Top Chef, Surprise...It's Restaurant Wars

S16 E1 • 55m • HDTV14

In Kentucky, 15 chefs are off to the races at Churchill Downs for the the ride of their lives.

S16 E2 • 55m • HDTV14

The chefs head to the Makers Mark distillery to put their spins on a meal full of Kentucky classics.

S16 E3 • 44m • HDTV14

Chef Eric Ripert sits down with the chefs to enjoy a traditional French Christmas dinner.

S16 E4 • 44m • HDTV14

The Restaurant Wars challenge comes early; the chefs duke it out in an amuse bouche-based Quickfire.

S16 E5 • 44m • HDTV14

Tom announces a double elimination piling on even more pressure.

S16 E6 • 44m • HDTV14

The chefs make dishes based on Prohibition Era cocktails for a Roaring Twenties party.

S16 E7 • 44m • HDTV14

Lena Waithe challenges the chefs to make a trademark dish; butcher Dario Cecchini breaks down a cow.

S16 E8 • 44m • HDTV14

The chefs are split into teams and tasked with throwing houseboat parties on Lake Cumberland.

S16 E9 • 44m • HDTV14

In Nashville, Tenn., the chefs cook onstage at the Grand Ole Opry for singer Hunter Hayes.

S16 E10 • 44m • HDTV14

Coach John Calipari and the Kentucky Wildcats host a concession-stand cook-off in Rupp Arena.

S16 E11 • 44m • HDTV14

The chefs tackle fried chicken; then, they highlight boxer Muhammad Ali, aka the Louisville Lip.

S16 E12 • 44m • HDTV14

The chefs use ingredients harvested from their gardens; the chefs bid on luxury ingredients.

S16 E13 • 44m • HDTV14

The final five chefs travel to the Chinese territory of Macau; they celebrate the Chinese New Year.

S16 E14 • 44m • HDTV14

The chefs must cook with a smelly fruit; the chefs blend their own heritage with Chinese flavors.

S16 E15 • 65m • HDTV14

It's the final showdown; the remaining chefs must create the best four-course meal of their lives.