Top Chef – All-Stars
Top Chef: All-Stars is the eighth season of American reality television series Top Chef and was filmed first in New York City, New York and concluded in The Bahamas. This season consists of chefs from the previous 7 seasons who did not win the Title of Top Chef. The season premiered on December 1, 2010. On September 22, 2010, the cast was announced during Season 7's reunion special. The prize money awarded to the Top Chef was $200,000.
Episodes
History Never Repeats
Bravo's Top Chef congregates a dream team of 18 past cheftestants who nearly won the title to return to see if they have what it takes. The 2010 Primetime Emmy Award-winning Top Chef returns to New York City for Season 8 with host Padma Lakshmi and head judge chef Tom Colicchio, alongside judges Gail Simmons and new this season, best-selling author and chef, Anthony Bourdain.
Night at the Museum
Joe Jonas challenges chefs to create a snack for children; breakfasts inspired by a dinosaur's diet.
New York's Finest
A mise-en-place relay race; chefs cook in four of New York's finest restaurants.
Advantage Chef
The chefs unexpectedly find themselves without even their knives when they are asked to make stuffing. Next up is catering an event at the U.S. Open.
Dim Sum Lose Sum
We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat
Contestants are taken on a fishing expedition.
Restaurant Wars: One Night Only
Fish fillet contest; chefs must open ``one night only'' restaurants in New York City.
An Offer They Can't Refuse
Designer Isaac Mizrahi judges. Contestants are judged on presentation and plating; traditional three-course Italian meal.
Feeding Fallon
Lock Down
It’s a Sesame Street kind of day when the chefs find themselves cooking to please Muppet palates. Next they are tasked with making a dish at a Target store.
For the Gulf
Give Me Your Huddled Masses
The chefs need to make something out of nothing; the contestants head to Ellis Island, where they must make a dish based on their heritage.
Fit for a King
The chefs set sail for the Bahamas, and each participates in a culinary duel against the person who was crowned the winner during their first stint on the show. Later, they create meals for Bahamian royalty, but it's a royal pain with limited cooking equipment.
Island Fever
The contestants cater a yacht club's anniversary party, but only after they have gone conch fishing.
Last Supper
Finale
The remaining two chefs have no time to digest what just happened as their final challenge is immediately announced. The 2 finalists choose their sous-chefs... blindfolded!