Sous Chefs and Skydives

S05 E01 • Wednesday, Jul 24, 2013 • Jul 24

Thirteen chefs arrive in Los Angeles to participate in culinary heats in the Season 5 opener. Here, the foodies take flight by cooking outdoors for a professional skydiving team and are given the opportunity to dive from the sky themselves. In Season 5, the chefs also have sous-chefs who will compete in their own online competition.

Asian Night Market

S05 E02 • Wednesday, Jul 31, 2013 • Jul 31

The chefs create classic American cuisine with an Asian spin.

Sex, Greed and Murder

S05 E03 • Wednesday, Aug 7, 2013 • Aug 7

Soap-opera themes inspire culinary creations. Appearing: the cast of "Days of Our Lives.

Curtis Surprise Party

S05 E04 • Wednesday, Aug 14, 2013 • Aug 14

As every chef knows, curry is difficult to hurry, but the chefs are challenged with making their version of curry in 30 minutes for this week’s Quickfire Challenge. Host Curtis Stone is not easy to surprise, but the tables are turned on him this week as fiancée Lindsay Price and the chefs team up to throw Curtis a surprise engagement party he won’t forget.

Restaurant Wars

S05 E05 • Wednesday, Aug 21, 2013 • Aug 21

The epic "Restaurant Wars" challenge tasks the foodies to open eateries with a Los Angeles theme. Appearing: actress Busy Philipps and culinary editor Dana Cowin.

Mindy Kaling and Yo Gabba Gabba

S05 E06 • Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013 • Aug 28

Catch of the Day

S05 E07 • Wednesday, Sep 4, 2013 • Sep 4

Special guest judge actress Ali Larter challenges the chefs to elevate nachos for their Quickfire. Then the chefs get totally tubular as they cook up the catch of the day for Malibu locals. Divided in to pairs, they have to create a dish with a hot and cold preparation of the same fish, and hope that the critics’ response is better than lukewarm.

Lucha Vavoom

S05 E08 • Wednesday, Sep 11, 2013 • Sep 11

The winner of this week’s Battle of the Sous Chefs challenge, along with their Top Chef Master, get to create today’s Quickfire. Then, the chefs face a culinary body slam, as they create dishes with a Mexican flair for the wrestlers of Lucha Vavoom.

Teacher Tribute

S05 E09 • Wednesday, Sep 18, 2013 • Sep 18

The chefs serve up their version of a burger for a surprise guest critic. Also: The culinarians pay tribute to teachers through food; and three contestants advance to the finale.

Finale

S05 E10 • Wednesday, Sep 25, 2013 • Sep 25

Season 5 comes to a close with the final three master chefs creating memorable dishes from their personal and professional lives, after which the winner is revealed.