Quickfire Challenge: In reference to Portland’s nickname as the “City of Roses”, the chefs had to incorporate roses or rose products into their dishes. The winner received immunity from elimination and an advantage in the Elimination Challenge. Winner: Chris Elimination Challenge: The chefs, split into two teams, competed head-to-head catering for patrons at a pop-up […]
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Top Chef: Portland S18E06
Quickfire Challenge: The chefs cooked dishes featuring mushrooms. In reference to another Portland nickname, “Stumptown”, the contestants were forced to use tree stumps as prep tables. Instead of immunity from elimination, the winner received US$10,000. Elimination Challenge: The chefs paired up to create surf and turf dishes featuring local fish, game, and produce for members […]
Top Chef: Portland S18E07
Challenge: The chefs had 30 minutes to create dishes using blood-themed ingredients, including blood oranges, Bloody Mary mix, blood sausages, pig hearts, and pig blood. Sasha: Brown Butter Basted Blood Sausage with Beet Purée, Pickled Onions & Blood Orange Segments Avishar: “Bloody Good Breakfast” – Blood Sausage with Blood Scrambled Eggs, Blood Orange & Blood […]
Top Chef: Portland S18E08
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Top Chef: Portland S18E09
For this week’s Quickfire Challenge, Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein from the hit comedy series “Portlandia” task the chefs with creating a dish using hipster ingredients using only old vintage appliances and equipment. For their Elimination Challenge, the chefs must develop and create a recipe fit for the home cook, and are surprised when unexpected […]
Top Chef: Portland S18E10
Quickfire Challenge: The chefs made custom dishes based on the judges’ preferred flavor combinations using ingredients from Chipotle Mexican Grill. Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, and Padma Lakshmi were each assigned two chefs. Each judge would declare their favorite dish between their two assigned chefs. Of the three favorites, Richard Blais declared an overall winner. The […]
Top Chef: Portland S18E11
If Top Chef were a multicourse meal, we’re fully into the meat of it. Only a few more episodes remain until we find out who is the winner of Top Chef: Portland—no more amuse bouches like Fred and Carrie. We’re here for tears, drama and finding out who is in the final four. To start, […]
Top Chef: Portland S18E12
Top Chef: Portland S18E12 Available after release date 17 June 2021 Top Chef: Portland S18E12 Episode Descriprion Quickfire Challenge: The chefs competed in a challenge paying homage to the Oregon Trail. The contestants had to produce modern dishes using only ingredients the settlers would have had on their journey through the Oregon Trail, including flour, […]
Top Chef: Portland S18E13
Top Chef: Portland S18E13 Available after release date 25 June 2021 Quickfire Challenge: The chefs went clam digging at the Yager Creek Flat in Netarts Bay. They then cooked dishes using their harvested clams. The winner received an advantage in the Elimination Challenge. Winner: Gabe (“Sopa de Mariscos” Poached Gaper & Butter Clams in Broth) […]
Top Chef: Portland S18E14
The Next Top Chef Is… After 13 grueling weeks of competition, the chefs must create the best four-course meal of their lives for their final challenge at Willamette Valley Vineyards. They’ll serve it to an esteemed table including Padma, Tom and Gail, this season’s All-Star dining panel, and a few additional noteworthy guests including Tiffany […]