Top Chef backdrop
Reality

The Best Episodes of Top Chef Season 19

Every episode of Top Chef Season 19 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Top Chef Season 19!

Binge this in 10h 1m•Peaking at 7.7/10

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 other notables from the food and wine industry with one

Airs on
Bravo
BestEpisodes
WorstEpisodes
BestSeasons
AllEpisodes

Seasons23

All1234567891011121314151617181920212223

Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Top Chef Season 19 Episode 14 - The Final Plate
    7.7/10(29 votes)

    S19:E14

    Aspiring chefs compete for their shot at culinary stardom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  2. Top Chef Season 19 Episode 13 - Cactus Makes Perfect
    7.5/10(30 votes)

    S19:E13

    For their last Quickfire Challenge, the chefs make the trip to El Charro in Tuscon, Arizona, the oldest family-run Mexican restaurant in the country, where chef Carlotta Flores challenges them to create a dish featuring her carne seca.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  3. Top Chef Season 19 Episode 8 - Restaurant Wars
    7.4/10(41 votes)

    S19:E8

    The chefs are put to the ultimate test; they have to build restaurants from the ground up; Top Chef's signature challenge levels up yet again, requiring the chefs to satisfy their VIP counter and a dining room full of guests.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  4. Top Chef Season 19 Episode 4 - Doppelgangers
    7.2/10(46 votes)

    S19:E4

    The chefs are joined by local chef Chris Williams in the Quickfire Challenge; He tasks the chefs to put their own twist on a biscuit dish in honor of his great grandmother, Lucille B. Smith.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  5. Top Chef Season 19 Episode 2 - Friday Night Bites
    7.1/10(47 votes)

    S19:E2

    The chefs are challenged in the Quickfire to put their own spin on the Tex-Mex classic queso, judged by local legend Chef Irma Galvan. For the Elimination Challenge, the competition heads to the field of a high school football stadium. Working in two teams of seven coached by all-star alumni Sam Talbot and Dawn Burrell, they’ll create seven carb-loaded dishes that will be served in a head-to-head battle. The team that scores a touchdown first wins. Tom, Padma and Gail will be joined by award winning Chef Chris Shepherd and Top Chef Charleston winner Brooke Williamson at the judges' table.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  6. Top Chef Season 19 Episode 11 - Family Vacation
    7.0/10(36 votes)

    S19:E11

    The chefs head to the Gulf of Mexico in Galveston, Texas; chef Shota Nakajima is here to present them with their next Quickfire Challenge, using the freshest gulf shellfish to create a seafood tower with one hot and one cold dish.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

    7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of Top Chef

    READ
  7. Top Chef Season 19 Episode 3 - Noodles and Rice and Everything Nice
    6.9/10(43 votes)

    S19:E3

    For their first individual challenge of the season, the chefs are surprised in the kitchen by “Top Chef” Miami winner Hung Huynh and challenged to make an Asian-inspired dish. Nothing, however, on “Top Chef” is that simple. Along with Hung, the judges and renowned chef Kiran Verma, they’ll be serving 100 guests at “Top Chef’s” first Asian Night Market.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  8. Top Chef Season 19 Episode 12 - We're on a boat
    6.9/10(36 votes)

    S19:E12

    After saying goodbye to their loved ones and another fellow competitor, the chefs receive an ominous gift from Tom, who tells them to get up early and meet him at the docks. They'll have to find their sea legs quickly because for their Elimination Challenge each chef must create two fresh fish dishes to hook their guest judges Stephanie Izard and Daniel Boulud. The catch? They'll be fishing for all of their protein themselves.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  9. Top Chef Season 19 Episode 5 - Don't Mess With BBQ
    6.8/10(46 votes)

    S19:E5

    The chefs meet Brooke Williamson at Houston's J-Bar-M, where she tasks them with putting their own spin on a brisket dish for some of the best BBQ pitmasters in Houston and their guest judge, pitmaster Greg Gatlin.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  10. Top Chef Season 19 Episode 1 - Primal Instincts
    6.6/10(53 votes)

    S19:E1

    Fifteen of the country’s best chefs arrive in Houston, Texas, ready to fight for the title of “Top Chef.” The opening Quickfire proves to be the toughest first challenge to date when the chefs must team up to create a cohesive dish that showcases each of their styles, but cannot speak to each other during the cook. The stakes only get higher for the Elimination Challenge as the chefs must perfectly cook primal cuts of beef for a table of distinguished Houston chefs including, Robert Del Grande of The Annie Café as well as Top Chef alums Dawn Burrell and Kristen Kish.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  11. Top Chef Season 19 Episode 7 - Swallow the Competition
    6.6/10(46 votes)

    S19:E7

    The chefs expand their horizons in a master class on Nigerian flavors guided by local chef Ope Amosu and all-star Kwame Onwuachi, and need to make a stew that pairs perfectly with traditional Nigerian swallows.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  12. Top Chef Season 19 Episode 10 - Dinner in Zero Gravity
    6.4/10(43 votes)

    S19:E10

    The competition reaches new heights as the chefs voyage to the Houston Space Center; they'll have to create a stellar new menu item that they would crave if they were on a multi-year mission to Mars.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  13. Top Chef Season 19 Episode 9 - Freedmen's Town
    6.2/10(56 votes)

    S19:E9

    The chefs are tasked with creating a monochromatic plant-based dish for their Quickfire Challenge; for the Elimination Challenge, the chefs are tasked with creating dishes that speak to their souls for a block party fundraiser.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

  14. Top Chef Season 19 Episode 6 - Texas Trailblaze-hers
    5.5/10(64 votes)

    S19:E6

    The chefs must create salty-sweet desserts that will inspire a new flavor of Talenti gelato; in the Elimination Challenge, the chefs must draw inspiration from the lives of some of Texas's most influential women.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

    Be the first to start the conversation for this episode

Season 19 Ratings Summary

"The Final Plate" is the best rated episode of "Top Chef" season 19. It scored 7.7/10 based on 29 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/2/2022. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Cactus Makes Perfect".