Top Chef - Season 8

Top Chef - Season 8

Season 8

All-Stars

Top Chef: All-Stars is the eighth season of American reality television series Top Chef and was filmed first in New York City, New York and concluded in The Bahamas. This season consists of chefs from the previous 7 seasons who did not win the Title of Top Chef. The season premiered on December 1, 2010. On September 22, 2010, the cast was announced during Season 7's reunion special. The prize money awarded to the Top Chef was $200,000.
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Episodes17
DatesDez. 1, 2010 - Apr. 6, 2011
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Episodes

History Never Repeats
Season 8Episode 160 min

History Never Repeats

Bravo's Top Chef congregates a dream team of 18 past cheftestants who nearly won the title to return to see if they have what it takes. The 2010 Primetime Emmy Award-winning Top Chef returns to New York City for Season 8 with host Padma Lakshmi and head judge chef Tom Colicchio, alongside judges Gail Simmons and new this season, best-selling author and chef, Anthony Bourdain.

Dez. 1, 2010
Night at the Museum
Season 8Episode 260 min

Night at the Museum

Pop singer Joe Jonas enlists the gourmets to prepare a snack for children taking in a sleepover at New York's American Museum of Natural History. Later, prehistoric sustenance inspires breakfast items for the children, with Season 1 host Katie Lee Joel returning to guest judge.

Dez. 8, 2010
New York's Finest
Season 8Episode 360 min

New York's Finest

The chefs square off in a relay race that tests their culinary skills, speed and accuracy with a knife. Later, they serve up food fare in four top-notch New York restaurants.

Dez. 15, 2010
Advantage Chef
Season 8Episode 460 min

Advantage Chef

The chefs prepare a holiday stuffing dish without the benefit of any kitchen tools or knives. Later, they hold court by catering a bash for the U.S. Open tennis tournament.

Dez. 22, 2010
Dim Sum Lose Sum
Season 8Episode 560 min

Dim Sum Lose Sum

In a series first, head judge Tom Colicchio enters the competition, challenging the chefs to beat his time in creating a dish. Then, the meal masters head to Chinatown to serve up dim sum for locals.

Jan. 5, 2011
We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat
Season 8Episode 660 min

We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat

The remaining culinary all-stars hook and cook a fish dish for a summer's end beach party.

Jan. 12, 2011
Restaurant Wars: One Night Only
Season 8Episode 760 min

Restaurant Wars: One Night Only

The chefs get hooked into a fish-fillet contest at an elite seafood restaurant. In a unique Restaurant Wars test that follows, they must establish "one night only" eateries under the stars in New York City.

Jan. 19, 2011
An Offer They Can't Refuse
Season 8Episode 860 min

An Offer They Can't Refuse

The contestants' presentation and plating techniques are evaluated. Later, they must create a traditional three-course Italian meal. Designer Isaac Mizrahi and actress Lorraine Bracco are the guest judges.

Feb. 2, 2011
Feeding Fallon
Season 8Episode 960 min

Feeding Fallon

The chefs prepare fondue. Later, they cater late-night talker Jimmy Fallon's birthday party. Fallon serves as guest judge.

Feb. 9, 2011
Lock Down
Season 8Episode 1060 min

Lock Down

The culinarians concoct cookies in a bid to impress "Sesame Street" denizens Cookie Monster, Telly and Elmo. Later, the chefs commandeer a store and whip up dishes from items found in the aisles.

Feb. 16, 2011
For the Gulf
Season 8Episode 1160 min

For the Gulf

The remaining meal mavens employ a deep fryer in an attempt to please culinary star Paula Deen's precise palate. Later, the chefs serve up seafood at an event that benefits fishermen of the Gulf region. Deen and chef John Besh are guest judges.

Feb. 23, 2011
Give Me Your Huddled Masses
Season 8Episode 1260 min

Give Me Your Huddled Masses

The chefs create food fare on the open water. Later, they journey to Ellis Island to whip up dishes based on their family tree.

März 2, 2011
Fit for a King
Season 8Episode 1360 min

Fit for a King

The chefs set sail for the Bahamas, and each participates in a culinary duel against the person who was crowned the winner during their first stint on the show. Later, they create meals for Bahamian royalty, but it's a royal pain with limited cooking equipment.

März 9, 2011
Island Fever
Season 8Episode 1460 min

Island Fever

In the Bahamas, the meal maestros cater a high-end lunch party for a yacht club's 80th anniversary and serve up Bahamian delicacies---including conch, which they themselves must catch in the ocean. Lorena Garcia is the guest judge.

März 16, 2011
Last Supper
Season 8Episode 1560 min

Last Supper

The still-standing chefs fashion a challenge for their fellow contestants in Season 8's final Quickfire. Then, they dish up a "last supper" for celebrity chefs Masaharu Morimoto, Wolfgang Puck and Michelle Bernstein.

März 23, 2011
Finale
Season 8Episode 1660 min

Finale

The remaining two chefs have no time to digest what just happened as their final challenge is immediately announced. The 2 finalists choose their sous-chefs... blindfolded!

März 30, 2011
Reunion Special
Season 8Episode 1760 min

Reunion Special

Host Andy Cohen serves up a reunion edition featuring the regrouped all-star food fighters, who dish on the raw antics and well-done dramas of Season 8. Appearing: series host Padma Lakshmi and judges Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons.

Apr. 6, 2011

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