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Top Chef•Season 9•Episode 8

Tribute Dinner

7.6/10 · 30 votesDec 21, 201142 min

Ranked #3 of 18 in Season 9•+0.4 vs season avg

The chefs must adapt quickly when their cooking mashes up with social networking and they begin receiving dish notes via Twitter. Later, they will each be able to pay homage to an influential teacher when they are asked to create dishes in the teachers' honor.

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Episode Summary

"Tribute Dinner" is episode 8 of Top Chef season 9. It scored 7.6/10 from 30 votes, ranking #3 of 18 episodes this season (season average 7.2). It aired on December 21, 2011.

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