The BEST episodes of Top Chef Canada season 7

#1 - Winner Takes All

Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/20/2019

In the first part of the finale, the final four chefs go head-to-head in a high-stakes challenge which will determine who moves on. In the last Elimination Challenge of the season, at the Relais & Chateaux country estate at Langdon Hall Country House Hotel & Spa, it’s a course-to-course battle as the chefs serve meals of a lifetime to a table of our resident judges. Only one chef will win it all and become Canada’s Top Chef.

#2 - Bring on the Mimosas, Baby!

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/8/2019

#3 - The Contenders

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/1/2019

In the season debut, Host Eden Grinshpan and Head Judge Mark McEwan welcome 11 chefs, representing the coming of age of the Canadian culinary scene, to compete in the most prestigious cooking competition in the country and to battle it out for the title of Canada’s Top Chef. In a never-seen-before, high-stakes QuickFire, one dish will determine a chef’s destiny for the entire competition. Later, in the Elimination Challenge, the chefs are asked to take inspiration from a recipe handed down to them from a loved-one and reimagine it into a Top Chef Quality dish. In the first tasting of the season Eden and Chef McEwan, are joined by resident judges Chris Nuttall-Smith, Mijune Pak, and Janet Zuccarini.

#4 - What Goes Up, Must Come Down

Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/6/2019

The power of an ingredient should never be underestimated and in this QuickFire Challenge, chefs work in teams of two to create a progressive tasting menu that highlights just one single ingredient. Judging is four-time James Beard Award-winner and the owner of Philadelphia’s Zahav, chef Michael Solomonov. In the Elimination Challenge, the chefs harness their wild side to create a dish that combines a luxury ingredient with a carnival classic and serve it to guests at the country’s largest theme park, Canada’s Wonderland. Joining our judges is Top Chef U.S. alumni and the owner of Fox & the Knife in Boston, Mass., chef Karen Akunowicz.

#5 - It’s a Family Affair

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/13/2019

It’s a family affair in this heart-warming QuickFire Challenge as the chefs are reunited with a loved one and tasked with creating a dish that reminds them of home. There’s only one catch, the loved ones must cook by themselves for the first 15 minutes of this 45-minute cook. Judging the pairs are Toronto chef-brothers Rob Rossi, owner of Giulietta and Craig Harding owner of Campagnolo, La Palma and Constantine. In the Elimination Challenge, chefs must create a dish that pairs with one of four Mill Street Beers and tensions are at an all-time high as the remaining five chefs battle it out for a spot in the finale.

#6 - Restaurant Wars

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/15/2019

#7 - The Battle of Bao

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/29/2019

In a very special QuickFire Challenge, Top Chef Canada pairs with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada’s Kid Food Nation to challenge the chefs to take an ingredient that kids normally hate and use it in a dish that any kid would love. The chefs must please some very particular palates including Top Chef U.S. All-Star winner, acclaimed chef/owner of Juniper & Ivy in San Diego, Calif. and father or two, Richard Blais. It’s a food hall takeover and in this Elimination Challenge, teams of two must take a restaurant concept and translate it into a high-quality, fast-casual dining experience for 150 patrons at Toronto’s Assembly Chef’s Hall. A double-elimination has everyone on edge as both chefs on the losing team are sent home.

#8 - The Nordic Feast

Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/22/2019

Diving into their next QuickFire Challenge, the chefs challenge conventions by combining two unlikely ingredients: seafood and cheese. Top Canadian cheese purveyor and owner of Toronto’s famed Cheese Boutique, Afrim Pristine, joins to judge this ultimate grilled cheese challenge. Later, in the Elimination Challenge, chefs take inspiration from the land of forests and fjords to create an authentic Nordic feast. It’s a star-studded tasting table at the beautiful Toronto Islands as the chefs are judged by the owner of Red Rooster in Harlem, New York City, Swedish-raised culinary icon Marcus Samuelsson and Executive Chef at New York City’s Two Michelin-Starred Scandinavian restaurant Aquavit, Chef Emma Bengtsson.