The BEST episodes of Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen

#1 - Speed Round

Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/18/2018

Two eliminated chefs are challenged with making any dish their heart desires, but there's one catch...they have to make it in 10 minutes!

#2 - Snack Attack

Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/2/2017

Tonight, 3 chefs compete but only the 2 chefs with the most original snack concepts will move on.

#3 - Ultimate Top Chef Taco Bar

Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/1/2018

#4 - All in Your Head

Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/28/2017

Can these chefs makes a dish with animals heads that is delicious enough to keep them in the competition or will they get in their own head?

#5 - Cook with Your Guts

Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/28/2017

Do these chefs have the guts to cook up a delicious dish that will send them immediately back into the competition or will the cave under the pressure?

#6 - Last Last Chance

Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/25/2018

These chefs are on their last legs and so is the food they're cooking with...who will rescue this produce that's going bad?

#7 - Make Like a Tree and Leaf

Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/11/2018

Two newly eliminated chefs are challenged with cooking up an innovative dish that highlights the flavors of unconventional parts of the tree.

#8 - Celery Me On Your Dish

Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/15/2016

The eliminated chefs battle to make the winning dish using the pantry's least thrilling ingredient for a chance to keep cooking in Last Chance Kitchen.

#9 - Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/8/2018

Three eliminated cheftestants are challenged with making a delicious porridge. Can these three bears rise to the challenge?

#10 - 3-Way, 2 Ways

Season 6 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/9/2017

Three LCK finalists must utilize two different cooking techniques to prove they deserve a spot in the Last Chance Kitchen finale.

#11 - Shot Clock Shock

Season 8 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/7/2019

Inspired by Top Chef 1610, chefs try to beat the shot clock.

#12 - Just Five

Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/19/2017

To stay in the competition, the eliminated chefs must create the best dish using only 5 ingredients!

#13 - 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.

#14 - All of a Spudden

Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/7/2017

Can a newly eliminated cheftestant knock out a vet in this episode of Last Chance Kitchen? It all comes down to potatoes...watch now!

#15 - Raw Deal

Season 6 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/12/2017

Subpar carpaccio sent this week's eliminated chef into Last Chance Kitchen. Will holding their meat to the fire earn them redemption -- or are they out of the competition for good?

#16 - Finale

Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/8/2018

Which eliminated chef will take the Last Chance Kitchen title and enter back into the Top Chef competition?

#17 - Holiday Leftovers

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/22/2016

#18 - With a Little Luck

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/29/2016

Two eliminated chefs battle to make the best dish featuring 7 lucky ingredients. For one chef, luck has run out and their Top Chef journey will come to an end.

#19 - Miss Muffet's Favorite

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/14/2017

Can these chefs rise to the challenge and cook up a winning dish or will the ingredients scare them away?

#20 - Catch me up... Quick!

Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/7/2017

Season 7 of Last Chance Kitchen kicks off with a twist! Four Top Chef vets compete in Last Chance Kitchen for a chance to enter Top Chef season 15.

#21 - No Second Guesses

Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/26/2017

The Eliminated Chefs have only seconds to plan the dish that will keep them cooking or put them out of the competition for good!

#22 - Bart vs. CJ

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/26/2012

Challenge: The chefs had to use chicken breast to create a flavorful dish. Bart: Roasted Chicken with Carrots, Greek Yogurt, Tea-Infused Sauce & Speculoos Cookies CJ: Marinated Chicken Breast with Mushroom Reduction, Greek Yogurt & Roasted Lettuces

#23 - CJ and Tyler vs. Kuniko

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/5/2012

Challenge: The chefs were tasked with making a dessert. Because CJ and Tyler were eliminated from the main competition as a team, the two contestants had to work together to create their dish. CJ and Tyler: Hay Ice Cream with Cherry Fritter, Cherries & Arugula Kuniko: Frozen Bananas with Fruit Compote & Lemon Curd

#24 - Micah vs. CJ

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/9/2013

Challenge: The chefs had to prepare their best tartare. CJ: Beef Heart Tartare with Chili, Pickled Duck Skin & Tomato Water Micah: Bison Carpaccio & Duck Tartare with Quail Egg Yolk, Pickled Carrots, Chilis & Arugula

#25 - Let's Play Ball

Season 13 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/1/2024

Two chefs compete in a baseball-inspired challenge for a chance to re-enter the Top Chef competition.