Top Chef Masters
Top Chef Masters is an American reality competition series that airs on the cable television network Bravo, and premiered June 10, 2009. It is a spinoff of Bravo's hit show Top Chef. In the series, world-renowned chefs compete against each other in weekly challenges. This show is a contrast from Top Chef, which typically features younger professional cooks who are still rising in the food service industry.
10 Episodes
E01 Masters Get Schooled
In the premiere episode of "Top Chef Masters," Hubert Keller (Fleur de Lys), Christopher Lee (Aureole), Michael Schlow (Radius Restaurant), and Tim Love (The Lonesome Dove Western Bistro) are the first four chefs to draw knives and kick off a whole new level of culinary competition. The Master chefs are tasked with cooking dessert for a tough crowd of judges, Girl Scouts, and in the elimination challenge the acclaimed chefs must cook a three course meal in a college dorm room.
June 10, 2009E02 The Lost Supper
Top Chef season two's "Less is More" influences tonight's quickfire challenge, but there won't be any Cheetos in melted chocolate bars tonight as the next four chefs are asked to create an elegant amuse-bouche from vending machine fare. Then it's on to the elimination challenge where the show Lost acts the muse.
June 17, 2009E03 Offal Tasty
Tonight's quickfire challenge for the next group of four chefs comes from season four's "Seven", asking them to make a dish using color. Then they must sell upmarket street food using offal as the base ingredients.
June 24, 2009E04 Magic Chef
In the Quickfire, the four chefs take a page from season three's special "4 Star All Stars" when they find themselves manually challenged when they must cook an egg with one hand tied behind their backs- literally! Then it's on to a magically themed Elimination with Neil Patrick Harris as guest judge.
July 8, 2009E05 Miniaturize Me
The chefs are challenged to turn classic junk food items into fine-dining cuisine. The cast of Flipping Out are the diners for this challenge. Then, the chefs are challenged to create a mini 3-course "meal" for 100 people, without any help whatsoever. The meal must be based on an appetizer, an entree, and a dessert.
July 15, 2009E06 Trick in a Box
The chefs are challenged to create a dish using items found in only one aisle of the grocery store, Whole Foods, with each chef drawing knives to determine their aisle. However, they only have a budget of $20. The diners for this challenge are workers at Whole Foods. Then, the chefs are challenged to make a meal using ingredients one of their fellow chefs have chosen for them with each chef drawing knives to see who they get paired with.
July 22, 2009E07 Champions Round Begins
The top six chefs get a surprise as they prepare to cook their signature dishes.
July 29, 2009E08 Dietary Restrictions
The five remaining chefs engage in a battle of burgers; guests actress Zooey Deschanel and filmmaker Morgan Spurlock.
August 5, 2009E09 Masters of Disaster
The four remaining chefs are challenge to identify ingredients blindfolded. Afterward, the chefs will be tested on their leadership talents and teaching skills when they cater an event.
August 12, 2009E10 Top Chef Master
August 19, 2009Top Chef
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7.1Anwälte der Toten – Verbrechen, die Deutschland bewegten
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8.0Rote Bergsteiger
6.0From a Bird's Eye View
5.5Colonel Bleep
4.0味道天津
8.0Ella Bella Bingo
7.0Perry Como's Christmas in England
5.0Arrayán
5.2Resta con me
5.0Gloss
5.0Cross Fire
4.0Triple Oh!
4.0Magic for Humans Spain
3.8Cukrárna
3.5Tvillingerne og Julemanden
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