8.2/106 votesLoading...#1 - A Dish for a New Decade
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 4/13/2020
In the season debut, Host Eden Grinshpan and Head Judge Mark McEwan welcome 12 chefs from every corner of the country to compete in the most prestigious cooking competition in the country, battling it out for the biggest prize in Top Chef Canada history and the coveted title of Canada’s Top Chef. In the season’s first Quickfire Challenge the chefs must create their “Desert Island Dish” – the one dish they would want to eat every day if they were stranded on a desert island for the rest of their life. In a Top Chef Canada first, the chefs with the best four dishes will earn a game changing special advantage. Later in the Elimination Challenge, the chefs draw inspiration from the dawn of a new decade, tapping into the pulse of culinary trends to create dishes that speak to the future of food. At Judges Table, reality sinks in when the chefs face the first elimination of the season.
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#2 - Final Showdown
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 6/1/2020
The battle is on for the last spot in the finale in an unprecedented sudden-death showdown.
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#3 - It's a BBQ Party
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 4/20/2020
The best part about classic food dishes is that they can be made to fit your own personality depending on your tastes, preferences, and flair.
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#4 - Drag Brunch
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 5/4/2020
It’s Drag Brunch! The Top Chef Canada kitchen glitters like never before when two fabulous Drag Queens, Miss Moco and Baby Bel Bel, drop by to challenge the chefs to create an indulgent three course brunch tasting menu fit for a queen. The chefs work in teams to impress the queens and slay the most decadent meal of the day. Later in the Elimination Challenge, the chefs are tasked with taking the judges on a culinary trip across Europe for a European feast. Things get intense in the kitchen as the chefs each create a dish inspired by some of the most iconic cities across the continent.
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#5 - Bring the Funk
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 5/18/2020
In the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs come face-to-face with Noma's Director of Fermentation David Zilber and in the Elimination challenge the chefs highlight ingredients from PEI.
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#6 - Eat Your Veggies
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 5/25/2020
In a special Quickfire Challenge the chefs get a helping hand from mini-sous chefs from The Boys and Girls Club of Canada; the chefs tackle the seemingly simple task of making fresh pasta, leading to an unexpected twist that rocks Judges Table.
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#7 - Restaurant Wars
Season 10 Episode 3 - Aired 10/10/2022
The Chefs' palates are put to the test at the Top Chef Canada Taste Test Tournament. Then, it's time for Restaurant Wars! The Chefs battle it out in two teams to create an unforgettable restaurant experience. The pressure is on to impress Top Chef U.S star Gail Simmons who joins the Judging panel
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#8 - Vegan Feast
Season 10 Episode 5 - Aired 10/24/2022
In the Quickfire Challenge, the Chefs are tasked with making as many dishes as possible in 30 minutes. In the Elimination Challenge, the competitors must push the boundaries of plant-based cuisine and impress the Judges at a Vegan Feast.
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#9 - Date Night
Season 10 Episode 6 - Aired 10/31/2022
In the Quickfire Challenge, Chefs must balance contrasting flavour profiles. In the Elimination Challenge, competitors create date night dishes for the loved ones of the judges. The final 4 will head to a popular international food destination.
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#10 - Soccer Fever
Season 10 Episode 4 - Aired 10/17/2022
The Chefs get creative in the Top Chef Canada Kitchen during a very colourful Quickfire Challenge. Later, Soccer Fever is in the air as the competitors put their barbecue skills to the test and host a cookout for the next generation of soccer superstars.
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#11 - Backstage Bites
Season 10 Episode 2 - Aired 10/3/2022
The Chefs are thrown for a loop in the Quickfire Challenge when they find out they must work in teams to create a dish that incorporates three Classic Top Chef Canada Quickfires. In the Elimination Challenge, the Chefs cater a rehearsal for rock band The Beaches
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#12 - Welcome to Season X
Season 10 Episode 1 - Aired 9/26/2022
In the milestone tenth season premiere, host Eden Grinshpan and judge Janet Zuccarini welcome 11 Chefs from across Canada to compete in the most prestigious cooking competition in the country. In the season's first Quickfire Challenge, the Chefs will put their skills to the test in a skills race that takes us back to Season 1. A new twist is introduced that shakes up the competition. Later, the Chefs must impress new judge David Zilber and re-imagine a dish that has changed their life
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#13 - Welcome to the Cayman Islands
Season 10 Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/2022
The final 4 Chefs travel to The Cayman Islands to create the perfect happy hour dish in their first Quickfire Challenge. After a food tour of the Island, they must use local ingredients at an event that welcomes Cayman locals.
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#14 - Canada's Top Chef is…
Season 10 Episode 8 - Aired 11/14/2022
The season ends with a Quickfire Challenge determining the final 2 Chefs. They will cook a five-course tasting menu that they'll serve at Blue by Eric Ripert at The Ritz in The Cayman Islands. One chef will win it all and become Canada's Top Chef.
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#15 - Street Markets of the World ... Unite!
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 4/9/2017
It’s a shuck off! In the QuickFire Challenge, the chefs face-off in a culinary skills tournament featuring fish filleting, shallot dicing, and oyster shucking. In the Elimination Challenge, the chefs set off on a round-the world culinary adventure to cook dishes inspired by some of the world’s most famous street food markets. Chef Susur Lee is guest judge and joins the resident judges and a crowd of 75 for a Top Chef Canada pop-up street market at Toronto’s Artscape Wychwood Barns.
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#16 - Getting To Know You
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/11/2011
In the series debut, viewers meet the 16 chefs who will compete for the title of Canada’s Top Chef. The first Quickfire Challenge of the season tests their kitchen prowess in a heated culinary skills tournament. In the Elimination Challenge, head judge Chef Mark McEwan challenges the competitors to create a dish that tells a story of who they are.
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#17 - Cheese, Glorious Cheese
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/18/2011
In the high stakes Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must create an inspired breakfast dish using 100% cow’s milk cheese from the Dairy Farmers of Canada. For the Elimination Challenge, the chefs host an art gallery cocktail party where they serve hors d’oeuvres that use cheese to paint a picture of their teammate.
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#18 - From Russia with Vodka
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/25/2011
The remaining chefs compete in the classic Top Chef Blindfold Taste Test for the Quickfire Challenge. Later, the chefs divide into teams to create a traditional Russian Zakusky – tapas style meal – using pure filtered vodka.
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#19 - Food From Around the World
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/2/2011
With a focus on food from around the world, the chefs must create their own unique salad for the Quickfire Challenge.
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#20 - Pork to the People
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/9/2011
In this episode, the chefs go whole hog as they work with a favourite ingredient – PORK. For the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must properly butcher a whole pig. In the Elimination Challenge, the chefs use the same pork they butchered to create dishes at George Brown Chef’s School for a cocktail party in support of Food Banks of Canada. Senior students from the Chef’s School at George Brown lend a helping hand.
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#21 - The French Feast
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/16/2011
In this episode, the chefs recreate their version of the classic Canadian snack food poutine for the Quickfire Challenge. Later, they dive deep into the world of classic French cuisine. Each must prepare a ten-course menu that features classic French proteins for an internationally-acclaimed French chef and restaurateur.
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#22 - Life's Little Milestones
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/23/2011
In the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must create a dish using the secret ingredient, All Bran Cereal. During the Elimination Challenge, the chefs must create a special occasion menu for a group of couples celebrating a special anniversary. The chefs are split into three different groups and must create a selection of appetizers, mains and deserts that are described as “Familiar Food with a Twist.”
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#23 - Restaurant Wars
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/30/2011
In the signature Top Chef challenge, Restaurant Wars, the chefs are tasked with creating a restaurant concept, menu and performing a full service for a restaurant full of discerning diners. The remaining chefs are split into two teams of four and each given a section of Chef McEwan’s popular Toronto eatery Bymark to debut their menus. In the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs join forces to compete in the ever challenging Blind Fold Relay Race.
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#24 - The Numbers Game
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/6/2011
In the Quickfire Challenge the chefs must create a dish using only a certain number of ingredients as determined by a knife pull. For the Elimination Challenge, the chefs must create an amazing dish that could easily be recreated by the everyday Loblaws customer using a specific number of President’s Choice™ signature products. The chefs serve their creations to a group of everyday Loblaws shoppers.
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#25 - A Day in the Life of Canadian Food
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/13/2011
In this episode, the chefs draw inspiration from the Canadian landscape. For the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs create three distinctive Porter Airline snack boxes for the commuter airline’s consideration to serve in flight. For their Elimination Challenge, the chefs must choose a distinct region of Canada and create a day’s worth of meals from their chosen region. Regions featured include: BC Interior, Wild Rose Country, The Prairies, Ontario Greenbelt, La Belle Province, and the Maritimes.
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The Best Episodes of Top Chef Canada
Every episode of Top Chef Canada ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Top Chef Canada!
Top Chef Canada is a reality competition show. The first season premiered on April 11, 2011 on Food Network Canada. The first season consisted of...
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Best Episodes Summary
"A Dish for a New Decade" is the best rated episode of "Top Chef Canada". It scored 8.2/10 based on 6 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/13/2020. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Final Showdown".