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Last Chance Kitchen(2011–)
November 9, 201115 Seasons · 161 Episodes
Returning Series
Reality
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Overview
Eliminated from "Top Chef," contestants have a chance at redemption and face off in competition.
Network Bravo
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Eliminated from "Top Chef," contestants have a chance at redemption and face off in competition.
2011
2013
2024
In this Last Chance Kitchen challenge, an eliminated chef and a surprise new cheftestant are asked to prepare a meal that turns high-end ingredients into simple comfort food.
On Last Chance Kitchen... the eliminated chefs have 30 minutes to turn stinky Limburger cheese into a meal tasty enough to earn them a spot on Top Chef.
On Last Chance Kitchen... The eliminated chefs take inspiration from a few fancy plates as they prep a meal they hope is good enough to earn them a spot in the Top Chef competition.
On part one of the Last Chance Kitchen Season 21 midseason finale... Three chefs are tasked with creating the ultimate "breakfast club" sandwich, with the winner earning a spot back into the Top Chef competition.
On part two of the Last Chance Kitchen Season 21 midseason finale... Three chefs must make a meal to impress judge Tom Colicchio and earn a spot back into the Top Chef competition. There's just one twist - they only get one bite to prove if their dish is worthy.
Two chefs compete in a baseball-inspired challenge for a chance to re-enter the Top Chef competition.
An unexpected twist leads to one chef earning another chance to enter the Top Chef competition.
On part one the eliminated chefs compete in a popular tradition, a mise en place relay race, as they try to cook their way back into the Top Chef competition.
On part two the eliminated chefs are tasked with making one spectacular dish using ingredients attained during their mise en place relay race.
On part one of the Last Chance Kitchen Season 21 finale, the Top Chef contestants revisit every Quickfire challenge as they try to make one cohesive dish using all of the ingredients.
On part two of the Last Chance Kitchen Season 21 finale, the Top Chef contestants are given one instruction -- just make a great meal. Who will be crowned the winner and earn a spot back into the main competition?
2017
Season 7 of Last Chance Kitchen kicks off with a twist! Four Top Chef vets compete in Last Chance Kitchen for a chance to enter Top Chef season 15.
Can a newly eliminated cheftestant knock out a vet in this episode of Last Chance Kitchen? It all comes down to potatoes...watch now!
Can these chefs rise to the challenge and cook up a winning dish or will the ingredients scare them away?
After an unexpected Quickfire elimination round, two eliminated chefs enter Last Chance Kitchen. Do they have what it takes to knock out the other competitors?
Can these chefs makes a dish with animals heads that is delicious enough to keep them in the competition or will they get in their own head?
Do these chefs have the guts to cook up a delicious dish that will send them immediately back into the competition or will the cave under the pressure?
Two newly eliminated chefs are challenged with cooking up an innovative dish that highlights the flavors of unconventional parts of the tree.
Two eliminated chefs are challenged with making any dish their heart desires, but there's one catch...they have to make it in 10 minutes!
These chefs are on their last legs and so is the food they're cooking with...who will rescue this produce that's going bad?
Three eliminated cheftestants are challenged with making a delicious porridge. Can these three bears rise to the challenge?
Which eliminated chef will take the Last Chance Kitchen title and enter back into the Top Chef competition?
2018
Inspired by a challenge in episode 1601 of Top Chef, four chefs face off to see who can make the best biscuits and gravy.
Based on a dish that sent a Cheftestant home from Top Chef episode 1602, four chefs battle it out with the use of one lemon.
Top Chef 1603's newly eliminated chef faces off with three other Cheftestants in the ultimate breakfast battle.
Even though a chef didn't get eliminated from Top Chef 1604, it's still time to trim the fat! Which two chefs will move on?
Two chefs from Top Chef 1605 enter LCK for a "mini restaurant wars challenge"!
Coming out of Top Chef 1605, two remaining chefs continue to fight it out and receive the biggest LCK surprise yet!
Coming out of Top Chef 1607, two chefs try to make a slimy dish delicious enough for Tom to enjoy.
Inspired by a challenge from Top Chef 1608, two chefs take on the biggest pork challenge yet.
After Top Chef 1609, two chefs face-off in the ultimate mystery cook-off.
Inspired by Top Chef 1610, chefs try to beat the shot clock.
It's the Last Chance Kitchen finale! The winner will head into Top Chef 1612.
2021
Two newly eliminated chefs face off to find out who has what it takes to tough it out in Last Chance Kitchen and impress Tom Colicchio for another shot at redemption.
2015
2016
2026
Tom gives two eliminated cheftestants a cooking masterclass before tasking them to create a redemption-worthy dish that represents them on a plate.
2014
2012
2020
It's "an Italian throwdown bro-down" as the first two eliminated chefs face off in a seafood showdown.
2022
Last Chance Kitchen officially kicks off as Tom Colicchio challenges the first two eliminated chefs with cooking a dish highlighting some of the toughest ingredients found locally in Houston.
Top Chef alums, Kwame Onwuachi and Gregory Gourdet join Tom Colicchio in Last Chance Kitchen to decide which eliminated chef can rise to the challenge and cook one unforgettable dish using just one pot.
After a chef makes the grave error of serving raw chicken in Top Chef, they're getting a chance at redemption by being asked to serve another raw protein, but this time it's on purpose! Tom Colicchio decides which raw dish packs the perfect punch.
A newly eliminated chef finds themselves in Last Chance Kitchen after serving a rubber chicken, can this chef redeem themselves or will they have to get "the cluck out of the kitchen"?!
Part 1: Two eliminated chefs go head to head and use inspiration from their childhood to recreate the first dish they ever cooked. Who will win and re-enter the Top Chef competition?
Part 2: Five chefs get one last chance in Last Chance Kitchen. Who will win and get another shot at redemption?
Two eliminated chefs get their blood pumping after Tom Colicchio asks them to cook up deliciously bloody dishes.
Two eliminated chefs attempt to wow Tom Colicchio with their three-course progressive menu, but there's a catch...
It's a race against time and Tom Colicchio as two eliminated chefs must speed around the kitchen and cook perfect dishes with no time to think.
The Last Chance Kitchen finals start now! Which eliminated chef will create a Japanese inspired dish delicious enough to take them to part two of the finale?
The Last Chance Kitchen champ must face off against the remaining five cheftestants for a chance to re-enter the Top Chef competition.
Two eliminated cheftestants must claw their way back into the competition by reinventing a beloved South Carolina crab soup. There's one major catch… no soup allowed.
A surprise showdown forces the eliminated cheftestants to create a standout dish with the most unique ingredients in LCK history.
Chaos, creativity, and culinary skills collide as the two eliminated cheftestants draw three random words from the knife block to transform into a winning dish.
It's Restaurant Wars: Last Chance Kitchen edition; the two cheftestants must craft a three-course menu with each dish served in a single bite; the winner will return to Top Chef Season 23.
Can this eliminated all-star fix his reputation for running afoul with poultry, or will he chicken out?
Two eliminated all stars fight to serve up the winning dish using only the deep fryer. Only one will earn the chance to cook again.
To keep their Top Chef dreams alive, this week's competitors need to keep up with the head judge himself!
A pair of BFFs enter Last Chance Kitchen for one more shot a redemption...who will cook the ultimate sweet and sour dish?
Which eliminated chef will create the best "family style" meal, giving them the chance to re-enter Top Chef!
An eliminated chef wows Tom Colicchio with their roasting fish technique...find out which chef wins the chance to enter back into the competition.
Two eliminated chefs bring their childhood memories into the battle for another chance at the title of Top Chef. Who will survive to fight again, who will wish they had amnesia?
Will a chef that cooks eggs for a living whisk up a win? Or will the reigning champ remain undefeated? It's time for an egg-splosive Last Chance Kitchen!
Two chefs, no strangers to Last Chance Kitchen, face off in part one of the two part LCK finale!
In the final Last Chance Kitchen challenge of the season, one chef faces off against three uneliminated chefs for a chance to get back into the Top Chef competition. Watch part two of the finale now!
After getting grilled for their potato preparation on Top Chef, a newly eliminated cheftestant gets another shot at making a spud-tacular dish in Last Chance Kitchen. However, they can only use ingredients and equipment their competitor isn't using.
It's double trouble in Last Chance Kitchen when the eliminated chefs are tasked with creating not one but TWO dishes with only 30 minutes on the clock.
One of these three chefs will return to the competition. To earn that shot, they can cook anything they want — but there's a catch.
The challenge kicks off with a twist that no one saw coming. In the end, one contestant returns to the competition for another shot at the title of Top Chef.
Tom Colicchio tasks the eliminated cheftestants with a challenge that really takes stock of their skills.
This challenge may sound simple, but it's actually full of complexity. Who will have just the stuff to get one step closer to re-entering the competition?
Last Chance Kitchen puts a new spin on Restaurant Wars with a challenge that one of the eliminated contestants says might be even harder than what the chefs faced in Season 19.
Top Chef's famous blind taste test comes to Last Chance Kitchen, where one contestant baffles Tom Colicchio with their approach to the challenge.
One of these two chefs will earn a second chance at the title of Top Chef. But to do that, they must first tackle a shocking twist.
The winner is revealed in a finale unlike any other in Last Chance Kitchen history.
2023
Two eliminated chefs revisit their most memorable dishes as they attempt to earn their way back into the Top Chef World All-Stars competition.
Three eliminated chefs try their hand at Welsh Rarebit, a traditional pub toast with a flavorful cheesy beer sauce. Who will avoid elimination?
Three eliminated chefs are given just 30 minutes to make their best dish using a very unique protein - rabbit! Who will earn a chance to hop back into the competition?
Three eliminated Top Chef World All Star contestants vie for a chance to cook in the Last Chance Kitchen finale. Will a fateful decision to cook squab send one of these chefs home?
Two Top Chef World All Star contestants put their twist on the modern sandwich as they battle it out on Last Chance Kitchen. Who will avoid elimination?
Two eliminated Top Chef: World All-Stars go toe-to-toe to see who can make the perfect French omelet. The winner will earn another chance to stay in the competition.
Two Top Chef World All-Stars battle it out on Last Chance Kitchen as they attempt to cook a tomato three different ways in an effort to avoid elimination.
Two eliminated Top Chef World All-Stars cook a dish using root vegetables as part of their Last Chance Kitchen challenge. Will one chef's salty decision come back to haunt them?
In this Last Chance Kitchen challenge, two eliminated Chefs are asked to prepare a meal using three of the six Ayurveda "tastes."
We're down to our final two Top Chef World All Stars on Last Chance Kitchen. Who will be able to cook three dishes good enough to impress the judges and earn their way back into the competition?
Which Top Chef World All Star will claim victory in Last Chance Kitchen and earn a spot back into the main competition?
2025
In this Last Chance Kitchen challenge, an eliminated chef and two surprise new cheftestants are asked to choose one ingredient that will be the "star" of their dishes. But one soon becomes three!
An eliminated cheftestant goes up against two others in a dinner challenge utilizing a very Canadian ingredient.
An eliminated cheftestant goes up against two competitors in a hockey-inspired "hat trick" of a challenge ... but one of them changes the playing field!
Two eliminated cheftestants compete in the first part of a two-part Last Chance Kitchen in an attempt to return to Top Chef. But not one but two dishes must be made!
One of the eliminated cheftestants doesn't have to re-do their first dish as the second part of the challenge will determine who goes back to Top Chef.
Last Chance Kitchen is playing mind games! Two eliminated cheftestants - once partnered, now competitors - must work as prep cooks without knowing their dish's main protein.
Two eliminated cheftestants look to put their opponent in a pickle as they must conjure one cohesive dish using three pickled items ... that they choose for each other.
This week's challenge should be easy as (pizza) pie as two eliminated cheftestants must create a dish that features a fresh made dough.
Two eliminated cheftestants must go off to Grandma's house to make a nostalgia-filled dish that tells a story ... and includes a sauce.
Which of these eliminated cheftestants will return to Top Chef Season 22? It depends on who has the best stunt double in this Hollywood-inspired cooking challenge.
One of two cheftestants will return to Top Chef Season 22. The challenge? Make a dish in one bite, which Tom Colicchio will judge while blindfolded.
