Top Chef Season 13

Right now you can watch Top Chef Season 13 on and — and it is more addictive than the premise lets on. The show says what it needs to say in a single season, no filler. Its 7/10 TMDB score, built from 69 ratings, reflects a title that consistently delivers. Tom Colicchio anchors the format, but the whole cast makes it watchable. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

There is a reason Top Chef Season 13 keeps coming up in conversation. Top Chef Season 13 understands that the format only works if the people in it feel real. Season 13 of Top Chef includes 15 episodes. It aired from December 2015 to March 2016. This season stars Tom Colicchio, Padma Lakshmi and Gail Simmons. Tom Colicchio and Padma Lakshmi lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2015. What keeps Top Chef Season 13 from feeling stale is a production that knows when to get out of the way. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Best watched with company, Top Chef Season 13 generates takes from everyone in the room. It stands on its own even without an obvious comparison point. A contained run means every episode is doing real work. The format has been copied endlessly since Top Chef Season 13 first appeared, which is the most honest tribute the industry knows how to give. Impossible to watch casually.

🎬 Top Chef Season 13 — Episode Guide

Stop the Presses

2015-12-02

Top chefs arrive in Los Angeles in the opener of Season 13, which will feature the foodies competing in six cities across California. Here, they try to wow food critics and reporters under the Hollywood sign.

Pop Up Pandemonium

2015-12-03

The foodies must open distinct pop-up restaurants in various Los Angeles neighborhoods. Appearing: chef and pop-up impresario Ludo Lefebvre.

Spines and Vines

2015-12-10

The chefs visit Santa Barbara, where they pick up fresh sea urchin for use in a challenge. Later, a surf-and-turf war erupts.

It's a Dry Heat

2015-12-17

Palm Springs, Cal., is the destination for culinary competition. Here, the chefs use solar-powered stoves in the desert, then prepare dishes on a famed golf course. Appearing: John Besh and Mary Sue Milliken.

Big Gay Wedding

2016-01-07

Top dishes for dates are served up by the chefs in Palm Springs, Cal. Later, they cater a wedding for 25 gay couples. Appearing: model Chrissy Teigen and foodie Art Smith.

Banannaise

2016-01-14

The chefs head to San Diego and cook up high-end fish tacos. Then, they prepare dishes to complement handcrafted microbrews. Appearing: chef Javier Plascenia.

Back in the Day

2016-01-21

The chefs return to Los Angeles to celebrate the series' 10th anniversary. A restrictive challenge limits them to 10 ingredients, then they walk down memory lane by creating a dish that represents who they were 10 years ago. Appearing: Michael Voltaggio; Antonia Lofaso; Mei Lin Hua; and Nancy Silver...

Where's the Beef?

2016-01-28

The chefs participate in a plating challenge by preparing visually appealing dishes using only snack food. Then, they cook for diners at a black-tie, finger-food event called Beefsteak. Appearing: Colin Hanks; Max Silvestri; Matt Selman; Jacques La Merde; and Neal Fraser.

Restaurant Wars, Part 1

2016-02-04

The iconic "Restaurant Wars" challenge ensues, with the chefs opening eateries for both lunch and dinner services.

E10

Restaurant Wars, Part 2

2016-02-11

The "Restaurant Wars" challenge progresses with the chefs serving up dinner, during which everything from concept and food to service and consistency will be appraised.

E11

Hammer Time

2016-02-18

E12

Wok This Way

2016-02-25

A showdown includes woks when the chefs visit San Francisco's Chinatown. Later, they must

E13

Back Where It All Started

2016-03-03

San Francisco is the setting when the competing foodies cook for chef Traci Des Jardins. Later, they try to wow master chef Hubert Keller, the judges and San Francisco culinary elite with cuisine inspired by the restaurant Fleur de Lys.

E14

Magic Hour

2016-03-10

The chefs land in Las Vegas and participate in a high-stakes challenge of cards and cuisine. Later, they must conjure culinary magic for illusionist David Copperfield.

E15

Finale

2016-03-17

The top chef is crowned in the Season 13 finale. Before that, the final two culinarians must prepare the meal of their lives for their mentors and fallen colleagues. Appearing: Emeril Lagasse; Dominique Crenn; Jonathan Benno; Hubert Keller; Charlie Palmer; and Jean-Georges Vongerichten.

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