Description	Show Description   October 30, 2009
Top Chef  premiered on BRV on March 8, 2006. The series features fifteen aspiring chefs who compete for their shot at culinary stardom and the chance to earn the prestigious title of "Top Chef." Each episode holds two challenges for the chefs. The first is a quickfire test of their basic abilities and the second is a more involved elimination challenge designed to test the versatility and invention of the chefs as they take on unique culinary trials such as working with unusual and exotic foods or catering for a range of demanding clients. The challenges not only test their skills in the kitchen, but also uncover if they have the customer service, management and teamwork abilities required of a Top Chef. The competing chefs live and breaThe high-pressure lifestyle that comes with being a master chef, and each week someone is asked to "pack up their knives" and go home.
Cast	October 30, 2009
Character Actor Host Katie Lee Joel Host Padma Lakshmi Head Judge Tom Colicchio Judge Gail Simmons Judge Ted Allen Judge Toby Young
Episodes	October 30, 2009
Season 1 (2005-2006) (12 Episodes In Season 1) Who Deserves To Be Here (Original Air Date 3/8/2006) Food Of Love (Original Air Date 3/15/2006) Nasty Delights (Original Air Date 3/22/2006) Food On The Fly (Original Air Date 3/29/2006) Blind Confusion (Original Air Date 4/5/2006) Guess Who's Coming To Dinner? (Original Air Date 4/12/2006) Restaurant Wars (Original Air Date 4/19/2006) Wedding Bell Blues (Original Air Date 4/26/2006) Napa's Finest (Original Air Date 5/3/2006) Finale, Part 1 (Original Air Date 5/17/2006) Finale, Part 2 (Original Air Date 5/24/2006) Reunion (Original Air Date 5/10/2006) Season 2 (2006-2007) (13 Episodes In Season 2) Into The Fire (Original Air Date 10/18/2006) Eastern Promise (Original Air Date 10/25/2006) Food For The People (Original Air Date 11/1/2006) Less Is More (Original Air Date 11/8/2006) Social Service (Original Air Date 11/15/2006) Thanksgiving (Original Air Date 11/22/2006) The Raw And The Cooked (Original Air Date 12/6/2006) Holiday Spirit (Original Air Date 12/13/2006) Seven (Original Air Date 1/3/2007) Unhappy Customers (Original Air Date 1/10/2007) Sense And Sensuality (Original Air Date 1/17/2007) Finale, Part 1 (Original Air Date 1/24/2007) Finale, Part 2 (Original Air Date 1/31/2007) Season 3 (2007-2008) (18 Episodes In Season 3) 4 Star All-Stars (Original Air Date 6/6/2007) First Impressions (Original Air Date 6/13/2007) Sunny Delights (Original Air Date 6/20/2007) Family Favorites (Original Air Date 6/27/2007) Cooking By Numbers (Original Air Date 7/11/2007) Latin Lunch (Original Air Date 7/18/2007) Watch What Happens (Original Air Date 7/25/2007) Freezer Burn (Original Air Date 8/1/2007) Guilty Pleasures (Original Air Date 8/8/2007) Restaurant Wars (Original Air Date 8/15/2007) Second Helping (Original Air Date 8/22/2007) Chef Overboard (Original Air Date 9/5/2007) Snacks On A Plane (Original Air Date 9/12/2007) Manhattan Project (Original Air Date 9/19/2007) Finale, Part 1 (Original Air Date 9/26/2007) Finale, Part 2 (Original Air Date 10/3/2007) Reunion (Original Air Date 10/10/2007) Holiday Special (Original Air Date 12/6/2007) Season 4 (2008) (15 Episodes In Season 4) Anything You Can Cook I Can Cook Better (Original Air Date 3/12/2008) Zoo Food (Original Air Date 3/19/2008) Block Party (Original Air Date 3/26/2008) Film Food (Original Air Date 4/2/2008) The Elements (Original Air Date 4/9/2008) Tailgating (Original Air Date 4/16/2008) Improv (Original Air Date 4/23/2008) Common Threads (Original Air Date 4/30/2008) Wedding Wars (Original Air Date 5/7/2008) Serve And Protect (Original Air Date 5/14/2008) Restaurant Wars (Original Air Date 5/21/2008) High Steaks (Original Air Date 5/28/2008) Puerto Rico (Original Air Date 6/4/2008) Finale (Original Air Date 6/11/2008) Watch What Happens (Original Air Date 6/18/2008) Season 5 (2008-2009) (15 Episodes In Season 5) Melting Pot (Original Air Date 11/12/2008) Show Your Craft (Original Air Date 11/19/2008) Foo Fighters Thanksgiving (Original Air Date 11/26/2008) Today Show (Original Air Date 12/3/2008) Gail's Bridal Shower (Original Air Date 12/10/2008) 12 Days Of Christmas (Original Air Date 12/17/2008) Focus Group (Original Air Date 1/7/2009) Down On The Farm (Original Air Date 1/14/2009) Restaurant Wars (Original Air Date 1/21/2009) Super Bowl Chef Showdown (Original Air Date 1/28/2009) Le Bernardin (Original Air Date 2/4/2009) The Last Supper (Original Air Date 2/11/2009) Season Finale, Part 1 (Original Air Date 2/18/2009) Season Finale, Part 2 (Original Air Date 2/25/2009) Reunion Special (Original Air Date 3/4/2009) Season 6 (2009-2010) (15 Episodes In Season 6) Sin City Vice (Original Air Date 8/19/2009) Bachelor/Ette Party (Original Air Date 8/26/2009) Thunderbirds (Original Air Date 9/2/2009) Vivre Las Vegas (Original Air Date 9/9/2009) Camping (Original Air Date 9/16/2009) Penn & Teller (Original Air Date 9/23/2009) Dinner Party (Original Air Date 10/7/2009) Pigs And Pinot (Original Air Date 10/14/2009) Restaurant Wars (Original Air Date 10/21/2009) Meat Natalie (Original Air Date 10/28/2009) All Stars Dinner (Original Air Date 11/4/2009) Strip Around The World (Original Air Date 11/11/2009) Season 7 (2010-2011) (? Episodes In Season 7) Season 7 Premiere (Premieres Summer 2010)
Episode Downloads	October 30, 2009
DVDs	October 30, 2009
Top Chef: New York (Season 5) On DVD
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