Top Chef (2006)

S09E14 Mentors

In this episode's Quickfire challenge, the chefs are blindfolded and must rely on their sense of touch, smell, and taste to select ingredients from the pantry for their dishes. A surprise twist sees the winner of Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen returning to compete alongside the remaining four chefs in the elimination round. The contestants must craft outstanding dishes to impress their mentors. Host Padma Lakshmi, along with judges Hugh Acheson, Gail Simmons, and head judge Tom Colicchio, will decide which of the final four chefs will move on to the finale.