New Orleans

E1. Soiree In The Swamp

Oct 2, 2013 · 42m

Season 11 opens with chefs battling for culinary honors in New Orleans. Here, the foodies must cook with either alligator, frog or turtle.

E2. Rebuilding New Orleans

Oct 9, 2013 · 42m

The chefs prepare gumbo and try to please the palate of New Orleans chef Leah Chase. Later, they create and operate food trucks to serve Habitat for Humanity volunteers working in New Orleans.

E3. Commander's Palace

Oct 16, 2013 · 42m

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

E4. Captain Vietnam

Oct 23, 2013 · 42m

The chefs get a crash course in Vietnamese culture.

E5. Lea Michele's Halloween Bash

Oct 30, 2013 · 42m

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.

E6. Campfires, Cream Cheese and Countryside

Nov 6, 2013 · 42m

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

E7. Jazz Hands

Nov 13, 2013 · 42m

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

E8. Piggin' Out

Nov 20, 2013 · 42m

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

E9. Restaurant Wars

Dec 4, 2013 · 42m

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

E10. Like Mama Made

Dec 11, 2013 · 42m

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

E11. Giving It the College Try

Dec 18, 2013 · 42m

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

E12. Mississippi Mud Bugs

Jan 1, 2014 · 42m

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

E13. Oui Si a Challenge

Jan 8, 2014 · 42m

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

E14. Po' Boy Smackdown

Jan 15, 2014 · 42m

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

E15. Leaving New Orleans

Jan 22, 2014 · 42m

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

E16. Maui Wowie

Jan 29, 2014 · 42m

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

E17. Finale

Feb 5, 2014 · 42m

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