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First Aired: March 8th, 2006

Genre: Reality

Network: Bravo

Summary: An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry with one or more contestants eliminated in each episode.

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Season 5

Episode 1: Melting Pot

Air Date: November 12nd, 2008

Summary: One chef is eliminated in a three-round quickfire involving apples. The remaining chefs create dishes representing the ethnic cuisines of several New York neighborhoods.

Episode 2: Show Your Craft

Air Date: November 19th, 2008

Summary: After re-inventing the hot dog for the quickfire challenge, the chefs cook and serve lunch at Tom's flagship restaurant, Craft.

Episode 3: Foo Fighters Thanksgiving

Air Date: November 26th, 2008

Summary: For the quickfire, the chefs recreate dishes from the Top Chef cookbook. In the elimination challenge, they cook Thanksgiving dinner for the Foo Fighters at the band's tour stop in Syracuse, N.Y.

Episode 4: Today Show

Air Date: December 3rd, 2008

Summary: After creating a breakfast amuse-bouche for the quickfire, the contestants compete in a live food demonstration challenge in order to earn a booking on "Today."

Episode 5: Gail's Bridal Shower

Air Date: December 10th, 2008

Summary: For the quickfire, chefs must identify ingredients in a dish. For the elimination challenge, the contestants cater a bridal shower for judge Gail Simmons.

Episode 6: 12 Days of Christmas

Air Date: December 17th, 2008

Summary: Domestic guru Martha Stewart oversees the quick fire challenge in this holiday-themed edition. Then, actress Natasha Richardson is the guest judge when the cooks cater a Christmas cocktail party in which the proceeds go to the AIDS research.

Episode 7: Focus Group

Air Date: January 7th, 2009

Summary: The chefs must create a sweet dish without using sugar (guest judge: chef and restaurateur Jean-Christophe Novelli). In the elimination challenge, chefs prepare a family-style meal for blind judging.

Episode 8: Down on the Farm

Air Date: January 14th, 2009

Summary: Contestants shop for fresh ingredients at a farm and then create a dinner for the farm workers.

Episode 9: Restaurant Wars

Air Date: January 21st, 2009

Summary: Two teams have 24 hours to design and open competing restaurants.

Episode 10: Super Bowl Chef Showdown

Air Date: January 28th, 2009

Summary: A Super Bowl cook-off against seven all-stars from previous seasons.

Episode 11: Le Bernardin

Air Date: February 4th, 2009

Summary: After a three-round fish filleting tournament, the contestants cook at Le Bernadin where their final product will be judged by chef Eric Ripert.

Episode 12: The Last Supper

Air Date: February 11st, 2009

Summary: Wylie Dufresne judges a quickfire challenge of egg dishes. For the elimination challenge, the five remaining chefs each cook a "last supper" dish requested by a culinary superstar.

Episode 13: Finale, Part 1

Air Date: February 18th, 2009

Summary: The season finale finds the chefs traveling from New York to New Orleans. While in the "Big Easy" they will be challenged to kick it up a notch when celebrity judge/chef Emeril Lagasse stops by to appraise their culinary skills.

Episode 14: Finale, Part 2

Air Date: February 25th, 2009

Summary: Set in New Orleans, season 5 ends as the winning chef is revealed.

Episode 15: Watch What Happens Reunion

Air Date: March 4th, 2009

Summary: Andy Cohen hosts a candid gathering of season five's chefs and judges.

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