Top Chef Duels
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| Genre |
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| Presented by | Curtis Stone |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 42 minutes |
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| Network | Bravo |
| Release | August 6 – October 8, 2014 |
Top Chef Duels is an American
Bravo.[1] The culinary show is one of the several spin-off series of the popular cooking competition show Top Chef aired on the same network.[2] Announced in January 2014 as Top Chef Extreme,[3] the series features eighteen contestants who have previously competed in Top Chef and Top Chef Masters.[1] During each episode, two of the contestants face each other in various culinary tasks. The winner is picked at the end of an episode to compete in the championship finale. The series is hosted by Curtis Stone. Besides hosting, Stone is also a judge together with Gail Simmons, while Wolfgang Puck, Hugh Acheson and other celebrity guest judges make numerous appearances throughout the series.[1]
CJ Jacobson won the series and was awarded $100,000, and an opportunity to appear on the Food & Wine magazine.[4]
Episodes
Winners are listed in bold
| No. | Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Richard Blais vs. Marcel Vigneron" | August 6, 2014 | |
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Top Chef: Los Angeles runner-up) | |||
| 2 | "Shirley Chung vs. Brooke Williamson" | August 13, 2014 | |
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Shirley Chung ( Top Chef: Seattle runner-up) | |||
| 3 | " Mike Isabella vs. Antonia Lofaso " | August 20, 2014 | |
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Mike Isabella ( Top Chef: Chicago finalist) | |||
| 4 | "CJ Jacobson vs. Stefan Richter" | August 27, 2014 | |
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CJ Jacobson ( Top Chef: New York runner-up) | |||
| 5 | "David Burke vs. Takashi Yagihashi" | September 3, 2014 | |
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Top Chef Masters season 4 contestant) | |||
| 6 | "Dale Talde vs. Tiffani Faison" | September 10, 2014 | |
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Top Chef: All-Stars contestant) | |||
| 7 | " Jen Carroll vs. Nyesha Arrington " | September 17, 2014 | |
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Nyesha Arrington ( Top Chef: Las Vegas finalist) | |||
| 8 | "Stephanie Izard vs. Kristen Kish" | September 24, 2014 | |
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Top Chef: Seattle winner) | |||
| 9 | "Art Smith vs. Kevin Gillespie" | October 1, 2014 | |
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Top Chef Masters season 1 contestant) | |||
| 10 | "Finale" | October 8, 2014 | |
References
- ^ Tribune Digital Ventures. Archived from the originalon September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ^ "Bravo Unveils 15 New Series, 3 Projects In Development, 16 Returning Series". Deadline Hollywood (Press release). Penske Media Corporation. April 8, 2014. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- ^ Nededog, Jethro (January 16, 2014). "Bravo Orders Spinoff 'Top Chef Extreme' to Series". TheWrap. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ^ Andy Dehnart (October 9, 2014). "'Top Chef Duels' ends with a rapid-fire finale". HitFix. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Top Chef Duels at IMDb
- Top Chef Duels at TV Guide
