Top Chef: D.C. is the seventh season of American reality television series Top Chef

Top Chef

Top Chef is an American reality competition show that airs on the cable television network Bravo, in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges. They are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry with one or more contestants...

and was filmed first in Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....

 and concluded in Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

. The season premiered on Bravo on June 16, 2010 and ended on September 15, 2010.

Judges, guest judges and special appearances

• Tom Colicchio
  Tom Colicchio
  Thomas Patrick "Tom" Colicchio is an American celebrity chef. He co-founded the Gramercy Tavern in New York City, and formerly served as a co-owner and as the executive chef. He is also the founder of Craft and Colicchio & Sons restaurants...
  
   (Head Judge)
• Padma Lakshmi
  Padma Lakshmi
  Padma Parvati Lakshmi also Padma, Lady Rushdie is an American cookbook author, actress, model and television host. She has been the host of the US reality television program Top Chef since season two in 2006, for which she received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for...
  
   (Host)
• Gail Simmons
  Gail Simmons
  Gail Simmons is a trained culinary expert, food writer and television personality, and is the Special Projects Director with Food & Wine magazine...
  
   (Judge)
• Eric Ripert
  Eric Ripert
  Eric Ripert is a chef, author and television personality specializing in modern French cuisine and renowned for his work with seafood. His flagship restaurant, Le Bernardin, located in New York City, is routinely ranked among the best restaurants in the world by Restaurant magazine's and S...
  
   (Judge)

Ripert is new to the show as a judge in Season 7. Colicchio, Lakshmi and Simmons returned from Season 6.

Guest judges

• Sam Kass (Ep. 2 Quickfire and Elimination)
• Johnny Iuzzini (Ep. 3 Quickfire)
• Jonathan Waxman
  Jonathan Waxman
  Jonathan Waxman is an American chef who was one of the pioneers of California cuisine and is credited with being the first to bring its style, fusing French cooking techniques with the freshest local ingredients, to New York....
  
   (Ep. 3 Elimination)
• Nora Pouillon (Ep. 4 Elimination)
• Beth Scott (Ep. 4 Elimination)
• Bryan Voltaggio
  Bryan Voltaggio
  Bryan Voltaggio is an American chef residing in Urbana, Maryland. He received an AOS in culinary arts from The Culinary Institute of America and was mentored by chef Charlie Palmer. Voltaggio was the runner-up of the sixth season of Top Chef, Bravo's cooking competition show, placing second to his...
  
   (Ep. 4 Elimination)
• Mike Isabella (Ep. 4 Elimination)
• Spike Mendelsohn (Ep. 4 Elimination)
• Patrick O'Connell
  Patrick O'Connell (chef)
  Patrick O’Connell is the chef and proprietor of The Inn at Little Washington, a country inn and restaurant in the town of Washington in Virginia's Rappahannock County. O’Connell was not classically trained as a chef. His training began at fifteen when he worked after school at a neighborhood...
  
   (Ep. 5 Quickfire and Elimination)
• Michelle Bernstein
  Michelle Bernstein
  Michelle Bernstein is a James Beard Foundation Award-winning chef from Miami, Florida, known for her Latin-style flavors of cooking.-Biography:...
  
   (Ep. 6 Quickfire and Elimination)
• Rep. Aaron Schock
  Aaron Schock
  Aaron Schock is the United States Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Peoria and includes part of Springfield. At the age of , Schock is currently the youngest U.S. representative and the first member of the U.S. Congress born...
  
   (Ep. 7 Quickfire)
• Sen. Mark Warner
  Mark Warner
  Mark Robert Warner is an American politician and businessman, currently serving in the United States Senate as the junior senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Warner was the 69th governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006 and is the honorary chairman of...
  
   (Ep. 7 Elimination)
• Mika Brzezinski
  Mika Brzezinski
  Mika Emilie Leonia Brzezinski is an American television news journalist at MSNBC. Brzezinski is co-host of MSNBC's weekday morning program Morning Joe, where she provides regular commentary and reads the news headlines for the program...
  
   (Ep. 7 Elimination)
• Joe Scarborough
  Joe Scarborough
  Charles Joseph "Joe" Scarborough is an American cable news and talk radio host, lawyer, author, and former politician. He is currently the host of Morning Joe on MSNBC, and previously hosted Scarborough Country on the same channel...
  
   (Ep. 7 Elimination)
• John Podesta
  John Podesta
  John David Podesta was the fourth and final White House Chief of Staff under President Bill Clinton, from 1998 until 2001. He is the president of the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank in Washington, D.C., and is also a Visiting Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law...
  
   (Ep. 7 Elimination)
• Bruce Bozzi (Ep. 7 Elimination)
• Kelly O'Donnell
  Kelly O'Donnell
  -Occupation:*Is a political reporter for NBC News.**She appears on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Today -Occupation:*Is a political reporter for NBC News.**She appears on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Today -Occupation:*Is a political reporter for NBC News.**She appears on NBC...
  
   (Ep. 7 Elimination)
• Luke Russert
  Luke Russert
  Luke Russert is an American television and radio personality. He has followed in the footsteps of his father, Tim Russert, who was prominent in the television news industry. His mother is Maureen Orth, special correspondent for Vanity Fair. He has co-hosted a sports talk program on XM radio with...
  
   (Ep. 7 Elimination)
• Savannah Guthrie
  Savannah Guthrie
  Savannah Guthrie is an American journalist and attorney, working for NBC News.After serving as a White House correspondent between 2008 and 2011 and as co-anchor of the MSNBC program The Daily Rundown between 2010 and 2011, Guthrie was announced as the co-host of Todays third hour alongside...
  
   (Ep. 7 Elimination)
• Art Smith
  Art Smith (chef)
  Charles Arthur "Art" Smith is an American chef who has worked for former Florida governor Bob Graham and Jeb Bush and until 2007 was personal chef to Oprah Winfrey...
  
   (Ep. 7 Elimination)
• Marcus Samuelsson
  Marcus Samuelsson
  Marcus Samuelsson is a Swedish chef and co-owner of Aquavit restaurant in New York City and C-House Restaurant, located in the Affinia Hotel in Chicago.-Early life and career:...
  
   (Ep. 8 Quickfire and Elimination)
• José Andrés
  José Andrés
  José Ramón Andrés Puerta , known as José Andrés, is a Spanish chef often credited for bringing the small plates dining concept to America...
  
   (Ep. 8 Elimination)
• Nancy Pelosi
  Nancy Pelosi
  Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi is the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives and served as the 60th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011...
  
   (Ep. 9 Quickfire)
• Frank Bruni
  Frank Bruni
  Frank Anthony Bruni is an American journalist. He was the chief restaurant critic of The New York Times, a position he held from 2004 to 2009. In May 2011, he became the first openly gay Op-Ed columnist of The New York Times....
  
   (Ep. 9 Elimination)
• Wylie Dufresne
  Wylie Dufresne
  Wylie Dufresne is the chef and owner of wd~50 restaurant in Manhattan. Dufresne is a leading American proponent of molecular gastronomy, the movement to incorporate science and new techniques in the preparation and presentation of food.-Early life:...
  
   (Ep. 10 Quickfire and Elimination)
• Leon Panetta
  Leon Panetta
  Leon Edward Panetta is the 23rd and current United States Secretary of Defense, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama since 2011. Prior to taking office, he served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency...
  
   (Ep. 10 Elimination)
• Rick Moonen
  Rick Moonen
  Rick Moonen is a celebrated seafood chef and an early champion of sustainable fishing practices.Moonen graduated first in his class from the Culinary Institute of America and then went on to work at New York City’s La Côte Basque, Le Cirque and The Water Club where he commanded the kitchen for six...
  
   (Ep. 11 Quickfire and Elimination)
• Dana Cowin (Ep. 12 Quickfire and Ep. 13 Elimination)
• Buzz Aldrin
  Buzz Aldrin
  Buzz Aldrin is an American mechanical engineer, retired United States Air Force pilot and astronaut who was the Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing in history...
  
   (Ep. 12 Elimination)
• Anthony Bourdain
  Anthony Bourdain
  Anthony Michael "Tony" Bourdain is an American chef, author and television personality. He is well known for his 2000 book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, and is the host of Travel Channel's culinary and cultural adventure program Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.A...
  
   (Ep. 12 Elimination)
• KF Seetoh (Ep. 13 Quickfire and Elimination)

Contestants

17 chefs competed in Season 7. Names, ages, hometowns, and cities of residence (at time of filming) are from the Bravo website. In the order eliminated:

• John Somerville, 42 — Resides in: West Bloomfield, Michigan
  West Bloomfield Township, Michigan
  West Bloomfield Charter Township is an affluent charter township in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan, within the Detroit metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the township had a population of 64,690. As of 2008, West Bloomfield Township was ranked the 8th highest income city in the...
  
   (Hometown: Ohio
  Ohio
  Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
  
  )
• Jacqueline Lombard, 33 — Resides in: Brooklyn, New York (Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts)
• Tracey Bloom, 33 — Resides in: Atlanta, Georgia
  Atlanta, Georgia
  Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
  
   (Hometown: Rochester, New York
  Rochester, New York
  Rochester is a city in Monroe County, New York, south of Lake Ontario in the United States. Known as The World's Image Centre, it was also once known as The Flour City, and more recently as The Flower City...
  
  )
• Lynne Gigliotti, 51 — Resides in: Hyde Park, New York
  Hyde Park, New York
  Hyde Park is a town located in the northwest part of Dutchess County, New York, United States, just north of the city of Poughkeepsie. The town is most famous for being the hometown of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt....
  
   (Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
  
  )
• Arnold Myint, 32 — Resides in: Nashville, Tennessee
  Nashville, Tennessee
  Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
  
  
• Timothy Dean, 39 — Resides in: Baltimore, Maryland (Hometown: Washington, D.C.
  Washington, D.C.
  Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
  
  )
• Tamesha Warren, 24 — Resides in: Washington, D.C.
  Washington, D.C.
  Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
  
   (Hometown: Barbados
  Barbados
  Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
  
  )
• Andrea Curto-Randazzo, 39 — Resides in: Miami Beach, Florida
  Miami Beach, Florida
  Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on a barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter which separates the Beach from Miami city proper...
  
   (Hometown: Vero Beach, Florida
  Vero Beach, Florida
  Vero Beach is a city in Indian River County, Florida, USA. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 16,939. It is the county seat of Indian River County...
  
  )
• Stephen Hopcraft, 40 — Resides in: Las Vegas, Nevada
  Las Vegas, Nevada
  Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
  
   (Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
  Cleveland, Ohio
  Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
  
  )
• Kenny Gilbert, 36 — Resides in: Telluride, Colorado
  Telluride, Colorado
  The town of Telluride is the county seat and most populous town of San Miguel County in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Colorado. The town is a former silver mining camp on the San Miguel River in the western San Juan Mountains...
  
   (Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
  Cleveland, Ohio
  Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
  
  )
• Alex Reznik, 33 — Resides in: Hollywood, California (Hometown: Brooklyn, New York)
• Amanda Baumgarten, 27 — Resides in: Los Angeles, California
  Los Angeles, California
  Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
  
  
• Tiffany Derry
  Tiffany Derry
  Tiffany Derry is a Dallas chef who is well known for her appearances on Top Chef. She was born on December 26, 1982 in Beaumont, Texas. Derry competed in Top Chef Season 7 in Washington, D.C. and won fan favorite after placing fifth. She also competed among the All-Star chefs in Season 8 and...
  
  , 26 — Resides in: Dallas, Texas
  Dallas, Texas
  Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
  
   (Hometown: Beaumont, Texas
  Beaumont, Texas
  Beaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 118,296 at the 2010 census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the...
  
  ) -- Fan Favorite
• Kelly Liken
  Kelly Liken
  Kelly Liken is an American chef and restaurant owner. She has appeared as a contestant on the television shows Top Chef, and Iron Chef America.-Personal life:...
  
  , 33 — Resides in Vail, Colorado
  Vail, Colorado
  The Town of Vail is a Home Rule Municipality in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population of the town was 4,589 in 2005. The town was established and built as the base village to Vail Ski Resort, with which it was originally conceived...
  
   (Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
  Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
  
  )
• Angelo Sosa
  Angelo Sosa
  Angelo Sosa is an American chef who appeared on the seventh season of the Bravo reality television show Top Chef. He finished as a runner-up, losing to Kevin Sbraga....
  
  , 34 — Resides in: New York City, New York (Hometown: Durham, Connecticut
  Durham, Connecticut
  Durham is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. Durham is a former farming village on the Coginchaug River in central Connecticut. The population was 6,627 at the 2000 census. Every autumn, the town hosts the Durham Fair, the largest volunteer agricultural fair in New...
  
  ) -- Runner-up
• Ed Cotton
  Ed Cotton
  Ed Cotton is a Boston chef who competed on Top Chef, season 7 and was a runner-up to Kevin Sbraga along with Angelo Sosa. He has also appeared on Food Network's Iron Chef America as Cat Cora's sous chef...
  
  , 32 — Resides in: Queens, New York (Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts) -- Runner-up
• Kevin Sbraga
  Kevin Sbraga
  Kevin Sbraga is a New Jersey chef and the winner of Top Chef Season 7, Washington D.C. Sbraga is the Executive Chef at Rat’s Restaurant at the Grounds for Sculpture in Hamilton. He attended culinary school at Johnson and Wales in Miami, Florida and received his BS in Culinary Arts.- References...
  
  , 30 — Resides in: Willingboro, New Jersey -- Winner

Contestant progress

Contestant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
Quickfire Winner(s)	Angelo	Angelo Tracey	Kenny	Kenny Tamesha	Ed	Kelly	Angelo	Tiffany	Amanda Kelly Kenny Kevin	Tiffany	Ed	Angelo	Ed	None
Kevin	HIGH	IN	LOW	LOW	HIGH	WIN	LOW	HIGH	LOW	IN	LOW	IN	IN	WINNER
Ed	IN	LOW	HIGH	IN	IN	IN	HIGH	LOW	WIN	HIGH	WIN	IN	WIN	RUNNER-UP
Angelo	WIN	IN (-)	HIGH	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	HIGH	LOW	LOW	WIN	IN	RUNNER-UP
Kelly	IN	WIN	IN	WIN	HIGH	SAFE	LOW	HIGH	LOW	HIGH	LOW	IN	OUT
Tiffany	IN	HIGH	IN	IN	IN	HIGH	HIGH	WIN	HIGH	WIN	HIGH	OUT
Amanda	IN	LOW	HIGH	IN	LOW	IN	IN	IN	LOW	LOW	OUT
Alex	HIGH	IN	IN	IN	IN	IN	WIN	LOW	HIGH	OUT
Kenny	HIGH	LOW	IN	LOW	WIN	LOW	IN	IN	OUT
Stephen	LOW	IN (-)	LOW	IN	LOW	IN	IN	OUT
Andrea	IN	IN	IN	WIN	HIGH	IN	OUT
Tamesha	IN	IN (-)	IN	IN	IN	OUT
Timothy	LOW	IN	LOW	IN	OUT
Arnold	IN	HIGH	WIN	OUT
Lynne	IN	HIGH	IN	OUT
Tracey	IN	IN (-)	OUT
Jacqueline	LOW	OUT
John	OUT

(WINNER) The chef won the season and was crowned Top Chef.

(RUNNER-UP) The chef was a runner-up for the season.

(WIN) The chef won that episode's Elimination Challenge.

(HIGH) The chef was selected as one of the top entries in the Elimination Challenge, but did not win.

(LOW) The chef was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge, but was not eliminated.

(OUT) The chef lost that week's Elimination Challenge and was out of the competition.

(IN) The chef neither won nor lost that week's Elimination Challenge. They also were not up to be eliminated.

[IN (+)] The chef won a pair or team challenge but was not chosen as one of the judges' favorites.

[IN (-)] The chef lost a pair or team challenge but was not selected as one of the judges' least favorites.

(SAFE) The chef won the Quickfire Challenge, which exempted them from participation in the Elimination Challenge.

Episodes

Each episode includes two challenges. The Quickfire Challenge is a short, simple challenge with a varying reward each week; in the initial episodes of the season, it usually guarantees the winner immunity

Immunity (reality television)

Immunity in reality television is a concept that is widely used in weekly elimination-type reality television shows by which a contestant participating in such a show may not be "kicked off" or eliminated from competition in a particular time period...

 from being sent home that week; however, in the latter stages, the Quickfire winner is given an advantage in the upcoming Elimination Challenge. It also has been made clear that Quickfire winners this season may receive other rewards, including cash prizes. The Elimination Challenge is a more complex challenge that determines who goes home. One or more judges join the show each week to evaluate both the Quickfire and Elimination challenges. Each week's elimination is announced in a segment called "Judges' Table."

Episode 1: House of Chef-presentatives

• Quickfire Challenge: The 17 chefs are to compete in a three-round mise en place
  Mise en place
  Mise en place is a French phrase defined by the Culinary Institute of America as "everything in place", as in set up. It is used in professional kitchens to refer to organizing and arranging the ingredients that a cook will require for the menu items that he or she expects...
  
   tournament. The high-stakes Quickfire prize is $20,000; there is no immunity.
  • Round One: Peel 10 potatoes; fastest 12 move on to Round Two.
  • Round Two: Brunoise
    Brunoise
    Brunoise is a culinary knife cut in which the food item is first julienned and then turned a quarter turn and diced again, producing cubes of a side length of about 3 mm or less on each side or 1/6 inch cubes. In France, a "brunoise" cut is smaller, 1 to 2 mm on each side. Common items to be...
    
     10 cups of onions; fastest eight move on to Round Three.
  • Round Three: Break down four whole chickens; fastest four move on to the final round.

The final four chefs are given 30 minutes to make a dish with the ingredients from the first three rounds, plus items from the Top Chef pantry.

• Top: Angelo, Kenny
• Bottom: Kevin, Timothy
  • WINNER: Angelo (Roasted Chicken with Curried Onion Jam)
• Elimination Challenge: The chefs each create a dish that represents where they are from for 300 guests at an event during the Cherry Blossom Festival
  National Cherry Blossom Festival
  The National Cherry Blossom Festival is a spring celebration in Washington, D.C., commemorating the March 27, 1912, gift of Japanese cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the city of Washington...
  
  . The chefs are divided into four groups, each chef competing head-to-head with the others in his or her group. The chef in each group with the best dish is eligible for the win; the chef with the poorest dish in each group is subject to elimination. The four Quickfire finalists are allowed to choose the chefs against whom they would compete to form the four teams.
• WINNER: Angelo (Arctic Char with Pickled Shallots, Chile Tapioca and Smoked Bacon Froth)
• ELIMINATED: John (Maple Mousse Napoleon with Crisp Macadamia Nuts and Vanilla Sauce)
• Original Airdate: June 16, 2010

Episode 2: Outside the Lunch Box

• Quickfire Challenge: The chefs must create a "bipartisan" sandwich by working in pairs while joined by a double apron allowing each chef the use of one hand.
  • Top: Angelo/Tracey; Ed/Kenny
  • Bottom: Jacqueline/Stephen; Lynne/Tiffany
    • WINNER: Angelo and Tracey (Sandwich with Flounder Marinated in Fish Sauce, Spicy Sriracha Mayo, Pickled Red Onions and Herbaceous Salad)
• Elimination Challenge: In teams of four, the chefs must create a healthy four-course school lunch for kids consisting of an entrée, two side dishes, and a dessert, with each chef responsible for one dish.
• WINNER: Kelly (Braised Pork Carnitas Tacos with Pickled Onions and Cilantro on Oat Tortillas)
• ELIMINATED: Jacqueline (Banana Pudding with Skim Milk, Strawberries and Strawberry Sauce)
• Guest Judge: Sam Kass (Assistant White House Chef)
• Original Airdate: June 23, 2010

Episode 3: Capitol Grill

• Quickfire Challenge: The chefs must create a pie without a recipe.
  • Top: Kelly, Kenny, Stephen
  • Bottom: Alex, Ed, Tracey
    • WINNER: Kenny (Bananas Foster Pie with Currants and Chinese Five Spice)
• Elimination Challenge: The chefs must cater an American picnic for Capitol Hill interns that includes one main dish and two side dishes.
• WINNER: Arnold (Sesame Lamb Meatball, Tabouli Salad and Gazpacho)
• ELIMINATED: Tracey (Italian Sausage Slider, Tomato, Cucumber and Red Onion Salad)
• Guest Judges: Johnny Iuzzini (Quickfire Challenge), Jonathan Waxman
  Jonathan Waxman
  Jonathan Waxman is an American chef who was one of the pioneers of California cuisine and is credited with being the first to bring its style, fusing French cooking techniques with the freshest local ingredients, to New York....
  
   (Elimination Challenge)
• Original Airdate: June 30, 2010

Episode 4: Room Service

• Quickfire Challenge: The chefs must prepare an adult dish and a baby-friendly purée version, with Tom and Padma each selecting. The winners receive $10,000 each, but no immunity.
  • Top: (Tom) - Lynne, Tamesha; (Padma) - Angelo, Kenny
  • Bottom: (Tom) - Alex, Timothy; (Padma) - Kelly, Kevin
    • WINNERS: Tamesha (Salmon with Vegetable Chowder and Lobster Stock, Thai Basil and Licorice Oil) and Kenny (Curried Chicken, Mango Salad, Confit
      Confit
      Confit is a generic term for various kinds of food that have been immersed in a substance for both flavor and preservation. Sealed and stored in a cool place, confit can last for several months...
      
       of Butternut Squash and Maitake Mushrooms)
• Elimination Challenge: In a tournament-style elimination, the chefs worked in pairs to prepare breakfast, lunch, and dinner for people on the go, to be placed on the Hilton Hotel's
  Hilton Hotels
  Hilton Hotels & Resorts is an international chain of full-service hotels and resorts founded by Conrad Hilton and now owned by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton hotels are either owned by, managed by, or franchised to independent operators by Hilton Worldwide. Hilton Hotels became the first coast-to-coast...
  
   menu. Seven pairs prepared breakfast, with the top two safe; the remaining five prepared lunch, with two more safe. The final three prepared dinner, with the poorest team eliminated. The team with the best dish in the competition were selected as winners, and the dish placed on the hotel's menu. The two chefs of the winning team are also awarded separate trips, blindly selected, to either Italy (Kelly) or Spain (Andrea).

• Breakfast Round (Safe): Amanda/Stephen; Tiffany/Timothy
• Lunch Round (Safe): Alex/Ed; Angelo/Tamesha
• Dinner Round (Safe): Andrea/Kelly; Kenny/Kevin
  • WINNERS: Andrea and Kelly (Braised Beef Short Rib, Polenta, Shiitake
    Shiitake
    The Shiitake is an edible mushroom native to East Asia, which is cultivated and consumed in many Asian countries, as well as being dried and exported to many countries around the world. It is a feature of many Asian cuisines including Vietnamese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Thai...
    
     Mushrooms and Citrus Gremolata
    Gremolata
    Gremolata or gremolada is a chopped herb condiment typically made of lemon zest, garlic, and parsley. It is a traditional accompaniment to the Milanese braised veal shank dish ossobuco alla milanese.-Ingredients:...
    
    )
  • ELIMINATED: Arnold and Lynne (Pineapple Red Curry Mussels with Squid Ink Pasta and Focaccia)
  • Guest Judges: Nora Pouillon, Beth Scott (Hilton Hotels International), Mike Isabella, Bryan Voltaggio
    Bryan Voltaggio
    Bryan Voltaggio is an American chef residing in Urbana, Maryland. He received an AOS in culinary arts from The Culinary Institute of America and was mentored by chef Charlie Palmer. Voltaggio was the runner-up of the sixth season of Top Chef, Bravo's cooking competition show, placing second to his...
    
    , Spike Mendelsohn
  • Original Airdate: July 7, 2010

Episode 5: Farm Policy

• Quickfire Challenge: The chefs must create a dish featuring Maryland blue crab.
  • Top: Angelo, Ed, Kenny
  • Bottom: Amanda, Andrea, Kevin
    • WINNER: Ed (Jumbo Lump Crab with Thai Basil, Mango and Cucumber salad)
• Elimination Challenge: The chefs must work as a team to create a family-style farm lunch.
• WINNER: Kenny (Hot and Sour Curried Eggplant with Peppers and Carrot Tops)
• ELIMINATED: Timothy (Roasted Turnips and Asparagus with Honey)
• Guest Judge: Patrick O'Connell
  Patrick O'Connell (chef)
  Patrick O’Connell is the chef and proprietor of The Inn at Little Washington, a country inn and restaurant in the town of Washington in Virginia's Rappahannock County. O’Connell was not classically trained as a chef. His training began at fifteen when he worked after school at a neighborhood...
  
  
• Original Airdate: July 14, 2010

Episode 6: Cold War

• Quickfire Challenge: The chefs attempt to create a dish using strange or exotic proteins, until Padma enters and orders them to trade with a neighboring chef. Options include yak
  Yak
  The yak, Bos grunniens or Bos mutus, is a long-haired bovine found throughout the Himalayan region of south Central Asia, the Tibetan Plateau and as far north as Mongolia and Russia. In addition to a large domestic population, there is a small, vulnerable wild yak population...
  
  , Cayman crocodile, ostrich
  Ostrich
  The Ostrich is one or two species of large flightless birds native to Africa, the only living member of the genus Struthio. Some analyses indicate that the Somali Ostrich may be better considered a full species apart from the Common Ostrich, but most taxonomists consider it to be a...
  
  , frog legs
  Frog legs
  Frogs' legs are one of the better-known delicacies of French and Cantonese cuisine. They are also eaten in other regions, such as Thailand, Vietnam, the region of Alentejo in Portugal, Spain, Slovenia, northwest Greece, and the Piemonte region in Italy, as well as the Southern regions of the...
  
  , emu
  Emu
  The Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae) is the largest bird native to Australia and the only extant member of the genus Dromaius. It is the second-largest extant bird in the world by height, after its ratite relative, the ostrich. There are three subspecies of Emus in Australia...
  
   egg, duck
  Duck
  Duck is the common name for a large number of species in the Anatidae family of birds, which also includes swans and geese. The ducks are divided among several subfamilies in the Anatidae family; they do not represent a monophyletic group but a form taxon, since swans and geese are not considered...
  
   white kidney (testicles), duck tongue, and foie gras
  Foie gras
  Foie gras ; French for "fat liver") is a food product made of the liver of a duck or goose that has been specially fattened. This fattening is typically achieved through gavage corn, according to French law, though outside of France it is occasionally produced using natural feeding...
  
  . The winning chef is exempt from the Elimination Challenge.
  • Top: Amanda, Kelly, Tamesha
  • Bottom: Alex, Andrea, Stephen
• WINNER: Kelly (Emu Egg Omelet with Goat Cheese and Harissa
  Harissa
  Harissa is a Tunisian hot chili sauce commonly eaten in North Africa whose main ingredients are piri piri , serrano peppers and other hot chili peppers and spices such as garlic paste, coriander, red chili powder, caraway as well as some vegetable or olive oil...
  
   Vinaigrette)
• Elimination Challenge: The chefs are divided into two groups to prepare individual dishes best served cold. The opposing group of chefs joins the panel of judges (including Kelly) to examine their competitor's dishes. A top dish and a worst dish are nominated from each team.
• WINNER: Kevin (Tuna and Veal with Romaine Leaves, Pine Nuts and Mediterranean Condiments)
• ELIMINATED: Tamesha (Scallops with Pickled Rhubarb, Cilantro, Basil and Long Pepper in Rhubarb Jus)
• Guest Judge: Michelle Bernstein
  Michelle Bernstein
  Michelle Bernstein is a James Beard Foundation Award-winning chef from Miami, Florida, known for her Latin-style flavors of cooking.-Biography:...
  
  
• Original Airdate: July 21, 2010

Episode 7: Power Lunch

• Quickfire Challenge: The chefs are tasked with creating a dish served on a toothpick, mirroring the "toothpick rule" which states that congressmen cannot accept meals from lobbyists not eaten with a toothpick. The winner receives $20,000.
  • Top: Angelo, Kevin, Stephen
  • Bottom: Alex, Ed, Kelly
• WINNER: Angelo (Cucumber Cup with Spiced Shrimp and Cashew)
• Elimination Challenge: The chefs take over the kitchen at the Washington outpost of The Palm steakhouse
  The Palm (restaurant)
  The Palm is an American fine-dining steakhouse that opened in 1926. It is located in New York City at 837 Second Avenue.Since its beginnings, management has opened additional restaurants throughout the United States, Puerto Rico and Mexico...
  
   for a lunch service. Each chef is randomly assigned one of five classic proteins served at The Palm: salmon, porterhouse steak, swordfish, lamb chops and lobster. Winner gets their dish on the Palm menu and their portrait on the wall.
• WINNER: Alex (Applewood Smoked Salmon with Black Forbidden Rice and English Pea Purée)
• ELIMINATED: Andrea (Pan-Seared Swordfish with "Risotto-Style" Couscous, Asparagus and Vanilla-Mustard Beurre Blanc)
• Guest Judges: Congressman Aaron Schock
  Aaron Schock
  Aaron Schock is the United States Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district is based in Peoria and includes part of Springfield. At the age of , Schock is currently the youngest U.S. representative and the first member of the U.S. Congress born...
  
  , Art Smith
  Art Smith (chef)
  Charles Arthur "Art" Smith is an American chef who has worked for former Florida governor Bob Graham and Jeb Bush and until 2007 was personal chef to Oprah Winfrey...
  
  , Mark Warner
  Mark Warner
  Mark Robert Warner is an American politician and businessman, currently serving in the United States Senate as the junior senator from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Warner was the 69th governor of Virginia from 2002 to 2006 and is the honorary chairman of...
  
  , Mika Brzezinski
  Mika Brzezinski
  Mika Emilie Leonia Brzezinski is an American television news journalist at MSNBC. Brzezinski is co-host of MSNBC's weekday morning program Morning Joe, where she provides regular commentary and reads the news headlines for the program...
  
  , Joe Scarborough
  Joe Scarborough
  Charles Joseph "Joe" Scarborough is an American cable news and talk radio host, lawyer, author, and former politician. He is currently the host of Morning Joe on MSNBC, and previously hosted Scarborough Country on the same channel...
  
  , John Podesta
  John Podesta
  John David Podesta was the fourth and final White House Chief of Staff under President Bill Clinton, from 1998 until 2001. He is the president of the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank in Washington, D.C., and is also a Visiting Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law...
  
  , Bruce Bozzi, Kelly O'Donnell
  Kelly O'Donnell
  -Occupation:*Is a political reporter for NBC News.**She appears on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Today -Occupation:*Is a political reporter for NBC News.**She appears on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, Today -Occupation:*Is a political reporter for NBC News.**She appears on NBC...
  
  , Luke Russert
  Luke Russert
  Luke Russert is an American television and radio personality. He has followed in the footsteps of his father, Tim Russert, who was prominent in the television news industry. His mother is Maureen Orth, special correspondent for Vanity Fair. He has co-hosted a sports talk program on XM radio with...
  
  , Savannah Guthrie
  Savannah Guthrie
  Savannah Guthrie is an American journalist and attorney, working for NBC News.After serving as a White House correspondent between 2008 and 2011 and as co-anchor of the MSNBC program The Daily Rundown between 2010 and 2011, Guthrie was announced as the co-host of Todays third hour alongside...
  
  
• Original Airdate: July 28, 2010

Episode 8: Foreign Affairs

• Quickfire Challenge: The chefs were asked to create an Ethiopian-inspired dish.
  • Top: Amanda, Angelo, Tiffany
  • Bottom: Alex, Kevin, Stephen
• WINNER: Tiffany (Beef Goulash with Poached Egg, Currants, Peppers and Yogurt)
• Elimination Challenge: The chefs must make a dish inspired by a foreign country they selected to serve at the Meridian Center for thousands of diplomats.
• WINNER: Tiffany (Mexico
  Mexico
  The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
  
  : Chicken Tamales with Queso Fresco and Tomatillo Sauce)
• ELIMINATED: Stephen (Brazil
  Brazil
  Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
  
  : Flank Steak in Chimichurri Sauce with Black Peas and Rice)
• Winner's Prize: $10,000
• Guest Judges: Marcus Samuelsson
  Marcus Samuelsson
  Marcus Samuelsson is a Swedish chef and co-owner of Aquavit restaurant in New York City and C-House Restaurant, located in the Affinia Hotel in Chicago.-Early life and career:...
  
  , José Andrés
  José Andrés
  José Ramón Andrés Puerta , known as José Andrés, is a Spanish chef often credited for bringing the small plates dining concept to America...
  
   (Elimination Challenge)
• Original Airdate: August 4, 2010

Episode 9: Restaurant Wars

• Quickfire Challenge: After drawing knives, Kevin and Ed got to pick their teams for the Quickfire Challenge. Each team must create one dish and compete in a tag-team cook-off. Each chef from each team has 10 minutes to cook (40 minutes total) while the remaining chefs must wear blindfolds and cannot communicate with the cooking chef. Winning team splits $10,000.
  • Blue Team: Kenny, Amanda, Kevin, Kelly (Sautéed Shrimp, Angel Hair Pasta, Mustard Sauce and Crispy Basil)
  • Red Team: Tiffany, Alex, Ed, Angelo (Roasted Red Snapper, Wilted Greens and Maitake Mushrooms)
    • WINNERS: Amanda, Kelly, Kenny, and Kevin
• Elimination Challenge: Following the Restaurant Wars tradition, the teams from the Quickfire Challenge must each create a restaurant name, concept, and menu. Kelly and Alex assumed front of house
  Front of House
  Front of house is primarily a theatrical term, referring to the portion of the building that is open to the public. In theatre and live music venues, it typically refers to the auditorium and foyer, as opposed to the stage and backstage areas...
  
   positions for their respective teams.

EVOO: Alex, Angelo, Ed, Tiffany

• 1st Course: Confit of Tomato Soup, Squash and Olive Crouton (Angelo) or Crudo of Black Bass and Yellowtail Snapper with Meyer Lemon-Caper Relish (Tiffany)
• 2nd Course: Striped Bass, Stewed Spinach, Chorizo and Clams (Tiffany) or Slow-Baked Turbot, Eggplant Caviar and Black Olive Jus (Ed)
• 3rd Course: Pan-Seared Lamb Chop, English Pea Pureé, Smoked Bacon and Parmesan Foam (Alex) or Seared Rib Eye Steak, Crushed Walnut Potatoes and Balsamic Fig Reduction (Angelo, Ed)

Twenty One 21: Amanda, Kelly, Kenny, Kevin

• 1st Course: Chilled Sweet Corn Soup with Maryland Blue Crab Salad (Kelly) or Beet Salad with Warm Chorizo-Citrus Vinaigrette (Kenny)
• 2nd Course: Oakwood Grilled Strip Steak with Roasted Sunchoke and Maitake Mushrooms (Amanda) or Pan-Roasted Halibut, Fennel Marmalade and Tomato-Fennel Emulsion (Kevin)
• 3rd Course: Crispy Aged Goat Cheese and Strawberry-Rhubarb Relish (Kenny) or Dark Chocolate Ganache Tart and Blackberry-Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream (Kelly)
  • WINNING TEAM: EVOO
• WINNER: Ed
• ELIMINATED: Kenny of Twenty One 21
• Winner's Prize: Trip to Terlato Vineyards in Napa
  • Guest Judges: Nancy Pelosi
    Nancy Pelosi
    Nancy Patricia D'Alesandro Pelosi is the Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives and served as the 60th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011...
    
     (Quickfire Challenge), Frank Bruni
    Frank Bruni
    Frank Anthony Bruni is an American journalist. He was the chief restaurant critic of The New York Times, a position he held from 2004 to 2009. In May 2011, he became the first openly gay Op-Ed columnist of The New York Times....
    
     (Elimination Challenge)
  • Original Airdate: August 11, 2010

Episode 10: Covert Cuisine

• Quickfire Challenge: The chefs must create a dish using the contents of a "mystery box", with more and more boxes arriving throughout their designated cooking time. The winner gets $10,000.
  • Top: Kevin, Tiffany
  • Bottom: Alex, Amanda
• WINNER: Tiffany (Fish Stew with Hominy, Fava Beans, Saffron and Black Garlic)
• Elimination Challenge: The chefs must take a classic dish and create a "new identity" for it.
• WINNER: Tiffany (Gyro
  Gyro
  - Science and technology :* An abbreviation for gyroscope, an orientation-stabilizing device* An abbreviation for autogyro, a type of rotary-wing aircraft* The casually used brand name of a detangler mechanism, part of a stunt-adapted BMX bicycle...
  
  : Roasted Leg of Lamb with Smoky Eggplant, Tomatoes and Pickled Onions)
• ELIMINATED: Alex (Veal
  Veal
  Veal is the meat of young cattle , as opposed to meat from older cattle. Though veal can be produced from a calf of either sex and any breed, most veal comes from male calves of dairy cattle breeds...
  
   Parmigiana
  Parmigiana
  Parmigiana is a Southern Italian dish made with a shallow-fried sliced filling, layered with cheese and tomato sauce, then baked. Parmigiana made with a filling of aubergine is the earliest version...
  
  : Veal and Parmigiano Cheese Tortelloni with Tomato Sauce and Tempura Cheese)
• Winner's Prize: Trip to Paris, France
• Guest Judges: Wylie Dufresne
  Wylie Dufresne
  Wylie Dufresne is the chef and owner of wd~50 restaurant in Manhattan. Dufresne is a leading American proponent of molecular gastronomy, the movement to incorporate science and new techniques in the preparation and presentation of food.-Early life:...
  
  , Leon Panetta
  Leon Panetta
  Leon Edward Panetta is the 23rd and current United States Secretary of Defense, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama since 2011. Prior to taking office, he served as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency...
  
   (Elimination Challenge)
• Original Airdate: August 18, 2010

Episode 11: Making Concessions

• Quickfire Challenge: The chefs must create a dish based on a common food-based idiom.
  • Top: Ed, Kevin
  • Bottom: Amanda, Kelly
• WINNER: Ed ("Hot Potato": Herb and Roasted Garlic Gnocchi, Spring Vegetables, and Mushroom Fricassee)
• Elimination Challenge: The chefs must work as a team to operate a concession stand, with a minimum of six dishes, for a baseball game at Nationals Park.
• WINNER: Ed (Shrimp and Corn Risotto Fritters with Jalapeño Aioli)
• ELIMINATED: Amanda (Yellowfish Tuna Tartare with Fennel, Meyer Lemon, and Fava Bean Purée)
• Winner's Prize: Trip to Australia
• Guest Judge: Rick Moonen
  Rick Moonen
  Rick Moonen is a celebrated seafood chef and an early champion of sustainable fishing practices.Moonen graduated first in his class from the Culinary Institute of America and then went on to work at New York City’s La Côte Basque, Le Cirque and The Water Club where he commanded the kitchen for six...
  
  
• Original Airdate: August 25, 2010

Episode 12: Gastro-nauts

• High Stakes Quickfire Challenge: The chefs must choose a wine and create an amazing dish to pair it with. Winner gets a trip to London.
  • Top: Angelo, Tiffany
  • Bottom: Kevin, Kelly
• WINNER: Angelo (Sautéed Foie Gras with Black Salt and Fennel Salad)
• Elimination Challenge: At NASA, the chefs are asked to create a dish that can be served at zero gravity.
• WINNER: Angelo (Ginger-Lacquered Short Ribs and Horseradish Créme Fraîche)
• ELIMINATED: Tiffany (Pan-Seared Alaskan Halibut with Coconut Curry, Snow Pea
  Snow pea
  The snow pea is a legume, more specifically a variety of pea eaten whole in its pod while still unripe...
  
   Shoots and Jasmine Rice
  Jasmine rice
  Jasmine rice , sometimes known as Thai fragrant rice, is a long-grain variety of rice that has a nutty aroma and a subtle pandan-like flavor caused by 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline.Jasmine rice is originally from Thailand...
  
  )
• Guest Judges: Anthony Bourdain
  Anthony Bourdain
  Anthony Michael "Tony" Bourdain is an American chef, author and television personality. He is well known for his 2000 book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, and is the host of Travel Channel's culinary and cultural adventure program Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.A...
  
  , Dana Cowin, Buzz Aldrin
  Buzz Aldrin
  Buzz Aldrin is an American mechanical engineer, retired United States Air Force pilot and astronaut who was the Lunar Module pilot on Apollo 11, the first manned lunar landing in history...
  
  
• Original Airdate: September 1, 2010

Episode 13: Season Finale, Part I

• Quickfire Challenge: The chefs must create traditional Singapore street food using a wok
  Wok
  A wok is a versatile round-bottomed cooking vessel originating in China. It is used especially in East and Southeast Asia.Woks are most often used for stir frying, but can also be used in other Chinese cooking techniques, such as in steaming, deep frying, braising, stewing, smoking, or making soup...
  
  . For the first time in the history of Top Chef, the winner of the final Quickfire Challenge wins a guaranteed spot in the finals.
• WINNER: Ed (Stir-Fry Noodles with Black Pepper Sauce, Lobster and Gai Lan
  Kai-lan
  Kai-lan, also known as Chinese broccoli, is a leaf vegetable featuring thick, flat, glossy blue-green leaves with thick stems and a small number of tiny, almost vestigial flower heads similar to those of broccoli. Broccoli and kai-lan belong to the same species Brassica oleracea, but kai-lan is in...
  
  )
• Elimination Challenge: Working as one team, all four chefs must create a cohesive menu celebrating Singaporean cuisine for an event hosted by Food and Wine magazine.
• WINNER: Ed (Banana Fritter with Red Chili Paste; Sweet and Sour Pork with Crispy Rice and Potato Cakes, Gai Lan)
• ELIMINATED: Kelly (Chilled Cucumber-Yogurt Soup, Bitter Melon Salad; Seared Prawns, Spicy Red Coconut Curry, Crispy Prawn Heads)
• Guest Judge: KF Seetoh
• Original Airdate: September 8, 2010

Episode 14: Season Finale, Part II

• Final Challenge: The final three chefs are told to cook the best four-course meal of their lives incorporating a vegetable, red mullet, duck, and dessert, with the help of a previous Top Chef winner chosen via knife pull. Ed drew Ilan Hall
  Ilan Hall
  Ilan D. Hall is an American chef, best known as the winner of the second season of the Bravo television network's reality series Top Chef.Hall is a native of Great Neck, New York...
  
  , Angelo drew Hung Huynh
  Hung Huynh
  Hung Huynh is a Vietnamese-American chef, and in 2007 was the winner of the third season of Top Chef, the reality cooking competition show on Bravo....
  
  , and Kevin drew Michael Voltaggio
  Michael Voltaggio
  Michael Voltaggio is an American chef residing in Pasadena, California. Voltaggio is the winner of the sixth season of Top Chef, Bravo's cooking competition reality show, where he competed with his brother, Bryan Voltaggio...
  
  .
  • Angelo:
    • First Course: Grilled, Pickled Royale Mushrooms with Fresh Noodles, Pork Belly Char Siu Bao, and Watermelon Tea
    • Second Course: Asian-style Bouillabaisse over Sautéed Rouget and Poached Cuttlefish
    • Third Course: Sautéed Duck and Foie Gras with Cinnamon Marshmallow and Tart Cherry Shooter
    • Fourth Course: "Thai Jewel" - Coconut-Vanilla Cream and Shaved Ice with Exotic Fruits and Saffron
  • Ed:
    • First Course: Chilled Summer Corn Velouté with Fried Black Cockles
    • Second Course: Bacon-Wrapped Slipper Lobster, Char-grilled Cuttlefish and Stuffed Rouget
    • Third Course: Duo of Duck: Roasted Breast and Braised Stuffed Neck with Baby Spinach
    • Fourth Course: Sticky Toffee Date Cake with Fleur de Sel Crème Chantilly
  • Kevin:
    • First Course: Eggplant, Zucchini and Roasted Pepper Terrine with Pickled Tomatoes and Black Garlic Puree
    • Second Course: Pan-seared Rouget with Cuttlefish "Noodles", Pork Belly, Slipper Lobster and Cigala
    • Third Course: Roasted Duck with Duck Dumplings, Caramelized Bok Choy and Orange Coriander Sauce
    • Fourth Course: "Singapore Sling 2010" with Coconut Panna Cotta and Tropical Fruits
• TOP CHEF: Kevin
• RUNNERS-UP: Ed and Angelo
• Original Airdate: September 15, 2010

External links

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