Top Chef 9
2011-11-02 | Reality | 18 episodes22 Seasons
Episode
Everything's Bigger in Texas (2011)
29 chefs gather at the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, to compete for 16 slots in the 9th season of Top Chef. Tonight they are divided into three groups and must master their challenge to move forward. Some will know their fate immediately and receive a chef coat or be sent home. Others will be on the "bubble" and must compete and be judged again before they know their fates. Yes, it's bigger in Texas, but it's also hotter and harder, too. Group 1 Qualifying Challenge: Prepare a Dish Using One Cut of a Pig Group 2 Qualifying Challenge: Prepare a Dish Using the Same Ingredient
The Heat Is On (2011)
Night two of heats for the coveted contestant spots starts with 10 competitors, 10 ingredients, and only five chef coats left. Once again, those who excel in the challenge get a coat immediately, and those who bomb are sent home. The remaining hopefuls on the "bubble" participate in a cook-off for the last coats against last week's four still waiting for their second chance. Also, tonight the first chefs are awarded an opportunity to get back into the race when they are sent to the sister series Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen.
Quinceanera (2011)
The chefs are asked to create a dish using rattlesnakes. Later they cater a girl's quinceañera celebration.
Red Hot Chili Cook Off (2011)
The contestants provide food for the local rodeo and its audience.
Don't Be Tardy for the Dinner Party (2011)
The chefs must create a dish using what they can find in a standard survival kit, then they have to shift gears and cater dinner to high society.
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