Season 5 · Episode 5 — Gail's Bridal Shower
For the quickfire, chefs must identify ingredients in a dish. For the elimination challenge, the contestants cater a bridal shower for judge Gail Simmons.
Season 5 episodes
E1One chef is eliminated in a three-round quickfire involving apples. The remaining chefs create dishes representing the ethnic cuisines of s…
E2After re-inventing the hot dog for the quickfire challenge, the chefs cook and serve lunch at Tom's flagship restaurant, Craft.
E3For the quickfire, the chefs recreate dishes from the Top Chef cookbook. In the elimination challenge, they cook Thanksgiving dinner for th…
E4After creating a breakfast amuse-bouche for the quickfire, the contestants compete in a live food demonstration challenge in order to earn…
E5For the quickfire, chefs must identify ingredients in a dish. For the elimination challenge, the contestants cater a bridal shower for judg…
E6Domestic guru Martha Stewart oversees the quick fire challenge in this holiday-themed edition. Then, actress Natasha Richardson is the gues…
E7The chefs must create a sweet dish without using sugar (guest judge: chef and restaurateur Jean-Christophe Novelli). In the elimination cha…
E8Contestants shop for fresh ingredients at a farm and then create a dinner for the farm workers.
E9Two teams have 24 hours to design and open competing restaurants.
E10A Super Bowl cook-off against seven all-stars from previous seasons.
E11After a three-round fish filleting tournament, the contestants cook at Le Bernadin where their final product will be judged by chef Eric Ri…
E12Wylie Dufresne judges a quickfire challenge of egg dishes. For the elimination challenge, the five remaining chefs each cook a "last supper…
E13The 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 n…
E14Set in New Orleans, season 5 ends as the winning chef is revealed.
E15Andy Cohen hosts a candid gathering of season five's chefs and judges.