The WORST episodes of Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen

#1 - 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?

#2 - Colicchio Wants Italian

Season 9 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/30/2020

An eliminated chef wows Tom Colicchio with their roasting fish technique...find out which chef wins the chance to enter back into the competition.

#3 - Battle Down Memory Lane

Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/7/2020

Two eliminated chefs bring their childhood memories into the battle for another chance at the title of Top Chef. Who will survive to fight again, who will wish they had amnesia?

#4 - Eggs 3 Ways Race

Season 9 - Episode 9 - Aired 5/14/2020

Will a chef that cooks eggs for a living whisk up a win? Or will the reigning champ remain undefeated? It's time for an egg-splosive Last Chance Kitchen!

#5 - Tea up for the Finals

Season 9 - Episode 10 - Aired 5/21/2020

Two chefs, no strangers to Last Chance Kitchen, face off in part one of the two part LCK finale!

#6 - 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.

#7 - 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.

#8 - 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.

#9 - 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.

#10 - 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"?!

#11 - Kick Down the Doors and Say, "I'm Back"

Season 9 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/23/2020

Which eliminated chef will create the best "family style" meal, giving them the chance to re-enter Top Chef!

#12 - 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?

#13 - Bloody Good Dish

Season 10 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/13/2021

#14 - 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...

#15 - 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.

#16 - 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.

#17 - 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.

#18 - 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.

#19 - 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.

#20 - Get Cracklin'

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/24/2019

Inspired by a challenge from Top Chef 1608, two chefs take on the biggest pork challenge yet.

#21 - 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?

#22 - Three Vets and a Newbie

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/6/2018

Inspired by a challenge in episode 1601 of Top Chef, four chefs face off to see who can make the best biscuits and gravy.

#23 - When Life Gives You Lemon

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/13/2018

Based on a dish that sent a Cheftestant home from Top Chef episode 1602, four chefs battle it out with the use of one lemon.

#24 - Have Yourself a Merry Little Breakfast

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/20/2018

Top Chef 1603's newly eliminated chef faces off with three other Cheftestants in the ultimate breakfast battle.

#25 - 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?