Top Chef

The first elimination challenge takes the Chefs to the beach to cook a seafood meal however, their only heat source will be fire.

The chefs create meals inspired by Los Angele's unique taquerias, food trucks, mom-and-pop cafes, upscale eateries and ethnic cuisine.

Comedic superstars Ali Wong and Randall Park swing by the Top Chef kitchen for a Quickfire Challenge.

The chefs are split into two teams to create a cohesive, progressive vegetarian meal.

In the Quickfire, the chefs play a game of telephone with their loved ones as they try to reproduce the dish they are eating at a nearby restaurant.

The chefs head to the Walt Disney Concert Hall to meet conductor Gustavo Dudamel, who inspires them to treat their flavour profiles like musical instruments.

With one elimination to go before Restaurant Wars, chefs try to impress actor and restauranteur Danny Trejo by cooking with only a machete.

Padma takes all the limitations off the table as the chefs can make as much food as they want and shop wherever they choose.

The chefs head to the mountains where they are challenged to an outdoor grilling.

The six remaining chefs must endure a blindfolded taste test to pick their ingredients.

For their final challenge in LA before jetting off to Italy for the finale, the chefs have to reimagine one of acclaimed chef Michael McCarty's iconic dishes.

The chefs make an apertivo for 30 locals and hunt for the elusive white truffle to use in a dish for a Tuscan food festival.

The chefs create dishes using Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese and Prosciutto di Parma ham to impress guest judge, and pasta master, Chef Evan Funke.

In an epic Italian showdown, the final three All Stars cook the meal of their lives in an effort to take home the ultimate title and prize.