Top Chef

Top Chef, Primal Instincts

Season 19, Episode 1

Fifteen of the country's best chefs arrive in Houston, Texas.

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Primal Instincts
S19 E1 • 54m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Fifteen of the country's best chefs arrive in Houston, Texas.

Friday Night Bites
S19 E2 • 54m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

The chefs are challenged in the Quickfire to put their own spin on the Tex-Mex classic queso.

Noodles and Rice and Everything Nice
S19 E3 • 43m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

The chefs must make a dish inspired by five of the larger Asian communities in Houston.

Doppelgangers
S19 E4 • 43m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

The chefs are joined by local chef Chris Williams in the Quickfire Challenge.

Don't Mess with BBQ
S19 E5 • 43m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Brooke Williamson tasks the chefs with putting their own spin on a brisket dish.

Texas Trailblaze-hers
S19 E6 • 43m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

The chefs must create salty-sweet desserts that will inspire a new flavor of Talenti gelato.

Swallow The Competition
S19 E7 • 43m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

The chefs need to make a stew that pairs perfectly with traditional Nigerian swallows.

Restaurant Wars
S19 E8 • 43m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

The chefs are put to the ultimate test; they have to build restaurants from the ground up.

Freedmen's Town
S19 E9 • 54m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

The chefs are tasked with creating dishes that speak to their souls for a block party fundraiser.

Dinner in Zero Gravity
S19 E10 • 43m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

The chefs have to create a menu item they would crave if they were on a multi-year mission to Mars.

Family Vacation
S19 E11 • 54m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Aspiring chefs compete for their shot at culinary stardom.

We're on a Boat
S19 E12 • 43m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

The chefs receive an ominous gift from Tom, who tells them to meet him at the docks.

Cactus Makes Perfect
S19 E13 • 43m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

For their last Quickfire Challenge, the chefs make the trip to El Charro in Tuscon, Arizona.

The Final Plate
S19 E14 • 54m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Aspiring chefs compete for their shot at culinary stardom.

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  • About this Episode
  • Watch Top Chef, the hit series hosted by Padma Lakshmi. Aspiring chefs are judged by a panel of food and wine experts while competing against one another for a shot at culinary stardom. Stream now on Peacock.
  • GenreCompetition
  • Seasons15
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