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Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen - Episode Guide

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Redemption Royal

Episode: 4x01 | Airdate: Dec 10, 2014 (13 min)

Redemption Royal

Six eliminated chefs compete, but only will remain standing.

Dry and Slimy

Episode: 4x02 | Airdate: Dec 10, 2014 (11 min)

Dry and Slimy

Eliminated chefs must make "dry and slimy" delicious, or go home for good.

The Kitchen Sink

Episode: 4x03 | Airdate: Dec 17, 2014 (12 min)

The Kitchen Sink

To stay in the competition, eliminated chefs must make a masterpiece comprised of 20 or more ingredients.

Liverwurst Nightmare

Episode: 4x04 | Airdate: Jan 7, 2015 (10 min)

Liverwurst Nightmare

Three chefs compete, only two will de-liver themselves from final elimination.

Crudité Redux

Episode: 4x05 | Airdate: Jan 14, 2015 (12 min)

Crudité Redux

To move on to the Last Chance Kitchen finals, the chefs must create a delicious dish using produce from a crudité platter.

Season 5

Winning Out of Losing

Episode: 5x01 | Airdate: Dec 3, 2015 (10 min)

Winning Out of Losing

Which one of these cheftestants will shake off the bitter taste of defeat? 

Fresh Veggie Challenge

Episode: 5x02 | Airdate: Dec 10, 2015 (11 min)

Fresh Veggie Challenge

To stay in the competition, eliminated chefs must make a standout dish using one vegetable in its entirety and prepare it three different ways.

Surprise Ingredients!

Episode: 5x03 | Airdate: Dec 17, 2015 (12 min)

Surprise Ingredients!

Eliminated chefs must make a dish using unique and exotic ingredients, but there's a catch...their ingredients are a surprise!

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

Episode: 5x04 | Airdate: Jan 8, 2016 (12 min)

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

Two eliminated chefs have 20 seconds to look at the available ingredients in the kitchen and come up with two different dish ideas that Tom Colicchio will then narrow down. 

A Delicious Burger

Episode: 5x05 | Airdate: Jan 15, 2016 (12 min)

A Delicious Burger

Three eliminated chefs have just 15 minutes to cook up a scrumptious hamburger. Who will send two chefs packing and move onto the next round?

Boring Ingredients, Awesome Dish

Episode: 5x06 | Airdate: Jan 21, 2016 (9 min)

Boring Ingredients, Awesome Dish

Two eliminated chefs have 30 minutes to make a delicious dish out of bland and boring ingredients.

Beef!

Episode: 5x07 | Airdate: Jan 28, 2016 (11 min)

Beef!

Two eliminated chefs have 25 minutes to cook up a mouthwatering beef dish. The twist? They only have five minutes to butcher their meat.

Only One Chef Can Call the Shots

Episode: 5x08 | Airdate: Feb 11, 2016 (11 min)

Only One Chef Can Call the Shots

Two chefs are fighting for a second chance to get back into the competition, but only one chef is calling the shots.

Teppanyaki Time!

Episode: 5x09 | Airdate: Feb 18, 2016 (11 min)

Teppanyaki Time!

Two eliminated chefs have 10 minutes to prep their food and 10 minutes to put on an entertaining show at the Teppanyaki table.

Breakfast, Baby!

Episode: 5x10 | Airdate: Feb 25, 2016 (9 min)

Breakfast, Baby!

Two eliminated chefs have just 15 minutes to wow Tom Colicchio with a standout breakfast dish.

San Francisco Staple

Episode: 5x11 | Airdate: Mar 3, 2016 (12 min)

San Francisco Staple

Three eliminated chefs have 30 minutes to make any dish that features sourdough.

Fishy Finale

Episode: 5x12 | Airdate: Mar 3, 2016 (12 min)

Fishy Finale

Two eliminated chefs have just 12 minutes to cook up a delicious fish dish.

Season 6

The Clock

Episode: 6x01 | Airdate: Dec 9, 2016 (11 min)

The Clock

The first two eliminated chefs battle to determine who will keep cooking in Last Chance Kitchen.

Celery Me on Your Dish

Episode: 6x02 | Airdate: Dec 15, 2016 (10 min)

Celery Me on Your Dish

The eliminated chefs battle to make the winning dish using the pantry's least thrilling ingredient for a chance to keep cooking in Last Chance Kitchen.

Holiday Leftovers

Episode: 6x03 | Airdate: Dec 22, 2016 (11 min)

Holiday Leftovers

The chefs are full of holiday spirit, but what they do with holiday leftovers is the key to their survival in Last Chance Kitchen.

With a Little Luck

Episode: 6x04 | Airdate: Dec 29, 2016 (10 min)

With a Little Luck

Two eliminated chefs battle to make the best dish featuring 7 lucky ingredients. For one chef, luck has run out and their Top Chef journey will come to an end.

Duck!

Episode: 6x05 | Airdate: Jan 5, 2017 (11 min)

Duck!

Final elimination is at stake as chefs prepare Tom's favorite protein. Only one chef will keep cooking in Last Chance Kitchen.

Raw Deal

Episode: 6x06 | Airdate: Jan 12, 2017 (9 min)

Raw Deal

Subpar carpaccio sent this week's eliminated chef into Last Chance Kitchen. Will holding their meat to the fire earn them redemption -- or are they out of the competition for good?

Treasured Ingredients

Episode: 6x07 | Airdate: Jan 12, 2017 (9 min)

Treasured Ingredients

The Eliminated Chefs must create a winning dish using ingredients from the pirate challenge. Only one chef will keep cooking, the other will walk the plank out of the competition for good.

Just Five

Episode: 6x08 | Airdate: Jan 19, 2016 (11 min)

Just Five

To stay in the competition, the eliminated chefs must create the best dish using only 5 ingredients!

No Second Guesses

Episode: 6x09 | Airdate: Jan 26, 2017 (11 min)

No Second Guesses

The Eliminated Chefs have only seconds to plan the dish that will keep them cooking or put them out of the competition for good!

Snack Attack

Episode: 6x10 | Airdate: Feb 2, 2017 (11 min)

Snack Attack

Tonight, 3 chefs compete but only the 2 chefs with the most original snack concepts will move on.

3-Way, 2 Ways

Episode: 6x11 | Airdate: Feb 9, 2017 (12 min)

3-Way, 2 Ways

Three LCK finalists must utilize two different cooking techniques to prove they deserve a spot in the Last Chance Kitchen finale.

Who Wants to Go to Mexico?

Episode: 6x12 | Airdate: Feb 9, 2017 (12 min)

Who Wants to Go to Mexico?

Two chefs face off for the last spot in the finals in Mexico, and a second chance at the title of Top Chef!

Season 7

Catch Me Up... Quick!

Episode: 7x01 | Airdate: Dec 7, 2017 (15 min)

Catch Me Up... Quick!

Season 15 of Last Chance Kitchen kicks off with a twist! Four Top Chef vets compete in Last Chance Kitchen for a chance to enter Top Chef season 15.

All of a Spudden

Episode: 7x02 | Airdate: Dec 7, 2017 (12 min)

All of a Spudden

Can a newly eliminated cheftestant knock out a vet in this episode of Last Chance Kitchen? It all comes down to potatoes...watch now!

Miss Muffet's Favorite

Episode: 7x03 | Airdate: Dec 14, 2017 (13 min)

Miss Muffet's Favorite

Can these chefs rise to the challenge and cook up a winning dish or will the ingredients scare them away?

Two Wrongs

Episode: 7x04 | Airdate: Dec 21, 2017 (14 min)

Two Wrongs

After an unexpected Quickfire elimination round, two eliminated chefs enter Last Chance Kitchen. Do they have what it takes to knock out the other competitors?

All in Your Head

Episode: 7x05 | Airdate: Dec 28, 2017 (14 min)

All in Your Head

Can these chefs makes a dish with animals heads that is delicious enough to keep them in the competition or will they get in their own head?

Cook with Your Guts

Episode: 7x06 | Airdate: Dec 28, 2017 (11 min)

Cook with Your Guts

Do these chefs have the guts to cook up a delicious dish that will send them immediately back into the competition or will the cave under the pressure?

Make Like a Tree and Leaf

Episode: 7x07 | Airdate: Jan 11, 2018 (11 min)

Make Like a Tree and Leaf

Two newly eliminated chefs are challenged with cooking up an innovative dish that highlights the flavors of unconventional parts of the tree.

Speed Round

Episode: 7x08 | Airdate: Jan 18, 2018 (11 min)

Speed Round

Two eliminated chefs are challenged with making any dish their heart desires, but there's one catch...they have to make it in 10 minutes!

Last Last Chance

Episode: 7x09 | Airdate: Jan 25, 2018 (11 min)

Last Last Chance

These chefs are on their last legs and so is the food they're cooking with...who will rescue this produce that's going bad?

Ultimate Top Chef Taco Bar

Episode: 7x10 | Airdate: Feb 1, 2018 (15 min)

Ultimate Top Chef Taco Bar

Three eliminated chefs have to upgrade a weekly meal staple...tacos!

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Episode: 7x11 | Airdate: Feb 8, 2018 (14 min)

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Three eliminated cheftestants are challenged with making a delicious porridge. Can these three bears rise to the challenge?

Finale

Episode: 7x12 | Airdate: Feb 8, 2018 (15 min)

Finale

Which eliminated chef will take the Last Chance Kitchen title and enter back into the Top Chef competition?

Season 8

Three Vets and a Newbie

Episode: 8x01 | Airdate: Dec 6, 2018 (13 min)

Three Vets and a Newbie

Inspired by a challenge in episode 1601 of Top Chef, four chefs face off to see who can make the best biscuits and gravy.

When Life Gives You Lemon

Episode: 8x02 | Airdate: Dec 13, 2018 (11 min)

When Life Gives You Lemon

Based on a dish that sent a Cheftestant home from Top Chef episode 1602, four chefs battle it out with the use of one lemon.

Have Yourself a Merry Little Breakfast

Episode: 8x03 | Airdate: Dec 20, 2018 (11 min)

Have Yourself a Merry Little Breakfast

Top Chef 1603's newly eliminated chef faces off with three other Cheftestants in the ultimate breakfast battle.

Seafood Mis-En-Place Race

Episode: 8x04 | Airdate: Dec 27, 2018 (10 min)

Seafood Mis-En-Place Race

Even though a chef didn't get eliminated from Top Chef 1604, it's still time to trim the fat! Which two chefs will move on?

Restaurant Wars Comes to LCK

Episode: 8x05 | Airdate: Jan 3, 2019 (11 min)

Restaurant Wars Comes to LCK

Two chefs from Top Chef 1605 enter LCK for a "mini restaurant wars challenge"!

One More Win and You're In

Episode: 8x06 | Airdate: Jan 3, 2019 (13 min)

One More Win and You're In

Coming out of Top Chef 1605, two remaining chefs continue to fight it out and receive the biggest LCK surprise yet!

The Twist

Episode: 8x07 | Airdate: Jan 10, 2019 (12 min)

The Twist

This is a first in Last Chance Kitchen history! Watch a shocking turn of events come out of Top Chef 1606.

Slime Time

Episode: 8x08 | Airdate: Jan 17, 2019 (10 min)

Slime Time

Coming out of Top Chef 1607, two chefs try to make a slimy dish delicious enough for Tom to enjoy.

Get Cracklin'

Episode: 8x09 | Airdate: Jan 24, 2019 (10 min)

Get Cracklin'

Inspired by a challenge from Top Chef 1608, two chefs take on the biggest pork challenge yet.

Shot Clock Shock

Episode: 8x11 | Airdate: Feb 7, 2019 (11 min)

Shot Clock Shock

Inspired by Top Chef 1610, chefs try to beat the shot clock.

The Final Knockout

Episode: 8x12 | Airdate: Feb 14, 2019 (12 min)

The Final Knockout

It's the Last Chance Kitchen finale! The winner will head into Top Chef 1612.

Season 9

The Road to Redemption

Episode: 9x01 | Airdate: Mar 26, 2020 (12 min)

The Road to Redemption

It's "an Italian throwdown bro-down" as the first two eliminated chefs face off in a seafood showdown.

A Game of Chicken

Episode: 9x02 | Airdate: Apr 2, 2020 (13 min)

A Game of Chicken

Can this eliminated all-star fix his reputation for running afoul with poultry, or will he chicken out?

Fry or Die

Episode: 9x03 | Airdate: Apr 9, 2020 (11 min)

Fry or Die

Two eliminated all stars fight to serve up the winning dish using only the deep fryer. Only one will earn the chance to cook again.

Wait...Tom's Cooking?

Episode: 9x04 | Airdate: Apr 16, 2020 (12 min)

Wait...Tom's Cooking?

To keep their Top Chef dreams alive, this week's competitors need to keep up with the head judge himself!

Two Friends Enter...

Episode: 9x05 | Airdate: Apr 23, 2020 (13 min)

Two Friends Enter...

A pair of BFFs enter Last Chance Kitchen for one more shot a redemption...who will cook the ultimate sweet and sour dish?

Kick Down the Doors and Say, "I'm Back"

Episode: 9x06 | Airdate: Apr 23, 2020 (14 min)

Kick Down the Doors and Say, "I'm Back"

Which eliminated chef will create the best "family style" meal, giving them the chance to re-enter Top Chef!

Colicchio Wants Italian

Episode: 9x07 | Airdate: Apr 30, 2020 (10 min)

Colicchio Wants Italian

An eliminated chef wows Tom Colicchio with their roasting fish technique...find out which chef wins the chance to enter back into the competition.

Battle Down Memory Lane

Episode: 9x08 | Airdate: May 7, 2020 (13 min)

Battle Down Memory Lane

Two eliminated chefs bring their childhood memories into the battle for another chance at the title of Top Chef. Who will survive to fight again, who will wish they had amnesia?

Eggs 3 Ways Race

Episode: 9x09 | Airdate: May 14, 2020 (13 min)

Eggs 3 Ways Race

Will a chef that cooks eggs for a living whisk up a win? Or will the reigning champ remain undefeated? It's time for an egg-splosive Last Chance Kitchen!

Tea Up for the Finals

Episode: 9x10 | Airdate: May 21, 2020 (12 min)

Tea Up for the Finals

 Two chefs, no strangers to Last Chance Kitchen, face off in part one of the two part LCK finale! 

No Small Feat for the Uneliminated

Episode: 9x11 | Airdate: May 21, 2020 (28 min)

No Small Feat for the Uneliminated

In the final Last Chance Kitchen challenge of the season, one chef faces off against three uneliminated chefs for a chance to get back into the Top Chef competition. Watch part two of the finale now!

Season 10

It Takes a Thick Skin

Episode: 10x01 | Airdate: Apr 8, 2021 (13 min)

It Takes a Thick Skin

Two newly eliminated chefs face off to find out who has what it takes to tough it out in Last Chance Kitchen and impress Tom Colicchio for another shot at redemption.

One Pot Punch

Episode: 10x02 | Airdate: Apr 15, 2021 (12 min)

One Pot Punch

Top Chef alums, Kwame Onwuachi and Gregory Gourdet join Tom Colicchio in Last Chance Kitchen to decide which eliminated chef can rise to the challenge and cook one unforgettable dish using just one pot.

Raw Redemption

Episode: 10x03 | Airdate: Apr 21, 2021 (11 min)

Raw Redemption

After a chef makes the grave error of serving raw chicken in Top Chef, they're getting a chance at redemption by being asked to serve another raw protein, but this time it's on purpose! Tom Colicchio decides which raw dish packs the perfect punch.

Last Chance Chicken

Episode: 10x04 | Airdate: Apr 28, 2021 (14 min)

Last Chance Chicken

A newly eliminated chef finds themselves in Last Chance Kitchen after serving a rubber chicken, can this chef redeem themselves or will they have to get "the cluck out of the kitchen"?!

Who Will Return to Top Chef?

Episode: 10x05 | Airdate: May 5, 2021 (14 min)

Who Will Return to Top Chef?

Two eliminated chefs go head to head and use inspiration from their childhood to recreate the first dish they ever cooked. Who will win and re-enter the Top Chef competition? 

Five Way Fight for Your Life

Episode: 10x06 | Airdate: May 5, 2021 (14 min)

Five Way Fight for Your Life

Five chefs get one last chance in Last Chance Kitchen. Who will win and get another shot at redemption? 

Bloody Good Dish

Episode: 10x07 | Airdate: May 12, 2021 (14 min)

Bloody Good Dish

Two eliminated chefs get their blood pumping after Tom Colicchio asks them to cook up deliciously bloody dishes.

Three Perfect Bites

Episode: 10x08 | Airdate: May 19, 2021 (14 min)

Three Perfect Bites

Two eliminated chefs attempt to wow Tom Colicchio with their three-course progressive menu, but there's a catch...

Start Your Engines

Episode: 10x09 | Airdate: May 26, 2021 (14 min)

Start Your Engines

It's a race against time and Tom Colicchio as two eliminated chefs must speed around the kitchen and cook perfect dishes with no time to think.

Bento Battle

Episode: 10x10 | Airdate: Jun 3, 2021 (14 min)

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Eliminated chefs try to create a Japanese-inspired dish delicious enough to take them to part 2 of the finale

Last Chance Kitchen Finale

Episode: 10x11 | Airdate: Jun 3, 2021 (31 min)

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The Last Chance Kitchen champ must face off against the remaining five cheftestants for a chance to re-enter the Top Chef competition.

Season 11

Two Cloche for Comfort

Episode: 11x01 | Airdate: Mar 10, 2022 (12 min)

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Last Chance Kitchen officially kicks off as Tom Colicchio challenges the first two eliminated chefs with cooking a dish highlighting some of the toughest ingredients found locally in Houston.

PotatOH No You Don't!

Episode: 11x02 | Airdate: Mar 17, 2022 (10 min)

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After getting grilled for their potato preparation on Top Chef, a newly eliminated cheftestant gets another shot at making a spud-tacular dish in Last Chance Kitchen. However, they can only use ingredients and equipment their competitor isn't using.

Double Jeopardy

Episode: 11x03 | Airdate: Mar 24, 2022

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It's double trouble in Last Chance Kitchen when the eliminated chefs are tasked with creating not one but TWO dishes with only 30 minutes on the clock.

Panic in the Pantry / Station Swap

Episode: 11x04 | Airdate: Mar 31, 2022 (26 min)

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One of these three chefs will return to the competition. To earn that shot, they can cook anything they want — but there's a catch.

The challenge kicks off with a twist that no one saw coming. In the end, one contestant returns to the competition for another shot at the title of Top Chef.

Oh Broth-er!

Episode: 11x05 | Airdate: Apr 7, 2022 (12 min)

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Tom Colicchio tasks the eliminated cheftestants with a challenge that really takes stock of their skills.

The Right Stuffed

Episode: 11x06 | Airdate: Apr 14, 2022 (13 min)

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This challenge may sound simple, but it's actually full of complexity. Who will have just the stuff to get one step closer to re-entering the competition?

Ghost Kitchen

Episode: 11x07 | Airdate: Apr 21, 2022 (17 min)

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Last Chance Kitchen puts a new spin on Restaurant Wars with a challenge that one of the eliminated contestants says might be even harder than what the chefs faced in Season 19.

Blind Taste Test

Episode: 11x08 | Airdate: Apr 28, 2022 (14 min)

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Top Chef's famous blind taste test comes to Last Chance Kitchen, where one contestant baffles Tom Colicchio with their approach to the challenge.

Last Chance Kitchen Finale (1)

Episode: 11x09 | Airdate: May 5, 2022 (40 min)

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One of these two chefs will earn a second chance at the title of Top Chef. But to do that, they must first tackle a shocking twist.

The winner is revealed in a finale unlike any other in Last Chance Kitchen history.

Season 12

When Titans Fall

Episode: 12x01 | Airdate: Mar 16, 2023 (13 min)

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Two eliminated chefs revisit their most memorable dishes as they attempt to earn their way back into the Top Chef World All-Stars competition.

Welsh Toast Twist

Episode: 12x02 | Airdate: Mar 23, 2023 (16 min)

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Three eliminated chefs try their hand at Welsh Rarebit, a traditional pub toast with a flavorful cheesy beer sauce. Who will avoid elimination?

Get Jumping!

Episode: 12x03 | Airdate: Mar 30, 2023 (13 min)

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Three eliminated chefs are given just 30 minutes to make their best dish using a very unique protein - rabbit! Who will earn a chance to hop back into the competition?

Cohesive Chaos

Episode: 12x04 | Airdate: Apr 6, 2023 (12 min)

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Three eliminated Top Chef World All Star contestants vie for a chance to cook in the Last Chance Kitchen finale. Will a fateful decision to cook squab send one of these chefs home?

Earl of Sandwich

Episode: 12x05 | Airdate: Apr 13, 2023 (12 min)

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Two Top Chef World All Star contestants put their twist on the modern sandwich as they battle it out on Last Chance Kitchen. Who will avoid elimination?

Omelet You Win

Episode: 12x06 | Airdate: Apr 20, 2023

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Two eliminated Top Chef: World All-Stars go toe-to-toe to see who can make the perfect French omelet. The winner will earn another chance to stay in the competition.

You Say Tomato

Episode: 12x07 | Airdate: Apr 27, 2023 (12 min)

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Two Top Chef World All-Stars battle it out on Last Chance Kitchen as they attempt to cook a tomato three different ways in an effort to avoid elimination.


 

Who Ya Rooting For?

Episode: 12x08 | Airdate: May 4, 2023 (13 min)

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Two eliminated Top Chef World All-Stars cook a dish using root vegetables as part of their Last Chance Kitchen challenge. Will one chef's salty decision come back to haunt them?

Salty, Sweet & Bitter Oh My!

Episode: 12x09 | Airdate: May 11, 2023

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In this Last Chance Kitchen challenge, two eliminated Chefs are asked to prepare a meal using three of the six Ayurveda "tastes."

What a Grind! Part 1

Episode: 12x10 | Airdate: May 18, 2023 (15 min)

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We're down to our final two Top Chef World All Stars on Last Chance Kitchen. Who will be able to cook three dishes good enough to impress the judges and earn their way back into the competition?

Last Chance Kitchen Finale: Part 2

Episode: 12x11 | Airdate: May 18, 2023 (16 min)

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Which Top Chef World All Star will claim victory in Last Chance Kitchen and earn a spot back into the main competition?

Season 13

The 16th Chef

Episode: 13x02 | Airdate: Mar 27, 2024 (14 min)

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In this Last Chance Kitchen challenge, an eliminated chef and a surprise new cheftestant are asked to prepare a meal that turns high-end ingredients into simple comfort food.

The Big Stink

Episode: 13x03 | Airdate: Apr 3, 2024 (14 min)

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On Last Chance Kitchen... the eliminated chefs have 30 minutes to turn stinky Limburger cheese into a meal tasty enough to earn them a spot on Top Chef. 

Plates Aplenty

Episode: 13x04 | Airdate: Apr 10, 2024 (14 min)

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On Last Chance Kitchen... The eliminated chefs take inspiration from a few fancy plates as they prep a meal they hope is good enough to earn them a spot in the Top Chef competition.

Mid-Season Finale Part 1

Episode: 13x05 | Airdate: Apr 17, 2024 (14 min)

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On part one of the Last Chance Kitchen Season 21 midseason finale... Three chefs are tasked with creating the ultimate "breakfast club" sandwich, with the winner earning a spot back into the Top Chef competition.

Mid-Season Finale Part 2

Episode: 13x06 | Airdate: Apr 17, 2024 (14 min)

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On part two of the Last Chance Kitchen Season 21 midseason finale... Three chefs must make a meal to impress judge Tom Colicchio and earn a spot back into the Top Chef competition. There's just one twist - they only get one bite to prove if their dish is worthy.

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