Back in the Day: To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Top Chef, the chefs must transport themselves back in time and create a dish that tells the story of who they were ten years ago. [S]
Banannaise: The chefs head south to San Diego where they cook-up the best high-end fish taco for Mexican chef Javier Plascencia. A Sudden Death Quickfire threatens to send one chef home. [S]
Big Gay Wedding: Supermodel Chrissy Teigen asks the chefs to make their best Quickfire 'date' dishes. Later, they cater a wedding for 25 gay couples for the Elimination Challenge. [S]
It's a Dry Heat: The chefs head to their next destination: Palm Springs. World-renowned chef Jose Andres tasks them with using solar-powered stoves for one hot Quickfire. [S]
Spines and Vines: The chefs head to the Sanford Winery in California, where they are required to create a dish featuring uni, which must also pair well with a Sanford wine. [S]
Pop Up Pandemonium: Padma challenges the chefs to create and open four distinct pop-up restaurants reflecting the culture of the Los Angeles neighbourhoods they land in. [S]
Stop the Presses: As the competition begins, the chefs face off in a quick-fire challenge, then cook for a group of food critics to survive the first elimination round. [S]
A Little Place Called Aspen: The only thing standing between the chefs and the Grand Finale are 200 plates for the chefs and food connoisseurs attending the Food & Wine Classic. [S,AD]
Nut Allergy: The reunited Voltaggio Brothers judge the Rocky Mountain Oyster Quickfire, and the chefs encounter surprise visitors from home in an emotionally charged Elimination Challenge. [S,AD]
Cooking High: The Quickfire challenge requires the chefs to prepare a dish incorporating the old saloon-slinging medicinal beverage, sarsaparilla. [S,AD]
Bronco Brouhaha: The chefs cook for Michelin-starred chef David Kinch, and later host the ultimate tailgate party at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, the home of the Denver Broncos. [S,AD]
Restaurant Wars: The chefs must create two new restaurant concepts from design to dishes, and culinary icons Bruce and Eric Bromberg join the judges to evaluate each restaurant. [S,AD]
Now That's a Lot of Schnitzel: The chefs transform laborious dishes from their menus into dishes for home cooks, and chef Keegan Gerhard tasks them with creating German-inspired dishes. [S,AD]
This Is Not Glamping: Tom surprises the chefs with a twist that changes the game. The chefs are sent camping where they must make a 5-star meal outdoors and are met with an unexpected storm. [S,AD]
Little Tools, Big Challenge: The chefs make upscale versions of kid-menu classics using child-sized cookware, utensils and mixers. Later, they present dishes based on their own heritage. [S,AD]
Keep On Truckin: In a Sudden Death Quickfire based on the iconic Denver omelette, one chef cracks under the pressure. Later, the chefs make dishes in food trucks for students in Boulder. [S,AD]
Smile and Say Mise: The chefs battle each other in a fierce Mise En Place relay, while chef Alex Seidel invites the group to his farm to learn about his take on farm-to-table cuisine. [S,AD]
It'll Take More than Pot Luck: A diverse group of chefs enter the Top Chef kitchen in Denver and are immediately put to work, tasked with making a pot luck dish to introduce themselves. [S,AD]
Cooking Away in Margaritaville: The finals begin in Guadalajara, Mexico as the three remaining chefs face off against the winner of Last Chance Kitchen at the new Chivas soccer Stadium. [S]
Adios Charleston, Hello James Beard: The final four chefs cook impromptu dishes while simultaneously instructing mystery partners how to create the exact same dish. [S]
For the Kids: The remaining chefs have their palates put to the test when Top Chef season six winner Michael Voltaggio conducts a blindfolded taste experiment. [S]
Booty: For their Quickfire Challenge, Padma and Chef Michael Cimarusti challenge the chefs to cook dishes using ingredients corresponding to the element of their zodiac sign. [S]
A Southern Legend: US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy challenges the remaining chefs to make healthy vegetarian versions of traditional comfort foods. [S]
Smoke 'em If You Got 'em: Barbecue master Rodney Scott tasks the chefs to work through the night to prepare a whole hog and three side dishes for 150 local BBQ lovers. [S]
The Feast of Seven Trash Fishes: Padma and Nilou Motamed ring in the holiday season by having the chefs create dishes using a bizarre collection of ingredients and tools inside gift boxes. [S]
Choke Holds and Clammy Hands: Padma and guest judge Chris Cosentino divide the chefs into teams to create a seven-course meal with each dish featuring the same ingredient - the radish. [S]
Something Old, Something New: The new chefs must cook as many dishes as possible in one hour using a whole chicken, while the veterans reimagine shrimp and grits. [S]