The BEST episodes of Top Chef season 21

Every episode of Top Chef season 21, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Top Chef season 21!

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.

Last Updated: 4/24/2024Network: BravoStatus: Continuing
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Chef's Test
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7.92
48 votes

#1 - Chef's Test

Season 21 - Episode 1 - Aired 3/20/2024

Top Chef heads to Wisconsin with 15 new chefs, new rules and new host Kristen Kish. With no Quickfire Challenge this week, Kristen, Tom and Gail each task five chefs with cooking a dish they believe is a worthy test of being a good chef.

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Living the High Life
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7.70
43 votes

#2 - Living the High Life

Season 21 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/27/2024

Top Chef Colorado winner Joe Flamm joins Kristen for the Quickfire Challenge, tasking the chefs to create a dish featuring hops.

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Supper Club
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7.63
27 votes

#3 - Supper Club

Season 21 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/17/2024

While in Madison, the chefs receive a message alerting them that they'll be shopping for their quickfire challenge, but they do not know what the challenge is.

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The Wright Way
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7.34
32 votes

#4 - The Wright Way

Season 21 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/10/2024

The chefs hit the road and take the Frank Lloyd Wright trail to Madison; for the elimination challenge, the chefs are tasked with creating dishes in teams of two that feature duality and celebrate Frank Lloyd Wright's legacy as "America's Architect."

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Take it Cheesy
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7.31
42 votes

#5 - Take it Cheesy

Season 21 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/3/2024

The chefs must make a dish featuring Door County cherries and a mystery ingredient; for the Elimination Challenge, the chefs put on a Cheese Festival where each chef will be responsible for creating a dish featuring one of 13 different cheeses

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Chaos Cuisine
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#6 - Chaos Cuisine

Season 21 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/24/2024

The chefs are shocked by a Last Chance Kitchen surprise that changes the game. Milk Bar's Christina Tosi joins Kristen for a sweet Quickfire that requires the chefs to create a dairy-forward dessert. For the Elimination Challenge, the chefs must serve a dish that exemplifies chaos cuisine.