three's good, bad and overcooked.
Episode 8
Freezer Burn
Wed, Aug 1, 200756 mins
The sixth installment of Bravo's "Top Chef 3 Miami" touches on the senses as the chefs compete for immunity and must identify ingredients by sight or taste.
Episode 9
Guilty Pleasures
Wed, Aug 8, 200745 mins
A sweet tooth is mandatory in the latest "Top Chef 3 Miami" quickfire challenge, which involves toppings and ice cream.
Episode 10
Restaurant Wars
Wed, Aug 15, 200745 mins
In the Quickfire Challenge, the 8 remaining contestants face-off to make the best burger for special guest Daniel Boulud. Then, the chefs pair off into 2 teams of 4 for the Elimination Challenge, "Restaurant Wars," where they have to design the physical space and the 4-course menus for their respective establishments.
Episode 11
Second Helping
Wed, Aug 22, 200745 mins
This episode could also be called "Restaurant Wars: Part 2." After unsatisfactory results in the previous episode, the two teams are given a second chance to impress a dining room full of guests at their respective restaurants. The team who wins the Quickfire Challenge (in which the teams are pitted against one another in a contest of kitchen athleticism) is granted the services of guest sommelier Stephen Asprinio, a contestant from the first season of Top Chef. In the Elimination Challenge, the restaurants go head-to-head to see who will be sent home.
Episode 12
Chef Overboard
Wed, Sep 5, 200745 mins
The remaining chefs must prove they have aisle style and get creative at the supermarket in the 10th episode of "Top Chef 3 Miami."
Episode 13
Snacks on a Plane
Wed, Sep 12, 200745 mins
It was a competition from the get-go as the chefs were awoken to the grumbles of Padma's stomach. She was hungry, and the chefs had to make her breakfast using their Breville blenders. While there didn't really seem to be a bad dish in the bunch, Hung's steak and eggs and Grand Marnier shake was victorious. Padma then informed the chefs that they would be going on a trip. But what she didn't tell them was that the real challenge would occur on the plane itself parked at Newark Liberty International Airport. The chefs worked with the culinary crew at Continental Airlines to create dishes that could be served to their Business Class members, and would be tested by their own elite flight attendants. While Casey's dish inspired guest judge Anthony Bourdain's palate and earned her her second win in a row, CJ's never made it off the runway.
Episode 14
Manhattan Project
Wed, Sep 19, 200745 mins
The remaining five chefs finally land in New York City. After taking in the sights and some street meat, they're off to their Quickfire at the famous Le Cirque, where they are greeted by renowned owner Sirio Maccioni. The chefs are treated to a special halibut dish, which they then have to re-create. Hung's dish is deemed closest to the original, while Sara is unable to complete the task -- the first of many problems. The chefs then head to Lee Anne's second home, The French Culinary Institute. There, Padma tells them that they will have to make a dish using chicken, potatoes, and onions for the culinary legends and professors of the FCI. Hung's chicken skin chip finally gets him a win and a trip to the finale in Aspen, as do Casey's, Dale's, and Brian's dishes. All Sara's poorly-executed Jamaican-inspired dish gets her is a one-way trip home.
Episode 15
Finale: Part 1
Wed, Sep 26, 200745 mins
The four remaining chefs head to Aspen, Colorado for the semifinal and the decision of who the final two will be.
Episode 16
Finale: Part 2
Tue, Oct 2, 200754 mins
And then there were two. Find out who can take the heat and who must relinquish the coveted title of Bravo's Top Chef in the final episode of Top Chef 3 Miami.
Episode 17
Reunion
Mon, Oct 1, 200745 mins
It's a "dish" unlike any other on Bravo's "Top Chef: Watch What Happens Special." Bravo's pop culture pundit and programming executive Andy Cohen hosts a candid gathering of season three's chef ?testants and judges; host Padma Lakshmi, head-judge Tom Colicchio, judge Gail Simmons and culinary expert Ted Allen. Cohen will get viewers burning questions answered and dish over season three?s good, bad and overcooked. Viewers will also see exclusive clips that didn?t make the final cut. The winner of Bravo's "Fan Favorite" will also be announced during the reunion special.