Season two has arrived, and not content to sit on their laurels, Magical Elves has cooked up new Challenges, Quickfires and intense pressures for the chefs, as well as allowed some familiar faces back into the kitchen.
This time around there are only 22 chefs, and the heats will play out over four weeks, instead of six. The two chefs with the highest star scores from each heat will move to the six-week champions round from which the Top Chef Master will be named.
Kelly Choi continues her duties as host. Gail Simmons joins the judges' panel full time; her skills burnishing an already stellar group comprising food critic Jay Rayner, culinary expert James Oseland and restaurant critic Gael Greene.
Season One
24 master chefs at the pinnacle of their professions play for $100,000 awarded to the winner's favorite charity, and the title of Top Chef Master. Let the judges be judged.
The first of Magical Elves' Top Chef franchise shows hits the airwaves this summer, and while it may seem very similar to the original, the differences will test these executive chefs in very different ways. During the first six weeks of competition, groups of four will vie in heats with the winner moving forward to the four week champions round. Each night has two parts, an amped twist on a previous Top Chef Quickfire challenge that measures basic skill sets, and then an elimination that tests ingenuity and creativity as the chefs attempt to please both the diners and judges in order to progress to the finals.
Kelly Choi hosts this competition tailor-made for foodies with a panel of respected judges, and guest stars that range from the real thing to personalities from Bravo's other reality series including Top Chef judges and contestants.
In the Season 3 finale, the chefs must prove their meal mastery and mettle by preparing a four-course feast based on inspiration and self-reflection. Drama boils over when they must also re-create a past dish that result...
The master meal mavens guide culinary apprentices through a step-by-step creation of identical dishes. Later, the chefs salute returning U.S. troops by serving up their favorite meals.
The chefs tap into their five senses to determine mystery ingredients. Later, they help a man propose to his unwitting girlfriend by serving up a six-course feast that represents various stages of their relationship.
The crack cooks serve as judges and appraise their fellow chefs' work. Later, they try to hit all the right culinary notes by fashioning a feast for the rock band Maroon 5. But there's a twist: they must prepare the meal...
The remaining meal mavens have a need for speed when they work at a traditional Southern California fast-food joint, where they must operate a drive-through and serve up quality fare in less than two minutes
The ace chefs prepare a healthy, low-calorie breakfast, lunch and dinner for the cast of TV's "The ." Personalities from the show---including Alison Sweeney, Brett Hoebel, Cara Castronuova and contestants---appear as spe...
In a creepy-crawly creature-feature, the fab food fighters must create a tasty feast using vile ingredients---including crickets, beetles and night crawlers. They also serve up dishes for charity. Appearing: Mykel Hawke ...
Neo-R&B artist Kelis appraises a meat-themed test. Later, actress Christina Hendricks and her husband, actor Geoffrey Arend, put the master chefs through a groovy 1960s challeng
Season 3 kicks off with 12 accomplished culinarians battling it out in a time-honored and all-encompassing "Top Chef" challenge-. Curtis Stone is the new series host and Ruth Reichl serves as a new judge.
Summary: Humor is served up when the four remaining culinary standouts travel to the Groundlings improv-comedy club. They must then display their improvisational flair to create dishes based on three words.
Summary: Chefs play ``Name That Ingredient''; Masters must create a dish inspired by a Greek God.
Summary: Masters must perfect the art of tailgating for hungry football fans.
Summary: Voices from ``The Simpsons'' judge the quickfire challenge; Masters must use often unappetizing proteins in a surf and turf dish.
Summary: The Masters compete in a blindfolded relay race; teams are challenged to cater a wedding out of mobile kitchens.
Summary: The chefs make meals for the cast and crew of ``Modern Family.''
Summary: Chefs must attempt to satisfy clients with old-school tastes and skeptical attitudes.
Summary: Chefs must create an unforgettable meal for a celebrity birthday party.
Summary: Masters must use aphrodisiac ingredients to create meals suitable for couples on a first date.
