The BEST episodes of Top Chef season 12
Every episode of Top Chef season 12, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Top Chef season 12!
Top Chef is a reality show unlike any other while it searches for the world's next Top Chef. Each week this talented group of chefs, professionally trained and self-taught, will be challenged and judged by some of the best known chefs in the industry. Over the course of the season and endless challenges one chef a week is asked to "pack their knives and go" until there is only one left standing as the ultimate Top Chef.
#1 - 12 Chefs Walk Into a Bar...
Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/5/2014
The chefs create a bar snack for actor George Wendt at the bar from TV's "Cheers." Later, they must produce a three-course Italian menu, but a twist comes via gluten-free demands. Appearing: Emmy Rossum and culinarian Michael Schlow.
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#2 - The Curse of the Bambino
Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/29/2014
The chefs must use tea to accent dishes. Then, Boston's Fenway Park is the setting when the contestants transform ballpark fare into a fine dining dish. Appearing: Ming Tsai; former MLB player Dennis Eckersley; and sport reporter Dan Shaughnessy.
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#3 - Restaurant Wars
Season 12 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/3/2014
The fan-favorite "Restaurant Wars" challenge unfolds. Here, the culinarians must open their own pop-up eateries. In the all-encompassing test, they must create menus and restaurant decor and train the staff. Appearing: Barbara Lynch; Kristen Kish; and Stephanie Cmar.
Watch Now:Apple TV#4 - Clean Up in Aisle 2!
Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/10/2014
The chefs must cook chowder. Later, an ultimate tasting party with fans of the series tests the contestants. Also: The face of the competition potentially changes when eliminated chefs return. Chef Jasper White makes an appearance.
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#5 - It's War
Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/12/2014
The chefs create dishes on a lean budget in a challenge that features a Revolutionary War theme. Guest judge: Jamie Bissonnette.
Watch Now:Apple TV#6 - Boston's Bravest and Finest
Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/22/2014
The chefs serve up surf-and-turf dishes. Later, they use surprise ingredients to create meals for Boston's police and fire personnel. Appearing: foodies Todd English and Dante de Magistris.
Watch Now:Apple TV#7 - Mano a Mano
Season 12 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/11/2015
The final chefs take an early-morning hot-air balloon ride in the Season 12 finale. They then face off by creating a four-course menu, after which the winner is revealed.
Watch Now:Apple TV#8 - Sudden Death
Season 12 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/15/2014
Season 12 opens with 16 chefs beginning their battles in Boston. Here, the chefs must cook revamped versions of the first dish they created. Richard Blais serves as a judge. Appearing: Ming Tsai; Lydia Shire; Todd English; and Tiffani Faison.
Watch Now:Apple TV#9 - Getting Prickly in Mexico
Season 12 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/28/2015
The three finalists journey to Mexico, and one eliminated contestant rejoins the competition. Then, the chefs must prepare a dish that showcases a unique type of prickly pear. Also: Local artwork inspires dishes. Appearing: chef Enrique Olvera.
Watch Now:Apple TV#10 - Sous Your Daddy!
Season 12 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/14/2015
The chefs' family members pay surprise visits. In a twist, the family members must serve as sous chefs in a challenge that features the creation of one appetizer and one entrée.
Watch Now:Apple TV#11 - The Final Battle of Bean Town
Season 12 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/21/2015
Innovative bean dishes are created. Later, the culinary contestants serve up inventive fare that exemplifies the future of cooking, with the winner earning a guaranteed slot in the finals in Mexico. Appearing: Wylie Dufresne.
Watch Now:Apple TV#12 - For Julia & Jacques
Season 12 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/7/2015
The chefs make ramen dishes using ingredients found in college dorm rooms. Later, food luminary Jacques Pepin tasks the contestants to prepare French dishes inspired by the techniques of Julia Child. Appearing: Andy Cohen; Dana Cowin; Alex Prud'homme; Barbara Lynch; Mary Dumont; and Joanne Chang.
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#13 - The First Thanksgiving
Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/19/2014
The chefs create dishes using the cranberry in a task that takes them to a countryside cranberry bog. Later, they must prepare a traditional Thanksgiving feast using tools, methods and ingredients found in the 1600s. Appearing: Tiffani Faison and Ken Oringer.
Watch Now:Apple TV#14 - Holy Escamoly!
Season 12 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/4/2015
The chefs take a surprise trip to an organic farm, after which they create dishes featuring sweet and savory chocolate. Later, they must serve up a six-course progressive menu accented by different Mexican ingredients. Appearing: Richard Blais and Eduardo Palazuelos.
Watch Now:Apple TV#15 - Big Sausage
Season 12 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/17/2014
The chefs prepare sausage. Later, they create dishes inspired by the literary work of notable New England authors, including Stephen King, Edgar Allan Poe and Emily Dickinson. Appearing: NFL player Rob Gronkowski; chef Tony Maws; and editor Francis Lam.
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