The BEST episodes of Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen
Every episode of Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen!
Last Chance Kitchen takes Top Chef and strips it down. Ousted chefs from Top Chef compete head to head for the chance to, not only redeem themselves, but to possibly return to Top Chef, and win. In each episode, two or more chefs are pitted against each other in a single challenge, with judgment placed solely on Tom Collicchio.
#1 - Last Chance Kitchen Finale
Season 10 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/3/2021
The champ must face off against the remaining five contestants for a chance to reenter the "Top Chef" competition.
#2 - It Takes a Thick Skin
Season 10 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/8/2021
Two newly eliminated chefs face off to find out who has what it takes to tough it out in Last Chance Kitchen and impress Tom Colicchio for another shot at redemption.
#3 - One Pot Punch
Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/15/2021
Top Chef alums, Kwame Onwuachi and Gregory Gourdet join Tom Colicchio in Last Chance Kitchen to decide which eliminated chef can rise to the challenge and cook one unforgettable dish using just one pot.
#4 - Raw Redemption
Season 10 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/22/2021
After a chef makes the grave error of serving raw chicken in Top Chef, they're getting a chance at redemption by being asked to serve another raw protein, but this time it's on purpose! Tom Colicchio decides which raw dish packs the perfect punch.
#5 - Last Chance Chicken
Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/29/2021
A newly eliminated chef finds themselves in Last Chance Kitchen after serving a rubber chicken, can this chef redeem themselves or will they have to get "the cluck out of the kitchen"?!
#6 - Who Will Return to Top Chef? (1)
Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/6/2021
Part 1: Two eliminated chefs go head to head and use inspiration from their childhood to recreate the first dish they ever cooked. Who will win and re-enter the Top Chef competition?
#7 - Five Way Fight For Your Life (2)
Season 10 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/6/2021
Part 2: Five chefs get one last chance in Last Chance Kitchen. Who will win and get another shot at redemption?
#8 - Bloody Good Dish
Season 10 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/13/2021
#9 - Three Perfect Bites
Season 10 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/20/2021
Two eliminated chefs attempt to wow Tom Colicchio with their three-course progressive menu, but there's a catch...
#10 - Start Your Engines
Season 10 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/27/2021
It's a race against time and Tom Colicchio as two eliminated chefs must speed around the kitchen and cook perfect dishes with no time to think.
#11 - Bento Battle
Season 10 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/3/2021
Eliminated chefs try to create a Japanese-inspired dish delicious enough to take them to part 2 of the finale.
#12 - No Small Feat for the Uneliminated
Season 9 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/21/2020
In the final Last Chance Kitchen challenge of the season, one chef faces off against three uneliminated chefs for a chance to get back into the Top Chef competition.
#13 - Two Cloche for Comfort
Season 11 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/10/2022
Last Chance Kitchen officially kicks off as Tom Colicchio challenges the first two eliminated chefs with cooking a dish highlighting some of the toughest ingredients found locally in Houston.
#14 - PotatOH No You Don't!
Season 11 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/17/2022
After getting grilled for their potato preparation on Top Chef, a newly eliminated cheftestant gets another shot at making a spud-tacular dish in Last Chance Kitchen. However, they can only use ingredients and equipment their competitor isn't using.
#15 - Double Jeopardy
Season 11 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/24/2022
It's double trouble in Last Chance Kitchen when the eliminated chefs are tasked with creating not one but TWO dishes with only 30 minutes on the clock.
#16 - Oh Broth-er!
Season 11 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/7/2022
Tom Colicchio tasks the eliminated cheftestants with a challenge that really takes stock of their skills.
#17 - Ghost Kitchen
Season 11 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/21/2022
Last Chance Kitchen puts a new spin on Restaurant Wars with a challenge that one of the eliminated contestants says might be even harder than what the chefs faced in Season 19.
#18 - Blind Taste Test
Season 11 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/28/2022
Top Chef's famous blind taste test comes to Last Chance Kitchen, where one contestant baffles Tom Colicchio with their approach to the challenge.
#19 - Last Chance Kitchen Finale (1)
Season 11 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/5/2022
One of these two chefs will earn a second chance at the title of Top Chef. But to do that, they must first tackle a shocking twist.
#20 - Last Chance Kitchen Finale (2)
Season 11 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/5/2022
The winner is revealed in a finale unlike any other in Last Chance Kitchen history.
#21 - Station Swap
Season 11 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/31/2022
The challenge kicks off with a twist that no one saw coming. In the end, one contestant returns to the competition for another shot at the title of Top Chef.
#22 - The Road to Redemption
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/26/2020
It's "an Italian throwdown bro-down" as the first two eliminated chefs face off in a seafood showdown.
#23 - Seafood Mis-En-Place Race
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/27/2018
Even though a chef didn't get eliminated from Top Chef 1604, it's still time to trim the fat! Which two chefs will move on?
#24 - Restaurant Wars Comes to LCK
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/3/2019
Two chefs from Top Chef 1605 enter LCK for a "mini restaurant wars challenge"!
#25 - One More Win and You're In
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/3/2019
Coming out of Top Chef 1605, two remaining chefs continue to fight it out and receive the biggest LCK surprise yet!