The BEST episodes of Top Chef: Masters season 2

Every episode of Top Chef: Masters season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Top Chef: Masters season 2!

Bravo’s Top Chef Masters returns for a fifth season with 13 new award-winning chefs ready to compete for bragging rights, the title of ‘Top Chef Master’ and $100,000 for their charity. In a new twist this season, each Master will have his or her sous chef compete in an online competition, “Battle of the Sous Chefs,” hosted by Hugh Acheson. The results of each online episode directly impacts the Masters, awarding them advantages, such as immunity (the winner of each battle earns the Top Chef Master immunity), and sometimes, disadvantages, depending on their sous chef’s performance (the chefs who perform the worst always earn obstacles for their Top Chef Master). Every episode of “Battle of the Sous Chefs” leads up to the next episode of Top Chef Masters, and explores the uniquely interdependent relationship between a Master chef and his or her sous chef. Celebrity chef Curtis Stone is back as series host alongside new head critic Gail Simmons, with returning judges James Oseland, Ruth Reichl, and Francis Lam, and new judge, food and dining editor Lesley Suter. The chefs face off in some of the most difficult and unique challenges seen thus far -- and they’re serving up food for some top entertainers and celebrity guest judges including: Busy Philipps, Kathie Lee Gifford, Lindsay Price, the cast of Days Of our Lives, Ali Larter, the cast of Yo Gabba Gabba, LA Cult Favorites Lucha Va Voom among others. To date, Top Chef Masters has given over 1 million dollars to charities with this season increasing that total to over 1.25 million dollars. The series pits 13 world-renowned chefs against each other to see how well they fare in fierce culinary competition. Each week will whittle down the chefs until the finale where one winner is crowned “Top Chef Master” and receives the grand prize of $100,000 for their charity.

Last Updated: 11/6/2024Network: BravoStatus: Ended
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8.01
69 votes

#1 - Top Chef Master

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/9/2010

The remaining three chefs face their final challenge.

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7.69
102 votes

#2 - Pub Food

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/21/2010

Convincing high-brow clients of pub grub's merits is tonight's seemingly impossible challenge for the chefs as they try to show that flair and flavor can be found in other than haute cuisine. Competing chefs, Graham Elliot Bowles, Jonathan Waxman, Ludo Lefebvre, Mark Peel, Rick Moonen and Wylie Dufresne are tasked to reimagine old-school pub grub.

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7.66
101 votes

#3 - Cast and Crew Meal

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/28/2010

op Chef Masters Season Two there are only five chefs left to compete in the first level for the final two spots in the champion round. Susur Lee, Rick Tramanto, Maria Hines, Debbie Gold, and Jody Adams. All but Susur have been awarded a James Beard. The chefs dabble in craft service as they prepare meals for the cast and crew of ABC's Modern Family.

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7.44
70 votes

#4 - Wedding Wars

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 5/5/2010

Top Chef's brutal tag team relay begins the first champions round Quickfire, followed by the dreaded wedding elimination challenge—the first time the master chefs have seen this particular trial—and this time there's no cheats: the person with the lowest score packs their knives, so everyone must put his or her best dish forward… even if it is a wedding cake.

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7.44
71 votes

#5 - Scary Surf & Turf

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 5/12/2010

The chefs are asked to create Quickfire dishes inspired by Simpsons characters who then judge them, and then they must turn their skills toward making offal tasty in a surf & turf presentation.

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7.38
71 votes

#6 - Food of the Gods

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 5/26/2010

The Masters are challenged to create a divine dish inspired by a Greek God. The blind taste test returns with the "Name That Ingredient" Quickfire, and then the chefs look to Greece and the ancient gods as inspiration for their elimination dishes.

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First Date Dinner
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7.34
132 votes

#7 - First Date Dinner

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/7/2010

The chefs are tasked with using aphrodisiac ingredients while creating dinners that would be appropriate for a first date.

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7.29
103 votes

#8 - Tailgating

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 5/19/2010

It's a Quickfire with a very specific focus: the leg. Once the chefs have butchered and prepared their dishes, they must then turn their skills to an even bigger challenge, preparing a tailgate feast for college football fans.

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7.29
100 votes

#9 - It's My Party

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/14/2010

The chefs cater a celebrity birthday party. This time it’s Mekhi Phifer and he’s requesting a soul food-themed feast for his birthday party. The chef’testants up to bat tonight are David Burke, Marcus Samuelsson, Monica Pope, Thierry Rautureau and Carmen Gonzalez.

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7.12
41 votes

#10 - Improv

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/2/2010

Taking inspiration from Top Chef Chicago's season four, the remaining chefs must use unusual pairings from Los Angeles' The Groundlings improv troupe to create dishes.

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