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The Best Episodes of Top Chef Season 22

Every episode of Top Chef Season 22 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Top Chef Season 22!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Top Chef Season 22 Episode 14 - Finito
    8.5/10(41 votes)

    S22:E14

    For their last elimination challenge, the final three chefs must create the best progressive four-course meal of their lives; with the help of their sous chefs, the finalists must pull out all the stops to impress an esteemed table of diners.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Top Chef Season 22 Episode 8 - Restaurant Wars
    8.1/10(48 votes)

    S22:E8

    There is no Quickfire as the chefs take on the famed Restaurant Wars elimination challenge; the chefs are tasked to create two restaurants; Kristen, Tom and Gail are joined by Top Chef alum Nina Compton and Top Chef Canada judge Janet Zuccarini.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Top Chef Season 22 Episode 1 - Across Canada, We Go!
    7.9/10(60 votes)

    S22:E1

    Several aspiring chefs compete for the coveted title of "Top Chef" while they creatively whip up a storm to escape elimination.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Top Chef Season 22 Episode 6 - Pickle Me This
    7.9/10(45 votes)

    S22:E6

    Top Chef Masters alum Susur Lee and Jet Bent-Let join Kristen for the Quickfire Challenge, where the chefs must create a dish using a limited amount of ingredients; for the Elimination Challenge, the chefs must create dishes that highlight pickles.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Top Chef Season 22 Episode 7 - You Wanna Pizza Me?
    7.9/10(45 votes)

    S22:E7

    For this week's Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must create a dish with an ingredient using only the toughest stains as their clues.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Top Chef Season 22 Episode 10 - From Dep Till Dawn
    7.9/10(42 votes)

    S22:E10

    Comedian Punkie Johnson tests the chefs' creativity when they're asked to create a dish using only items found in a Canadian convenience store; the chefs pay homage to the four seasons using only produce from Montreal's rooftop gardens.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Top Chef Season 22 Episode 13 - Viva Milano!
    7.8/10(41 votes)

    S22:E13

    For the chefs' last quickfire challenge of the season, they're tasked with creating a classic Milanese dish and a feared dish, risotto; the chefs compete in a three-part, head-to-head culinary battle while receiving some help from Olympic athletes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Top Chef Season 22 Episode 5 - Line Cook for a Day
    7.7/10(46 votes)

    S22:E5

    The chefs are taken by surprise when a Last Chance Kitchen chef joins the competition; the chefs' collaboration skills are put to the ultimate test as this time is a double elimination.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Top Chef Season 22 Episode 11 - Calgary, Yahoo!
    7.7/10(40 votes)

    S22:E11

    The six remaining chefs set off to Calgary where they are greeted by the judges; making pancakes for 50 diners; the chefs are tasked with creating dishes that feature beef and local berries, hoping to impress a table of culinary tastemakers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Top Chef Season 22 Episode 2 - Brunch à la Boulud
    7.6/10(46 votes)

    S22:E2

    Actor Sarah Levy joins Kristen and Gail for the Quickfire Challenge, tasking the chefs to put their spin on Canada's famous poutine; for the Elimination Challenge, Daniel Boulud joins the judges' table as the chefs team up to create a brunch.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Top Chef Season 22 Episode 3 - Best Served Cold
    7.5/10(46 votes)

    S22:E3

    The chefs must make their own version of a Jamaican patty as a Quickfire Challenge and create dishes best served cold or risk elimination.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Top Chef Season 22 Episode 9 - Cooking on the Edge
    7.3/10(41 votes)

    S22:E9

    Kristen is joined by Tom, Gail and chef and professor Ilona Daniel as the chefs are tasked with flexing their culinary mussels; the chefs face their fears in this stunt-driven Elimination Challenge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Top Chef Season 22 Episode 12 - Foraged in Fire
    7.3/10(48 votes)

    S22:E12

    Guest judges Brenda Holder and Tracy Little teach the remaining five chefs how to forage the ingredients in the Canmore Forest; to secure their spot in Italy, the chefs will have to impress the judges by utilizing their foraged items.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Top Chef Season 22 Episode 4 - Top Chef Trivia
    7.2/10(49 votes)

    S22:E4

    Actor Michael Cera joins Kristen in the kitchen for the Quickfire Challenge, where the chefs' trivia skills are put to the test; for the Elimination Challenge, the chefs must put their own spin on some of Canada's most iconic confections.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 22 Ratings Summary

"Finito" is the best rated episode of "Top Chef" season 22. It scored 8.5/10 based on 41 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/12/2025. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Restaurant Wars".