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Top Chef S3E1 — First Impressions
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Top Chef•Season 3•Episode 1

First Impressions

7.5/10 · 53 votesJun 13, 200742 min

Ranked #1 of 16 in Season 3•+0.6 vs season avg

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Getting to know each other is the theme for this first round. The new crop of fifteen chefs arrives in Miami, and then they are given two challenges – one with leftovers – to introduce themselves and their cooking to their fellow contestants and the

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Tom Colicchio

Tom Colicchio

Self - Head Judge

Padma Lakshmi

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Self - Host

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Gail Simmons

Self - Judge

Ted Allen

Ted Allen

Himself - Judge

Brian Malarkey

Brian Malarkey

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Episode Summary

"First Impressions" is episode 1 of Top Chef season 3. It scored 7.5/10 from 53 votes, ranking #1 of 16 episodes this season (season average 6.9). It aired on June 13, 2007.

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