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Top Chef Season 1, Ep. 1 "Who Deserves to Be Here"

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In the premiere episode of Bravo's "Top Chef," the cast will be thrown straight into the demanding kitchen of famed San Francisco restaurant Fleur de Lys for the quickfire challenge where Guest judge Hubert Keller (famed chef and partner of Fleur de Lys) joins host Katie Lee Joel and judges ... Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons to help to make the decision on who must "pack up their knives" first.
  • Starring: Stephen Asprinio, Andrea Beauman
  • Runtime: 46 minutes
  • Original air date: March 08, 2006
  • Network: Bravo
 
  
 
 

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1. Who Deserves to Be Here
  March 8, 2006
In the premiere episode of Bravo's "Top Chef," the cast will be thrown straight into the demanding kitchen of famed San Francisco restaurant Fleur de Lys for the quickfire challenge where Guest judge Hubert Keller (famed chef and partner of Fleur de Lys) joins host Katie Lee Joel and judges Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons to help to make the decision on who must "pack up their knives" first.
 
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2. Food Of Love
  March 15, 2006
In the second episode of Bravo's "Top Chef," the kitchen heats up as the contestants are challenged to cook up sweet dishes that are both sexy and erotic, under the watchful eye of guest judges Elizabeth Falkner, owner of Citizen Cake, a celebrated patisserie and dessert hotspot in San Francisco, and Mistress S, who runs a fetish ball and knows a thing or two about eroticism.
 
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3. Nasty Delights
  March 22, 2006
Something smells fishy in this episode of Bravo's "Top Chef," as the cook's must dive into piles of slimy octopus and turn it into a tempting platter of seafood cuisine. Laurent Manrique of the famed San Francisco seafood restaurant Aqua will guest judge the challenge.
 
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4. Food On The Fly
  March 29, 2006
Gas stations and five-star cuisine are not typically paired together in the same sentence, but in this fourth episode of Bravo's "Top Chef" the contestants are challenged to create tempting dishes solely from ingredients available in a convenience store.
 
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5. Blind Confusion
  April 5, 2006
In the fifth episode of Bravo's "Top Chef," the chefs are blindfolded, fed rare ethnic cuisine, and then must identify the ingredients. They then hit the streets of San Francisco for the elimination challenge where each team must serve a variety of fusion dishes from handcarts and will be judged upon taste, creativity and customer satisfaction.
 
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6. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
  April 12, 2006
A "Queer Eye" will be watching over the sixth episode of Bravo's "Top Chef" and it will come in the form of the culinary expert of The Fab Five, Ted Allen. Known for his food and entertaining expertise on Bravo's hit series Queer Eye, Allen will challenge the contestants to create a low cost appetizer using only the ingredients that he has pre-selected.
 
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7. Restaurant Wars
  April 19, 2006
In the seventh episode of Bravo's "Top Chef," contestants are asked to create a gourmet sandwich. The chefs will then move on to the elimination challenge, where they are put into teams and must come up with a new restaurant concept and put it into practice for one night only in an actual restaurant location.
 
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8. Wedding Bell Blues
  April 26, 2006
It's wedding bells for the competing chefs in the eighth episode of Bravo's "Top Chef." The chefs are put into two teams who must pitch their catering concept to a gay couple that intends to marry in a commitment ceremony, and the couple will choose the most convincing pitch.
 
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9. Napa's Finest
  May 3, 2006
Only three potential Top Chefs remain, and this episode's quickfire challenge will test their ability to get creative with junk food to make a tasty dish that could still be served to conscientious diners.
 
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10. Reunion
  May 10, 2006
Viewers will have an opportunity to see some of the dramatic moments from the previous challenges that did not make it into the preceding shows as all twelve chefs reunite with judges Katie, Tom and Gail.
 
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11. Finale, Part One
  May 17, 2006
The final three contestants head to the MGM Grand in Las Vegas for a week of high-stakes competition. Upon arrival to Sin City, the three finalists are immediately thrown into the fire and must showcase their technique, timing and guest service ability through a fast-paced room service challenge.
 
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12. Finale, Part Two
  May 24, 2006
The remaining two chefs will face-off for one final competition. In the end, only one chef will make it through the spectacular final competition to take the top culinary title.
 
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Episode 1, "Who Deserves to Be Here"
Synopsis: In the premiere episode of Bravo's "Top Chef," the cast will be thrown straight into the demanding kitchen of famed San Francisco restaurant Fleur de Lys for the quickfire challenge where Guest judge Hubert Keller (famed chef and partner of Fleur de Lys) joins host Katie Lee Joel and judges Tom Colicchio and Gail Simmons to help to make the decision on who must "pack up their knives" first.
Original air date: March 8, 2006
Runtime: 46 minutes
ASIN: B000V5ZIZQ
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #20,805 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
Top Chef Season 1
Synopsis: "Top Chef," is a hit reality competition series that celebrates the culinary arts with a fascinating window into the competitive, pressurized environment of world-class cookery and the restaurant business at the highest level. Get ready for a heaping serving of competition as a group of chefs go whisk to whisk in Bravo's Top Chef.
Starring: Tom Colicchio, Lee Anne Wong
Season year: 2006
Genre: Reality-TV
Executive producer: Arthur Avedissian
Network: Bravo
ASIN: B000V5W8C2
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The Misunderstood Season, December 28, 2009
This review is from: Top Chef Season 1 (Amazon Instant Video)
A lot of people did not understand this season. Those of us who live the show need to speak up.
Yes, this was amateur night. But, the show admitted they made mistakes in the first season. Starting with Season 2, there were culinary criteria, which wasn't in existence in Season 1.
If I recall my reality shows correctly, this was the first one of this kind. So there was a learning curve that they had to create to make it work in future seasons and for other shows of this type.
Personally, I think this season was the best. The characters are great, passionate, and yes immature. But who isn't? This is a contest. And most people in a contest do act like they are in high school, no matter what the age. There's something about the aura of a competition that makes people regress a little, some more than others. Dave, Tiffany, Miguel, Stephen. They provided great entertainment. If you don't believe that, think about when you were trying for something, homecoming queen, theater parts, sports, even the honor society contests. Weren't you trying to syc some people out?
For us foodies who like this stuff, there was a lot of interesting ideas brought forth. Lots of the recipes were more along the lines of what a "normal cook" could make. Not like the molecular stuff, or the nitrogen stuff, or the gastronomy stuff. This was more along the lines of "real people".
I love this show, and do wish it was out on DVD, so I could share it with others.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Start to an Amazing Show!, October 26, 2010
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Some people say that this was a hack job of a season one....I totally have to disagree. It's raw, real and my all time favorite season of Top Chef. Chef Dave Martin made the show! He was entertaining, adorable and oh yeah he is a AMAZING chef! I am a complete Foodie, I don't spend a lot of time at home so for that reason I don't have cable or direct TV. So I now own Season 1 through 5 of Top Chef and can't wait to watch Season 6 & 7.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Start to a Terrific Show, November 18, 2009
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I started watching Top Chef in season 3, so it was fun to go back and watch seasons 1 and 2. It's enjoyable to see how Top Chef has developed since the first season. The first couple of episodes are a little slow, but the show definitely gets better as it goes along, and the final five or six chefs could stand up against the chefs from any of the other seasons. Although it has its moments, Season 1 is less focused on personality conflicts than Season 2. I'd recommend it to any Top Chef fan!
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