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Top Chef

Season 5 - New York (15 Episodes)

21 Seasons 2008 TV-14 44m 7.7

Top Chef: New York is the fifth season of American reality television series Top Chef and was filmed first in New York City, New York, and concluded in New Orleans, Louisiana. The season premiered on Bravo on November 12, 2008 and ended on March 4, 2009. The prize money awarded to the Top Chef was $100,000.

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Season 5 Episodes:

Episode 1 Melting Pot

1. Melting Pot

Aired: Nov 12, 2008

One chef is eliminated in a three-round quickfire involving apples. The remai...

Episode 2 Show Your Craft

2. Show Your Craft

Aired: Nov 19, 2008

After re-inventing the hot dog for the quickfire challenge, the chefs cook an...

Episode 4 Today Show

4. Today Show

Aired: Dec 3, 2008

After creating a breakfast amuse-bouche for the quickfire, the contestants co...

Episode 5 Gail's Bridal Shower

5. Gail's Bridal Shower

Aired: Dec 10, 2008

For the quickfire, chefs must identify ingredients in a dish. For the elimina...

Episode 6 12 Days of Christmas

6. 12 Days of Christmas

Aired: Dec 17, 2008

Domestic guru Martha Stewart oversees the quick fire challenge in this holida...

Episode 7 Focus Group

7. Focus Group

Aired: Jan 7, 2009

The chefs must create a sweet dish without using sugar (guest judge: chef and...

Episode 8 Down on the Farm

8. Down on the Farm

Aired: Jan 14, 2009

Contestants shop for fresh ingredients at a farm and then create a dinner for...

Episode 9 Restaurant Wars

9. Restaurant Wars

Aired: Jan 21, 2009

Two teams have 24 hours to design and open competing restaurants.

Episode 11 Le Bernardin

11. Le Bernardin

Aired: Feb 4, 2009

After a three-round fish filleting tournament, the contestants cook at Le Ber...

Episode 12 The Last Supper

12. The Last Supper

Aired: Feb 11, 2009

Wylie Dufresne judges a quickfire challenge of egg dishes. For the eliminatio...

Episode 13 Finale, Part 1

13. Finale, Part 1

Aired: Feb 18, 2009

The season finale finds the chefs traveling from New York to New Orleans. Whi...

Episode 14 Finale, Part 2

14. Finale, Part 2

Aired: Feb 25, 2009

Set in New Orleans, season 5 ends as the winning chef is revealed.

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Info about Top Chef

Current Status: Currently Airing

Network: Bravo

Production Countries: Brazil, United States

Genres: Reality-TV, Game-Show

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