Top Chef Season 12

(2014) October - February | # of Episodes : 15

Ratings

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Series Details

Seasons: 21

Total Episodes: 305

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Networks: Bravo

Status: Returning Series

First Air Date: Mar 8, 2006

Recent Air Date: Apr 10, 2024

Run Time: m

In Production: Yes

Original Language: English

Age Rating: NR

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Production Companies: Magical Elves

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Synopsis

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Main Cast

Tom Colicchio

Self - Head Judge

Age : 61 | Popularity : 3%

Melissa King

Self - Contestant

Age : 40 | Popularity : 3%

Mei Lin

Self - Contestant

Age : 38 | Popularity : 5%

Episodes

Episode 1

15 October 2014 - Sudden Death

The wicked-awesome supersized season premiere introduces the 16 chefs from across the country who will be battling it out in Boston. Richard Blais (“Top Chef All-Stars” winner) joins Tom, Padma and Gail at judges table. The chef’testants are immediately thrown into hot water with the series’ first ever Sudden Death Quickfire Challenge where one chef is forced to cook for their life to stay in the competition. For the Elimination Challenge, the chefs must cook and serve a re-imagined version of the first dish they ever remember making, but will this trip down memory lane be a dream come true or a nightmare for the chefs? The challenge plays out at the first ever “Top Chef Food Festival” alongside some of Boston’s most prominent culinary stars including Barbara Lynch, Ming Tsai, Lydia Shire, Jasper White, Todd English, Ken Oringer, Jamie Bissonnette, Kristen Kish and Tiffani Faison.

Episode 2

22 October 2014 - Boston's Bravest and Finest

The chefs create a surf-and-turf dish for guest judge Todd English; teams prepare dishes to be served up to Boston police and firemen and judged by guest chef Dante de Magistris.

Episode 3

29 October 2014 - The Curse of the Bambino

In a nod to the Boston Tea Party, the contestants must use tea to enhance their dishes for guest judge Ming Tsai; Fenway Park hosts a competition in which the chefs must use ballpark snacks to create fine-dining dishes.

Episode 4

05 November 2014 - 12 Chefs Walk Into a Bar...

The chefs must create the ultimate bar snack for guest judge George Wendt ("Cheers"); the chefs must work in teams to write a create a 3-course Italian menu; actress Emmy Rossum ("Shameless") ruffles the chefs with her gluten-free diet.

Episode 5

12 November 2014 - It's War

In a head-to-head challenge, the chefs cook for guest judge Jamie Bissonnette; the chefs make dishes on a lean military budget at the historic Watertown Arsenal.

Episode 6

19 November 2014 - The First Thanksgiving

The chefs trek through a bog to gather cranberries; the chefs cook a Thanksgiving feast using only ingredients and cooking methods found in the 1600s; descendants of the Mayflower colonists and Wampanoag tribe join the judges at the table.

Episode 7

03 December 2014 - Restaurant Wars

The chefs are split into two teams and challenged to open their own pop-up restaurants, which includes creating menus, coming up with the decor and training the wait staff; acclaimed restaurateur Barbara Lynch serves as guest judge.

Episode 8

10 December 2014 - Clean Up in Aisle 2!

The chefs must cook chowder for chef Jasper White; eliminated chefs return; for the Elimination Challenge, the kitchen opens its doors for the first time ever for a tasting party with "Top Chef" super fans.

Episode 9

17 December 2014 - Big Sausage

The chefs are challenged to concoct a tasty sausage dish for NFL player Rob Gronkowski; the chefs create dishes inspired by famous New England authors, such as Stephen King, Edgar Allen Poe and Emily Dickinson.

Episode 10

07 January 2015 - For Julia & Jacques

The chefs flash back to their college days when they must prepare a ramen noodle dish judged by Andy Cohen and his college roommate, Dave Ansel; chef Jacques Pepin challenges the chefs to create a dish inspired by Julia Child's cooking techniques.

Episode 11

14 January 2015 - Sous Your Daddy!

The chefs are thrown for a loop when their family members join them to serve as their sous chefs in an Elimination Challenge, putting their tickets to the finals on the line.

Episode 12

21 January 2015 - The Final Battle of Bean Town

In honor of their last quick-fire challenge in "Beantown," the chefs must prepare an innovative bean dish; the chefs compete for a spot in the finals by creating dishes that exemplify the future of cooking.

Episode 13

28 January 2015 - Getting Prickly in Mexico

In the first of the three-part finale, the three finalists head to San Miguel de Allende in Mexico where they are greeted by head judge Tom Colicchio who invites them to watch the final cook-off of Last Chance Kitchen and learn which eliminated chef will rejoin the competition. Award-winning Mexican chef Enrique Olvera introduces the Quickfire Challenge where the chefs must create a dish highlighting the Mexican ingredient xoconostle, a special type of prickly pear. San Miguel de Allende is a mecca for artists all over the world, and the chefs' creativity is put to the test when they are challenged to create a unique dish inspired by a local artist’s work for the Elimination Challenge. Cooking at the famed Instituto Allende, the chefs will have four hours to prepare dishes for an event while their artists complete a new work of art that will be on display. The chef that doesn't translate the artist’s vision will have to say "adiós" to the title of Top Chef.

Episode 14

04 February 2015 - Holy Escamoly!

The chefs have to make two dishes with chocolate with one being sweet and the other savory.

Episode 15

11 February 2015 - Mano a Mano

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Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Tom Colicchio
Department	Role	Name

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