It'll Take More than Pot Luck

S15 E01 • Thursday, Dec 7, 2017 • Dec 7 • 42m

A diverse group of chefs enter the Top Chef kitchen in Denver and are immediately put to work, tasked with making a pot luck dish to introduce themselves to the judges and their fellow competitors. Then the cheftestants prepare their modern take on a meat and potatoes dish for a blow-out block party in Larimer Square with 200 diners and Denver's biggest culinary names, including Hosea Rosenberg, Troy Guard, Frank Bonanno and Gregory Gourdet. The chefs learn the importance of the phrase 'first impressions are everything.'

Smile and Say Mise

S15 E02 • Thursday, Dec 14, 2017 • Dec 14 • 42m

In one of Top Chef's signature Quickfires, the chefs battle against each other in a fierce Mise En Place relay. Then, acclaimed local Chef Alex Seidel invites the group to his farm to learn about his take on farm-to-table cuisine. There, they are tasked with creating a progressive meal incorporating a mystery ingredient from the farm into each dish. In this first team challenge, the sparks fly as the chefs get to know each other.

Keep on Truckin

S15 E03 • Thursday, Dec 21, 2017 • Dec 21 • 42m

In a Sudden Death Quickfire based on the iconic Denver omelet, the intensity in the kitchen is egg-ceptional as one chef completely cracks under the pressure in one of the most gut wrenching eliminations in Top Chef history as judged by Padma, Tom and Chef Lachlan Patterson. Then, the cheftestants tap into their college palates as they make dishes in food trucks for students in Boulder. Internet sensation, Logan Paul helps wrangle the diners and Chef Hosea Rosenberg joins the judges for indulgent, hangover inspired food.

Little Tools, Big Challenge

S15 E04 • Thursday, Dec 28, 2017 • Dec 28 • 42m

This Is Not Glamping

S15 E05 • Thursday, Jan 4, 2018 • Jan 4 • 42m

Now That's a Lot of Schnitzel

S15 E06 • Thursday, Jan 11, 2018 • Jan 11 • 42m

Olympic Dreams

S15 E07 • Thursday, Jan 18, 2018 • Jan 18 • 42m

Restaurant Wars

S15 E08 • Thursday, Jan 25, 2018 • Jan 25 • 42m

Bronco Brouhaha

S15 E09 • Thursday, Feb 1, 2018 • Feb 1 • 42m

Cooking for Michelin-starred chef David Kinch adds pressure to an already stressful Sudden Death Quickfire based on edible flowers. The chefs host the ultimate tailgate party at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, the home of the Denver Broncos.

Red Rum and Then Some

S15 E10 • Thursday, Feb 8, 2018 • Feb 8 • 42m

The chefs put their scariest nightmares on a plate in dessert form during a Quickfire set at the iconic Stanley Hotel, the site that inspired Stephen King's "The Shining." The chefs offer a dish to John Hickenlooper, the governor of Colorado.

Cooking High

S15 E11 • Thursday, Feb 15, 2018 • Feb 15 • 42m

In breathtaking Telluride, the Chefs embark on the first leg of the finals. As they walk down the quaint Main Street they are quickly reunited with the winner of Last Chance Kitchen, and the new group of five face Padma, Tom, and Chef Wylie Dufresne. For the Quickfire challenge, they are tasked to make a dish incorporating the old saloon slinging medicinal beverage, sarsaparilla. Then the chefs cook at Alpino Vino, a fine dining restaurant at the highest elevation in North America, where they prepare a dish that must include a baking element. And no chef knows the difficulty of cooking in high altitude locations like Michelin-star recipient Chef Paul Liebrandt who has cooked in the Swiss Alps.

Nut Allergy

S15 E12 • Thursday, Feb 22, 2018 • Feb 22 • 42m

The Voltaggio brothers reunite on the show for the first time since competing against each other. Their first task is judging the Rocky Mountain Oyster Quickfire. Then, they reunite the chefs with surprise visitors from home in an emotionally charged Elimination Challenge, where one chef will pack their knives before the next leg of the finals in Aspen.

A Little Place Called Aspen

S15 E13 • Thursday, Mar 1, 2018 • Mar 1 • 42m

Before the chefs can prepare the catch of the day, they must first actually catch it; the only thing standing between the chefs and the Grand Finale are 200 plates for the chefs and food connoisseurs attending the Food & Wine Classic.

Finale

S15 E14 • Thursday, Mar 8, 2018 • Mar 8 • 42m

The final two chefs cook the meal of their lives in an effort to take home the ultimate title and prize; the chefs need to impress not only the judges but also culinary superstars Nancy Silverton, Jonathan Waxman and Curtis Duffy.