Top Chef Masters

Master Chef

By Kim | Aired on 2009.08.19

Top Chef Master - The three finalists have piled into a car and have no idea where they are being taken. They just know they are traveling on the Coastal Highway, but aren't sure if they have another Quickfire ahead of them, or something...

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Summer Preview 2009: New TV Shows

The best and worst of new reality and scripted TV.

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The Top Chef Master: Rick Bayless

A guy who was raised in a barbecue restaurant in Oklahoma City becomes a Top Chef Master.

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Final Exit Interview: Michael Chiarello

Chef Chiarello's gracious exit.

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Rick Bayless' Cochinita Pibil

Slow roasted achiote pork in banana leaves

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Final Exit Interview: Hubert Keller

Chef Hubert Keller has nothing to be ashamed of as he became so close to becoming the Top Chef Master

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Smoking for James Oseland

Michael is determined to impress critic James Oseland.

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Meal of Their Lives

The chefs must create a series of dishes based on their careers.

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1-10 Recap	Master Chef Top Chef Master - In the coolest challenge ever, the chefs must construct a four-course meal that reflects their history as chefs.	2009.08.19 2009.08.24	A+	Kim
Ep.	Title	Air/Pub'l	Grade	Author
1-9 Recap	Natural Born Leader Masters of Disaster - Many former cheftestants return to work as sous chefs for the masters, and we learn who is a cool boss (Rick, Hubert) and who is totally not (MICHAEL).	2009.08.12 2009.08.18	A	Kim
1-8 Recap	Flavor Free? Dietary Restrictions - The five remaining chefs have to make a luncheon for Zooey Deschanel, who can only eat grass clippings and grape leaves.	2009.08.05 2009.08.11	A-	Kim
1-7 Recap	Interpretative Cooking Champions Round Begins - The winners of each of the previous six rounds return, and they must each interpret another contestant's signature dish. They all take "interpret" to have various meaning, and the difference between the winning and losing score is a full ten stars, which is quite a spread.	2009.07.29 2009.08.04	B+	Kim
1-6 Recap	The Art of Cooking Trick in a Box - Each chef gets to assemble ingredients and then force another chef to cook with them. Will they choose sabotage, or will the honor of the culinary world prevail?	2009.07.22 2009.07.28	A-	Kim
1-5 Recap	Tiny Bites Miniaturize Me - The chefs have to cook three appetizers each for a hundred fans of the show, all by themselves.	2009.07.15 2009.07.16	B	Kim
1-4 Recap	The Power of Illusion Magic Chefs - This week's chefs have to cook a dinner for Neil Patrick Harris and friends at the Magic Castle.	2009.07.08 2009.07.14	B	Kim
1-3 Recap	Hearts, Tongues, Stomachs and Ears Offal Tasty - The chefs have to cook with the parts of the animals that most people would toss on the compost heap.	2009.06.24 2009.06.29	B-	Kim
1-2 Recap	Lockeburgers and Bendogs The Lost Supper - In a weird multiple-network crossover, this week's chefs have to cook for the creators and writers of Lost.	2009.06.17 2009.06.23	B	Kim
1-1 Recap	Dorm Room Dining Masters Get Schooled - The show designed to tide us over until the next season of Top Chef begins with four real professional chefs competing in food-based challenges to earn the right to go to the finals.	2009.06.10 2009.06.16	B	Kim