Top Chef (season 8)
| Top Chef (season 8) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Bravo |
| Original release |
December 1, 2010 – April 6, 2011 |
| Host(s) | Padma Lakshmi |
| Judges |
Tom Colicchio Gail Simmons Anthony Bourdain |
| No. of contestants | 18 |
| Winner | Richard Blais |
| Season chronology | |
December 1, 2010 – April 6, 2011
Top Chef: All-Stars is the eighth season of the American reality television series Top Chef. The season was first filmed in New York City before concluding in The Bahamas. All-Stars consisted of chefs from the previous seven seasons who did not win the title of "Top Chef". It premiered on December 1, 2010. The cast was announced during the Top Chef: D.C. reunion special on September 22, 2010. The prize money awarded to the winner for the season was increased to $200,000.
18 past Top Chef contestants were selected to compete in Top Chef: All-Stars.
^Note 1 : The chef(s) did not receive immunity.
^Note 2 : The judges could not decide on a losing dish, so all five chefs advanced to the finals.
Quickfire Challenge: The chefs from each season teamed up to create a dish that represented the city where their seasons took place. The winning team received immunity from elimination.
Elimination Challenge: The chefs were confronted with the ingredients from the dishes that sent them home during their respective seasons. Each chef had to recreate their losing dish and turn it into a success. The winner received $10,000.
Quickfire Challenge: The chefs had to create a midnight snack for children spending the night at the American Museum of Natural History. The snack had to be edible without the need for utensils and served inside of a brown paper bag. The top two chefs served their midnight snacks for 150 children at the museum, who decided the winner of the Quickfire Challenge.
Elimination Challenge: Competing as two teams, the chefs created a breakfast for the children and their parents that was limited to a specific dinosaur's diet: a Tyrannosaurus rex (meat, eggs, and dairy) or a Brontosaurus (fruits, vegetables, and grains).
Quickfire Challenge: Teams of four competed in a race to complete three mise en place tasks: butchering lamb ribs, chopping garlic, and cleaning artichokes. The first team to finish started a fifteen-minute timer; all teams had to prepare a dish within that time limit, using all three prepared ingredients. The other teams were required to complete their mise en place tasks before cooking. While the winning team did not earn immunity, each member won $5,000.
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