Episodes List

Ep.1 Soiree In The Swamp

Air Date: 2013-10-02

Ep.2 Rebuilding New Orleans

Air Date: 2013-10-09

Ep.3 Commander's Palace

Air Date: 2013-10-16

An elimination quickfire challenge; replicating legacy dishes in the elimination challenge.

Ep.4 Captain Vietnam

Air Date: 2013-10-23

The chefs get a crash course in Vietnamese culture.

Ep.5 Lea Michele's Halloween Bash

Air Date: 2013-10-30

Tools and ingredients are wrapped in aluminum foil; the chefs cater a Halloween party for singer/actress Lea Michele, and the food must be spooky and vegetarian.

Ep.6 Campfires, Cream Cheese and Countryside

Air Date: 2013-11-06

The creole tomato; the contestants try to impress up-scale chefs.

Ep.7 Jazz Hands

Air Date: 2013-11-13

A food version of musical chairs; the chefs cater a jazzy event.

Ep.8 Piggin' Out

Air Date: 2013-11-20

The contestants make their own hot sauce; the chefs butcher and cook a 300-pound pig.

Ep.9 Restaurant Wars

Air Date: 2013-12-04

The contestants create pop-up restaurants to impress the judges.

Ep.10 Like Mama Made

Air Date: 2013-12-11

The chefs must make dishes that remind them of home; Actor Anthony Mackie joins the judges.

Ep.11 Giving It the College Try

Air Date: 2013-12-18

Questlove judges various types of poultry drumsticks; the chefs head to LSU's campus to serve incoming students.

Ep.12 Mississippi Mud Bugs

Air Date: 2014-01-01

The contestants create their own versions of etouffe; seafood dishes.

Ep.13 Oui Si a Challenge

Air Date: 2014-01-08

Chef Jacques Pepin tests the contestants; the contestants create French and Spanish dishes.

Ep.14 Po' Boy Smackdown

Air Date: 2014-01-15

Po' boys in the Quickfire; the contestants put their own culinary visions on a plate.

Ep.15 Leaving New Orleans

Air Date: 2014-01-22

The chefs battle for a new car in the Quickfire; the chefs must show how New Orleans has impacted their food.

Ep.16 Maui Wowie

Air Date: 2014-01-29

Top Chef returns to Hawaii for the final rounds. Tonight, the remaining chefs must deal with Spam in the Quickfire.

Ep.17 Finale

Air Date: 2014-02-05

The two remaining chefs open pop-up restaurants for the final challenge.