Top Chef

Final Four

By Kim | Aired on 2009.11.18

Culinary Olympics - The cheftestants have to mimic a legendary culinary competition by cooking a protein and two fancy garnishes for an all-star panel of judges.

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6-13 Recaplet	Final Four Culinary Olympics - The cheftestants have to mimic a legendary culinary competition by cooking a protein and two fancy garnishes for an all-star panel of judges.	2009.11.18 2009.11.19	B+	Kim
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6-9 Recap	ReVolting Restaurant Wars - The Brothers Volt continue to dominate as they team up to open their fake restaurant with the help of Robin and Eli. Meanwhile, former chart toppers Jen and Kevin are in big, big trouble.	2009.10.21 2009.10.27	A	Kim
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6-7 Recap	Salty Gnocchi Dinner Party - The cheftestants pair up once again (maybe a sign that there are too many remaining contestants?) to cook a meal in the kitchen at their residence.	2009.10.07 2009.10.13	B	Kim
6-6 Recap	Magic and Misdirection Penn & Teller - Like Penn and Teller deconstruct magic, the cheftestants have to deconstruct a classic dish while they try not to kill an increasingly annoying Robin.	2009.09.23 2009.09.29	B	Kim
6-5 Recap	Home on the Range Camping - The cheftestants head into the desert to cook high-end food in rustic conditions on a ranch. Except some of them forget to actually cook their food.	2009.09.16 2009.09.22	B	Kim
6-4 Recap	Latin and French Don't Mix Vivre Las Vegas - This Frenchified episode sees two chefs going home, one after a snail-filled Quickfire, and one after the traditional Elimination Challenge.	2009.09.09 2009.09.15	A	Kim