Top Chef

Top Chef heads to Canada with 15 new chefs. Upon arrival, the chefs draw knives, splitting them into groups of three and head to the Top Chef kitchen where they are greeted by Kristen, Tom and Gail, and their first Quickfire Challenge. The chefs pick an ingredient from the pantry and are tasked with preparing a dish while also incorporating the judges' surprise ingredients.

Actor Sarah Levy joins Kristen and Gail for the Quickfire Challenge, tasking the chefs to put their spin on Canada's famous poutine. For the Elimination Challenge, Daniel Boulud joins the judges' table as the chefs team up to create a maple-soaked brunch that pays homage to Sugar Shack traditions.

In this week's Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must make their own version of a Jamaican patty. Canadian hockey star Natalie Spooner assists Kristen in presenting the Elimination Challenge, where the chefs are put on thin ice and must create dishes best served cold.

Actor Michael Cera joins Kristen in the kitchen for this week's Quickfire Challenge, where the chefs' trivia skills are put to the test. For the Elimination Challenge, the chefs must put their own spin on some of Canada's most iconic confections.

There is no Quickfire Challenge as the chefs are taken by surprise when a Last Chance Kitchen chef joins the competition. After breaking into pairs and spending time at a local restaurant, the chefs are informed that for this Elimination Challenge, they must create a dish inspired by their time on the line.

Top Chef Masters alum Susur Lee and his son Jet Bent-Let join Kristen for the Quickfire Challenge, where the chefs must create a dish using a limited amount of ingredients. For the Elimination Challenge, the chefs must create dishes that highlight pickles. The judges are joined by season 21 winner Danny Garcia and Clare Reichenbach, the James Beard Foundation's Executive Officer.

For this week's Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must create a dish with an ingredient using only the toughest stains as their clues. Then, in a high-stakes pizza party, the chefs must create pies that are outside of the box to impress guest judges Michelin star chef Wylie Dufresne and Top Chef All-Star alumn Spike Mendelsohn, who join Kristen, Tom and Gail at the judges' table.

There is no Quickfire as the chefs take on the famed Restaurant Wars elimination challenge. Divided into two teams, the chefs are tasked to conceptualize and create two restaurants, each featuring a three-course progress menu with at least two options for each course for 100 hungry diners. Kristen, Tom and Gail are joined by Top Chef alum Nina Compton and Top Chef Canada judge Janet Zuccarini.

Kristen is joined by Tom, Gail and chef and professor Ilona Daniel for this week's Quickfire Challenge as the chefs are tasked with flexing their culinary 'mussels.' Before the chefs enter the kitchen, they climb to new heights, facing their fears in this stunt-driven Elimination Challenge.

Comedian Punkie Johnson tests the chefs' creativity for the Quickfire Challenge when they're asked to create a dish using only the items and tools found in a Canadian convenience store. For the Elimination Challenge, the chefs pay homage to the four seasons using only produce from Montreal's rooftop gardens. Renowned Montreal chef Antonio Park joins Kristen, Tom and Gail at the judges' table.

The six remaining chefs set off to Calgary where they are greeted by the judges and Top Chef Canada alum Connie DeSousa. For this week's Quickfire Challenge, they will be making pancakes for 50 diners. For the Elimination Challenge, the chefs are tasked with creating dishes that feature beef and local berries, hoping to impress a table of Calgary's culinary tastemakers, including guest judges.

For their last challenge in Canada, Kristen is joined by guest judges Brenda Holder and Tracy Little, who teach the remaining five chefs how to forage the ingredients in the Canmore Forest. To secure their spot in Italy, the chefs will have to impress the judges by utilizing their foraged items in a dish they will cook outside over an open flame.

Benvenuto a Milano! For the chefs' last Quickfire Challenge of the season, they're tasked with creating a classic Milanese dish and the most feared dish by many Top Chef contenders, risotto. Then the chefs compete in a three-part, head-to-head culinary battle while receiving some help from Olympic athletes Elana Meyers Taylor, Red Gerard, and Paralympic athletes Oksana Masters and Declan Farmer.

For their last Elimination Challenge of the season, the final three chefs must create the best progressive four-course meal of their lives. With the help of their sous chefs, the finalists must pull out all the stops to impress an esteemed table of diners, including chef Carlo Cracco and Top Chef alums Richard Blais and Gregory Gourdet.