Last Chance Kitchen takes Top Chef and strips it down. Ousted chefs from Top Chef compete head to head for the chance to, not only redeem themselves, but to possibly return to Top Chef, and win. In each episode, two or more chefs are pitted against each other in a single challenge, with judgment placed solely on Tom Collicchio.
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An eliminated chef and two surprise new cheftestants are asked to choose one ingredient.
E2
An eliminated cheftestant goes up against two others in a dinner challenge.
E3
An eliminated cheftestant goes up against two competitors in a hockey-inspired challenge.
E4
Two eliminated cheftestants compete in the first of a two-part Last Chance Kitchen.
E5
One of the eliminated cheftestants doesn't have to redo their first dish.
E6
Last Chance Kitchen is playing mind games! Two eliminated cheftestants - once partnered, now competitors - must work as prep cooks without knowing their dish's main protein.
E7
Two eliminated cheftestants look to put their opponent in a pickle as they must conjure one cohesive dish using three pickled items ... that they choose for each other.
E8
This week's challenge should be easy as (pizza) pie as two eliminated cheftestants must create a dish that features a fresh made dough.
E9
Two eliminated cheftestants must go off to Grandma's house to make a nostalgia-filled dish that tells a story ... and includes a sauce.
E10
Which of these eliminated cheftestants will return to Top Chef Season 22? It depends on who has the best stunt double in this Hollywood-inspired cooking challenge.
E11
One of two cheftestants will return to Top Chef Season 22. The challenge? Make a dish in one bite, which Tom Colicchio will judge while blindfolded.
E1
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.
E2
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.
E3
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.
E4
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.
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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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On season 21 episode 6 of Last Chance Kitchen, two eliminated chefs compete in a baseball-inspired challenge for a chance to re-enter the Top Chef competition.
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On Last Chance Kitchen season 21 episode 7, an unexpected twist leads to one of the eliminated chef's earning another chance to enter the Top Chef competition. Can they win the restaurant wars challenge and capitalize on their good fortunes?
On part one of Last Chance Kitchen season 21 episode 8, the eliminated chefs compete in a popular tradition, a mise en place relay race, as they try to cook their way back into the Top Chef competition.
On part two of Last Chance Kitchen season 21 episode 8, the eliminated chefs are tasked with making one spectacular dish using ingredients attained during their mise en place relay race.
On part one of the Last Chance Kitchen Season 21 finale, the Top Chef contestants revisit every Quickfire challenge as they try to make one cohesive dish using all of the ingredients.
On part two of the Last Chance Kitchen Season 21 finale, the Top Chef contestants are given one instruction -- just make a great meal. Who will be crowned the winner and earn a spot back into the main competition?
Two eliminated chefs revisit their most memorable dishes as they attempt to earn their way back into the Top Chef World All-Stars competition.
Three eliminated chefs try their hand at Welsh Rarebit, a traditional pub toast with a flavorful cheesy beer sauce. Who will avoid elimination?
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?
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?
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?
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.
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.
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?
In this Last Chance Kitchen challenge, two eliminated Chefs are asked to prepare a meal using three of the six Ayurveda "tastes."
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?
Which Top Chef World All Star will claim victory in Last Chance Kitchen and earn a spot back into the main competition?
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tom Colicchio tasks the eliminated cheftestants with a challenge that really takes stock of their skills.
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?
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.
Top Chef's famous blind taste test comes to Last Chance Kitchen, where one contestant baffles Tom Colicchio with their approach to the challenge.
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.
E1
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.
E2
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.
E3
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.
E4
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"?!
E5
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?
E6
Five chefs get one last chance in Last Chance Kitchen. Who will win and get another shot at redemption?
E7
Two eliminated chefs get their blood pumping after Tom Colicchio asks them to cook up deliciously bloody dishes.
E8
Two eliminated chefs attempt to wow Tom Colicchio with their three-course progressive menu, but there's a catch...
E9
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.
Eliminated chefs try to create a Japanese-inspired dish delicious enough to take them to part 2 of the finale
The Last Chance Kitchen champ must face off against the remaining five cheftestants for a chance to re-enter the Top Chef competition.
E1
It's "an Italian throwdown bro-down" as the first two eliminated chefs face off in a seafood showdown.
E2
Can this eliminated all-star fix his reputation for running afoul with poultry, or will he chicken out?
E3
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.
E4
To keep their Top Chef dreams alive, this week's competitors need to keep up with the head judge himself!
E5
A pair of BFFs enter Last Chance Kitchen for one more shot a redemption...who will cook the ultimate sweet and sour dish?
E6
Which eliminated chef will create the best "family style" meal, giving them the chance to re-enter Top Chef!
E7
An eliminated chef wows Tom Colicchio with their roasting fish technique...find out which chef wins the chance to enter back into the competition.
E8
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?
E9
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!
E10
Two chefs, no strangers to Last Chance Kitchen, face off in part one of the two part LCK finale!
E11
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!
E1
Inspired by a challenge in episode 1601 of Top Chef, four chefs face off to see who can make the best biscuits and gravy.
E2
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.
E3
Top Chef 1603's newly eliminated chef faces off with three other Cheftestants in the ultimate breakfast battle.
E4
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?
E5
Two chefs from Top Chef 1605 enter LCK for a "mini restaurant wars challenge"!
E6
Coming out of Top Chef 1605, two remaining chefs continue to fight it out and receive the biggest LCK surprise yet!
E7
This is a first in Last Chance Kitchen history! Watch a shocking turn of events come out of Top Chef 1606.
E8
Coming out of Top Chef 1607, two chefs try to make a slimy dish delicious enough for Tom to enjoy.
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Inspired by a challenge from Top Chef 1608, two chefs take on the biggest pork challenge yet.
E10
After Top Chef 1609, two chefs face-off in the ultimate mystery cook-off.
E11
Inspired by Top Chef 1610, chefs try to beat the shot clock.
E12
It's the Last Chance Kitchen finale! The winner will head into Top Chef 1612.
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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.
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Can a newly eliminated cheftestant knock out a vet in this episode of Last Chance Kitchen? It all comes down to potatoes...watch now!
E3
Can these chefs rise to the challenge and cook up a winning dish or will the ingredients scare them away?
E4
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?
E5
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?
E6
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?
E7
Two newly eliminated chefs are challenged with cooking up an innovative dish that highlights the flavors of unconventional parts of the tree.
E8
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!
E9
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?
E10
Three eliminated chefs have to upgrade a weekly meal staple...tacos!
E11
Three eliminated cheftestants are challenged with making a delicious porridge. Can these three bears rise to the challenge?
E12
Which eliminated chef will take the Last Chance Kitchen title and enter back into the Top Chef competition?
E1
The first two eliminated chefs battle to determine who will keep cooking in Last Chance Kitchen.
E2
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.
E3
The chefs are full of holiday spirit, but what they do with holiday leftovers is the key to their survival in Last Chance Kitchen.
E4
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.
E5
Final elimination is at stake as chefs prepare Tom's favorite protein. Only one chef will keep cooking in Last Chance Kitchen.
E6
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?
E7
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.
E8
To stay in the competition, the eliminated chefs must create the best dish using only 5 ingredients!
E9
The Eliminated Chefs have only seconds to plan the dish that will keep them cooking or put them out of the competition for good!
E10
Tonight, 3 chefs compete but only the 2 chefs with the most original snack concepts will move on.
E11
Three LCK finalists must utilize two different cooking techniques to prove they deserve a spot in the Last Chance Kitchen finale.
E12
Two chefs face off for the last spot in the finals in Mexico, and a second chance at the title of Top Chef!
E1
Which one of these cheftestants will shake off the bitter taste of defeat?
E2
To stay in the competition, eliminated chefs must make a standout dish using one vegetable in its entirety and prepare it three different ways.
E3
Eliminated chefs must make a dish using unique and exotic ingredients, but there's a catch...their ingredients are a surprise!
E4
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.
E5
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?
E6
Two eliminated chefs have 30 minutes to make a delicious dish out of bland and boring ingredients.
E7
Two eliminated chefs have 25 minutes to cook up a mouthwatering beef dish. The twist? They only have five minutes to butcher their meat.
E8
Two chefs are fighting for a second chance to get back into the competition, but only one chef is calling the shots.
E9
Two eliminated chefs have 10 minutes to prep their food and 10 minutes to put on an entertaining show at the Teppanyaki table.
E10
Two eliminated chefs have just 15 minutes to wow Tom Colicchio with a standout breakfast dish.
E11
Three eliminated chefs have 30 minutes to make any dish that features sourdough.
E12
Two eliminated chefs have just 12 minutes to cook up a delicious fish dish.
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Six eliminated chefs compete, but only will remain standing.
E2
Eliminated chefs must make "dry and slimy" delicious, or go home for good.
E3
To stay in the competition, eliminated chefs must make a masterpiece comprised of 20 or more ingredients.
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Three chefs compete, only two will de-liver themselves from final elimination.
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To move on to the Last Chance Kitchen finals, the chefs must create a delicious dish using produce from a crudité platter.
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One eliminated chef will earn a spot in the Top Chef finale.
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