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New York

(2008)

Overview

Top Chef: New York is the fifth season of American reality television series Top Chef and was filmed first in New York City, New York, and concluded in New Orleans, Louisiana. The season premiered on Bravo on November 12, 2008 and ended on March 4, 2009. The prize money awarded to the Top Chef was $100,000.

Cast

Tom Colicchio as Self - Head Judge
Tom Colicchio

as Self - Head Judge

Padma Lakshmi as Self - Host
Padma Lakshmi

as Self - Host

Gail Simmons as Self - Judge
Gail Simmons

as Self - Judge

Toby Young as Self - Judge
Toby Young

as Self - Judge

Leah Cohen as Herself - Contestant
Leah Cohen

as Herself - Contestant

Carla Hall as Herself - Constestant
Carla Hall

as Herself - Constestant

Episodes

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November 12, 2008

One chef is eliminated in a three-round quickfire involving apples. The remaining chefs create dishes representing the …

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November 19, 2008

After re-inventing the hot dog for the quickfire challenge, the chefs cook and serve lunch at Tom's flagship restaurant…

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November 26, 2008

For the quickfire, the chefs recreate dishes from the Top Chef cookbook. In the elimination challenge, they cook Thanks…

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December 3, 2008

After creating a breakfast amuse-bouche for the quickfire, the contestants compete in a live food demonstration challen…

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December 10, 2008

For the quickfire, chefs must identify ingredients in a dish. For the elimination challenge, the contestants cater a br…

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December 17, 2008

Domestic guru Martha Stewart oversees the quick fire challenge in this holiday-themed edition. Then, actress Natasha Ri…

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January 7, 2009

The chefs must create a sweet dish without using sugar (guest judge: chef and restaurateur Jean-Christophe Novelli). In…

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January 14, 2009

Contestants shop for fresh ingredients at a farm and then create a dinner for the farm workers.

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January 21, 2009

Two teams have 24 hours to design and open competing restaurants.

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January 28, 2009

A Super Bowl cook-off against seven all-stars from previous seasons.

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February 4, 2009

After a three-round fish filleting tournament, the contestants cook at Le Bernadin where their final product will be ju…

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February 11, 2009

Wylie Dufresne judges a quickfire challenge of egg dishes. For the elimination challenge, the five remaining chefs each…

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February 18, 2009

The season finale finds the chefs traveling from New York to New Orleans. While in the "Big Easy" they will be challeng…

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February 25, 2009

Set in New Orleans, season 5 ends as the winning chef is revealed.

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March 4, 2009

Andy Cohen hosts a candid gathering of season five's chefs and judges.