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The Best Episodes of Top Chef Season 14

Every episode of Top Chef Season 14 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Top Chef Season 14!

An American reality competition show in which chefs compete against each other in culinary challenges and are judged by a panel of professional chefs and...
Genre:Reality
Network:Bravo

Season 14 Ratings Summary

"Something Old, Something New" is the best rated episode of "Top Chef" season 14. It scored 6.8/10 based on 36 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/1/2016. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Southern Hospitality".

  • Something Old, Something New
    6.8/1036 votes

    #1 - Something Old, Something New

    Season 14 Episode 1 - Aired 12/1/2016

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Southern Hospitality
    6.9/1031 votes

    #2 - Southern Hospitality

    Season 14 Episode 2 - Aired 12/8/2016

    The chefs join the judges for a traditional shrimp boil; the newcomers face off against the returning chefs to put a spin on a low-country family meal; after dining with chefs Carrie Morey and BJ Dennis, each team creates a family-style feast.

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  • Choke Holds and Clammy Hands
    7.2/1031 votes

    #3 - Choke Holds and Clammy Hands

    Season 14 Episode 3 - Aired 12/15/2016

    The chefs divide into teams to compete in a "mise en place" race. The foodies must also create a seven-course progressive meal featuring the humble radish in front of "Top Chef" superfans. The guest judges are Chris Cosentino and Richard Blais.

    Director: N/A

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  • The Feast of Seven Trash Fishes
    6.9/1029 votes

    #4 - The Feast of Seven Trash Fishes

    Season 14 Episode 4 - Aired 12/22/2016

    The chefs must create dishes using an odd mix of ingredients and tools found inside gift boxes. Later, they prepare a traditional Italian-American seafood-filled dinner, but they're forced to use a notoriously undesirable fish species. Appearing: editor Nilou Motamed and foodie Mike Lata.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Smoke 'em If You Got 'em
    7.1/1028 votes

    #5 - Smoke 'em If You Got 'em

    Season 14 Episode 5 - Aired 12/29/2016

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Southern Legend
    7.1/1028 votes

    #6 - A Southern Legend

    Season 14 Episode 6 - Aired 1/5/2017

    U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy enlists the chefs to create vegetarian versions of traditional comfort foods. Then, the chefs must prepare dishes that pay tribute to Edna Lewis, the matriarch of Southern cuisine. Appearing: Alexander Smalls; Art Smith; Hugh Acheson; Nathalie Dupree; and Mashama Bailey.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Booty
    6.7/1028 votes

    #7 - Booty

    Season 14 Episode 7 - Aired 1/12/2017

    Ingredients and the element of the chefs' zodiac sign must correspond. Later, the food fighters divide into teams to throw a pirate-themed bash, during which they must race through Charleston in a treasure hunt to collect their ingredients. Appearing: Michael Cimarusti and Graham Elliot.

    Director: N/A

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  • Restaurant Wars
    7.2/1027 votes

    #8 - Restaurant Wars

    Season 14 Episode 8 - Aired 1/19/2017

    The iconic Restaurant Wars challenge features the chefs dividing into teams to design a restaurant and create a cohesive menu, but the heat is on when egos collide and tempers flare. Appearing: chef Daniel Humm and restaurateur Will Guidara.

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  • For the Kids
    7.4/1030 votes

    #9 - For the Kids

    Season 14 Episode 9 - Aired 1/26/2017

    A blindfolded taste experiment tests the chefs. Later, the chefs draw inspiration from their own childhood memories to create meals for a charity gala for the MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital. Appearing: Michael Voltaggio and Graham Elliot.

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  • Shrimp Boats and Hat Ladies
    6.8/1026 votes

    #10 - Shrimp Boats and Hat Ladies

    Season 14 Episode 10 - Aired 2/2/2017

    The chefs are asked to prepare a decadent brunch for the famed Charleston Hat Ladies. However, it won't be a traditional southern brunch as they must create whimsical breakfast and lunch hybrid dishes inventive enough to impress the judges.

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  • Adios Charleston, Hello James Beard
    7.2/1026 votes

    #11 - Adios Charleston, Hello James Beard

    Season 14 Episode 11 - Aired 2/9/2017

    The final four chefs cook impromptu dishes while simultaneously instructing mystery partners on how to create the same dish; when the judges compare dishes, the chefs are shocked to discover their secret partners are their visiting family members.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cooking Away in Margaritaville
    7.0/1030 votes

    #12 - Cooking Away in Margaritaville

    Season 14 Episode 12 - Aired 2/16/2017

    In Guadalajara, Mexico, the three remaining chefs face off against the winner of "Last Chance Kitchen'. The chefs must create a dish using goat, then they are tasked to pair their own cocktail with a dish that incorporates the notes of a margarita.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Trial By Fire
    7.4/1027 votes

    #13 - Trial By Fire

    Season 14 Episode 13 - Aired 2/23/2017

    The three remaining chefs head to the Yucatan Peninsula where Chef Roberto Muñoz Zurita challenges them to make a dish showcasing the flavor, complexity and heat of the legendary local habanero using ingredients from the local market. Culinary legend Jeremiah Tower gives the chefs a lesson on traditional Mayan cooking, before challenging them to create a dish using only ancient Maya ingredients and tools. The chefs will cook in an ancient cenote, or sinkhole, for a table of judges including local chefs Roberto Solis, Guillermo Beristain and Carlo Cardenas. The two chefs with the best dishes will move on to compete in the finale.

    Director: N/A

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  • Comida Final
    6.4/1027 votes

    #14 - Comida Final

    Season 14 Episode 14 - Aired 3/2/2017

    The final two chefs face-off to serve the best meal of their lives and earn the coveted title of Top Chef. The finalists will cook an epic four-course progressive meal with the help of three sous chefs, comprised of two eliminated chefs and one from their restaurants back home. The pressure is on as only one chef can win. The chefs must impress a dining room filled with their families, returning judges Graham Elliot and Gail Simmons, and distinguished chefs Joachim Splichal, Jonathan Waxman, Martha Ortiz, Jonathan Sawyer, Daniel Boulud and FOOD & WINE's Nilou Motamed.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A