7.1/1036 votes#1 - History Never Repeats
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 12/1/2010
Bravo's Top Chef congregates a dream team of 18 past cheftestants who nearly won the title to return to see if they have what it takes. The 2010 Primetime Emmy Award-winning Top Chef returns to New York City for Season 8 with host Padma Lakshmi and head judge chef Tom Colicchio, alongside judges Gail Simmons and new this season, best-selling author and chef, Anthony Bourdain.
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7.1/1040 votes#2 - Night at the Museum
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 12/8/2010
Joe Jonas challenges chefs to create a snack for children; breakfasts inspired by a dinosaur's diet.
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7.3/1035 votes#3 - New York's Finest
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 12/15/2010
A mise-en-place relay race; chefs cook in four of New York's finest restaurants.
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7.1/1035 votes#4 - Advantage Chef
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 12/22/2010
The chefs unexpectedly find themselves without even their knives when they are asked to make stuffing. Next up is catering an event at the U.S. Open.
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7.1/1034 votes#5 - Dim Sum Lose Sum
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 1/5/2011
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7.2/1034 votes#6 - We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 1/12/2011
Contestants are taken on a fishing expedition.
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7.8/1039 votes#7 - Restaurant Wars: One Night Only
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 1/19/2011
Fish fillet contest; chefs must open ``one night only'' restaurants in New York City.
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7.5/1037 votes#8 - An Offer They Can't Refuse
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 2/2/2011
Designer Isaac Mizrahi judges. Contestants are judged on presentation and plating; traditional three-course Italian meal.
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7.8/1037 votes#9 - Feeding Fallon
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 2/9/2011
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7.6/1035 votes#10 - Lock Down
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 2/16/2011
It’s a Sesame Street kind of day when the chefs find themselves cooking to please Muppet palates. Next they are tasked with making a dish at a Target store.
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7.0/1031 votes#11 - For the Gulf
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 2/23/2011
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7.8/1030 votes#12 - Give Me Your Huddled Masses
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 3/2/2011
The chefs need to make something out of nothing; the contestants head to Ellis Island, where they must make a dish based on their heritage.
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- 7.1/1032 votes
#13 - Fit for a King
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 3/9/2011
The chefs set sail for the Bahamas, and each participates in a culinary duel against the person who was crowned the winner during their first stint on the show. Later, they create meals for Bahamian royalty, but it's a royal pain with limited cooking equipment.
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- 7.1/1032 votes
#14 - Island Fever
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 3/16/2011
The contestants cater a yacht club's anniversary party, but only after they have gone conch fishing.
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- 6.7/1033 votes
#15 - Last Supper
Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 3/23/2011
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- 8.3/1035 votes
#16 - Finale
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 3/30/2011
The remaining two chefs have no time to digest what just happened as their final challenge is immediately announced. The 2 finalists choose their sous-chefs... blindfolded!
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- 7.6/1024 votes
#17 - Reunion Special
Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 4/6/2011
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The Best Episodes of Top Chef Season 8
Every episode of Top Chef Season 8 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Top Chef Season 8!
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...
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Season 8 Ratings Summary
"History Never Repeats" is the best rated episode of "Top Chef" season 8. It scored 7.1/10 based on 36 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/1/2010. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Night at the Museum".