S12 Episode 1

Sudden Death

Sixteen chefs meet in Boston for their chance at culinary glory. The first round sees them competing in a sudden death Quick-Fire challenge, before attending the inaugural Top Chef Food Festival.

43 mins · Wed, 15 Oct 2014

S12 Episode 2

Boston's Bravest and Finest

The chefs whip up a surf-and-turf dish for guest judge Todd English. Plus, the teams create dishes for the Boston police and firemen which are judged by guest judge Dante de Magistris.

43 mins · Wed, 22 Oct 2014

S12 Episode 3

The Curse of the Bambino

The contestants are tasked with using tea in their dishes for guest judge Ming Tsai. Later, the chefs must use ballpark snacks as ingredients for fine-dining dishes.

43 mins · Wed, 29 Oct 2014

S12 Episode 4

12 Chefs Walk Into a Bar...

George Wendt stops by to judge the chef's ultimate bar snacks, and the chefs must work in teams of three to create a three-course Italian menu. Plus, Emmy Rossum challenges the chefs with her gluten free diet.

43 mins · Wed, 5 Nov 2014

S12 Episode 5

It's War

The chefs go head-to-head cooking for guest judge Jamie Bissonnette, and make dishes on a light military budget at the historic Watertown Arsenal.

43 mins · Wed, 12 Nov 2014

S12 Episode 6

The First Thanksgiving

The chefs must create a full Thanksgiving feast using ingredients and cooking methods from the 1600s. Plus, the judges are joined by descendants of the Mayflower colonists and Wampanoag tribe.

43 mins · Wed, 19 Nov 2014

S12 Episode 7

Restaurant Wars

The chefs are put into two teams to open their own pop-up restaurants, where they must create menus, decorate, and train their wait staff. Plus, Barbara Lynch stops by to help the judges.

43 mins · Wed, 3 Dec 2014

S12 Episode 8

Clean Up in Aisle 2!

The chefs have to cook for Jasper White, and eliminated chefs return. Plus, the kitchen opens its doors for a tasting party in the Elimination Challenge.

54 mins · Wed, 10 Dec 2014

S12 Episode 9

Big Sausage

The chefs must put together a delicious sausage dish for NFL player Rob Gronkowski, and create dishes inspired by renowned New England authors.

43 mins · Wed, 17 Dec 2014

S12 Episode 10

For Julia & Jacques

The chefs are sent back to their student days when they are challenged to create a ramen noodle dish for Andy Cohen and his university roommate, Dave Ansel. Plus, Jacques Pepin asks the chefs to make a dish inspired by Julia Child's techniques.

43 mins · Wed, 7 Jan 2015

S12 Episode 11

Sous Your Daddy!

The chefs are thrown off their game when their family members arrive to serve as sous chefs in the Elimination Challenge, and put their futures on the line.

43 mins · Wed, 14 Jan 2015

S12 Episode 12

The Final Battle of Bean Town

The chefs must prepare an innovative bean dish in honour of their last quick-fire challenge, and compete for a spot in the finals with their examples of cooking's future.

43 mins · Wed, 21 Jan 2015

S12 Episode 13

Getting Prickly in Mexico

The finalists are on their way to San Miguel de Allende to compete for the Top Chef title. In Mexico, they prepare dishes featuring a prickly pear, and dishes inspired by local artists.

43 mins · Wed, 28 Jan 2015

S12 Episode 14

Holy Escamoly!

The chefs visit a farm that supplies a regional restaurant, and must create two dishes with chocolate before they must put together a six-course menu.

43 mins · Wed, 4 Feb 2015

S12 Episode 15

Mano a Mano

The final two chefs are in San Miguel de Allende to compete for the title of Top Chef. They ride in a hot air balloon before they must create the most extravagent four-course menu of their entire lives.

43 mins · Wed, 11 Feb 2015

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