Season 16
(2018)
Overview
Top Chef heads to the state of Kentucky for season 16. This season, 15 new talented chefs from cities big and small across the U.S. will compete for the sought-after title amid the unique culinary scenes in Louisville, Lexington and Lake Cumberland, before heading abroad for an epic finale showdown in Macau, China.
Cast
as Self - Head Judge
as Self - Host
as Self - Judge
as Self - Contestant
as Self - Contestant
Episodes
The Fastest 2 Minutes in Cooking 0.0
December 6, 2018
In Kentucky, 15 chefs are off to the races at Churchill Downs for the the ride of their lives; the chefs must make a di…
Bourbon, Barrels and Burgoo 0.0
December 13, 2018
A pregnant Gail Simmons asks the chefs to feed her cravings; the chefs head to Makers Mark, the oldest U.S. distillery,…
Naughty and Nice 0.0
December 20, 2018
Richard Blais and Brooke Williamson present a Quickfire challenge; chef Eric Ripert sits down with the chefs to enjoy a…
Surprise...It's Restaurant Wars 0.0
December 27, 2018
The Restaurant Wars challenge comes early this year; first, the chefs duke it out in an amuse bouche-based Quickfire; w…
Restaurant Wars Part 2 0.0
January 3, 2019
The Restaurant Wars causes drama and mayhem; Tom announces a double elimination piling on even more pressure; chefs Kar…
Roaring Munchies 0.0
January 10, 2019
The chefs walk in on an epic battle of Last Chance Kitchen and are drafted into the fight; once Tom declares a winner, …
Carne! 0.0
January 17, 2019
Actress Lena Waithe challenges the chefs to make a trademark Kentucky dish known as the Hot Brown; chef Nancy Silverton…
Whatever Floats Your Boat 0.0
January 24, 2019
For an elimination challenge, the chefs are split into teams and tasked with throwing houseboat parties on Lake Cumberl…
Music City Usa 0.0
January 31, 2019
The chefs take a road trip to Nashville and cook on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry for country music artist Hunter Hay…
Hoop Dreams 0.0
February 7, 2019
"Top Chef" alum Ed Lee drops by for a Quickfire that's part trivia, part culinary creativity; Coach John Calipari and t…
The Greatest 0.0
February 14, 2019
The chefs take a turn at fried chicken; chef Art Smith judges a secret herbs-and-spices blind taste test ahead of the Q…
Kentucky Farewell 0.0
February 21, 2019
Tom ambushes sleeping chefs and challenges them to make a dish using ingredients harvested from their gardens; for the …
Holy Macau! 0.0
February 28, 2019
The final five chefs travel to the Chinese territory of Macau; Graham Elliot, who has a restaurant in Macau, introduces…
The Tao of Macau 0.0
March 7, 2019
The final four chefs must cook with the smelly durian fruit; the chefs get a tutorial on the traditional cuisine of Mac…
Finale 0.0
March 14, 2019
It's the final showdown; the three remaining chefs must create the best four-course meal of their lives; Tom reveals in…