Top Chef Season 11, Episode 1: Soiree In The Swamp

Rebuilding New Orleans

42 min

Commander's Palace

An elimination quickfire challenge; replicating legacy dishes in the elimination challenge.

42 min

Captain Vietnam

The chefs get a crash course in Vietnamese culture.

42 min

Lea Michele's Halloween Bash

Tools and ingredients are wrapped in aluminum foil; the chefs cater a Halloween party for singer/actress Lea Michele, and the food must be spooky and vegetarian.

42 min

Campfires, Cream Cheese and Countryside

The creole tomato; the contestants try to impress up-scale chefs.

42 min

Jazz Hands

A food version of musical chairs; the chefs cater a jazzy event.

42 min

Piggin' Out

The contestants make their own hot sauce; the chefs butcher and cook a 300-pound pig.

42 min

Restaurant Wars

The contestants create pop-up restaurants to impress the judges.

42 min

Like Mama Made

The chefs must make dishes that remind them of home; Actor Anthony Mackie joins the judges.

42 min

Giving It the College Try

Questlove judges various types of poultry drumsticks; the chefs head to LSU's campus to serve incoming students.

42 min

Mississippi Mud Bugs

The contestants create their own versions of etouffe; seafood dishes.

42 min

Oui Si a Challenge

Chef Jacques Pepin tests the contestants; the contestants create French and Spanish dishes.

42 min

Po' Boy Smackdown

Po' boys in the Quickfire; the contestants put their own culinary visions on a plate.

42 min

Leaving New Orleans

The chefs battle for a new car in the Quickfire; the chefs must show how New Orleans has impacted their food.

42 min

Maui Wowie

Top Chef returns to Hawaii for the final rounds. Tonight, the remaining chefs must deal with Spam in the Quickfire.

42 min

Finale

The two remaining chefs open pop-up restaurants for the final challenge.

42 min