Episode guide
Top Chef: California
15 episodes · premiered Dec 1, 2015
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- Episode 1: Stop the Presses Dec 2, 2015 · 42m Top chefs arrive in Los Angeles in the opener of Season 13, which will feature the foodies competing in six cities across California. Here, they try to wow food critics and reporters under…
- Episode 2: Pop Up Pandemonium Dec 3, 2015 · 42m The foodies must open distinct pop-up restaurants in various Los Angeles neighborhoods. Appearing: chef and pop-up impresario Ludo Lefebvre.
- Episode 3: Spines and Vines Dec 10, 2015 · 42m The chefs visit Santa Barbara, where they pick up fresh sea urchin for use in a challenge. Later, a surf-and-turf war erupts.
- Episode 4: It's a Dry Heat Dec 17, 2015 · 42m Palm Springs, Cal., is the destination for culinary competition. Here, the chefs use solar-powered stoves in the desert, then prepare dishes on a famed golf course. Appearing: John Besh…
- Episode 5: Big Gay Wedding Jan 7, 2016 · 42m Top dishes for dates are served up by the chefs in Palm Springs, Cal. Later, they cater a wedding for 25 gay couples. Appearing: model Chrissy Teigen and foodie Art Smith.
- Episode 6: Banannaise Jan 14, 2016 · 42m The chefs head to San Diego and cook up high-end fish tacos. Then, they prepare dishes to complement handcrafted microbrews. Appearing: chef Javier Plascenia.
- Episode 7: Back in the Day Jan 21, 2016 · 42m The chefs return to Los Angeles to celebrate the series' 10th anniversary. A restrictive challenge limits them to 10 ingredients, then they walk down memory lane by creating a dish that…
- Episode 8: Where's the Beef? Jan 28, 2016 · 42m The chefs participate in a plating challenge by preparing visually appealing dishes using only snack food. Then, they cook for diners at a black-tie, finger-food event called Beefsteak…
- Episode 9: Restaurant Wars, Part 1 Feb 4, 2016 · 42m The iconic "Restaurant Wars" challenge ensues, with the chefs opening eateries for both lunch and dinner services.
- Episode 10: Restaurant Wars, Part 2 Feb 11, 2016 · 42m The "Restaurant Wars" challenge progresses with the chefs serving up dinner, during which everything from concept and food to service and consistency will be appraised.
- Episode 11: Hammer Time Feb 18, 2016 · 42m
- Episode 12: Wok This Way Feb 25, 2016 · 42m A showdown includes woks when the chefs visit San Francisco's Chinatown. Later, they must
- Episode 13: Back Where It All Started Mar 3, 2016 · 42m San Francisco is the setting when the competing foodies cook for chef Traci Des Jardins. Later, they try to wow master chef Hubert Keller, the judges and San Francisco culinary elite with…
- Episode 14: Magic Hour Mar 10, 2016 · 42m The chefs land in Las Vegas and participate in a high-stakes challenge of cards and cuisine. Later, they must conjure culinary magic for illusionist David Copperfield.
- Episode 15: Finale Mar 17, 2016 · 42m The top chef is crowned in the Season 13 finale. Before that, the final two culinarians must prepare the meal of their lives for their mentors and fallen colleagues. Appearing: Emeril…