Top Chef

Fifteen new chefs compete in Wisconsin with new host Kristen Kish and no Quickfire round. The judges divide them into groups to cook dishes. Top performers vie for the win, while strugglers face elimination and a twist.

Stars: Paul Bartolotta, Kaleena Bliss, Tom Colicchio

Top Chef winner Joe Flamm guests for a Quickfire involving hops. In the Elimination, chefs team up to create a seven-course progressive meal of elevated bar snacks at historic Miller Caves.

Stars: Kaleena Bliss, Kévin D'Andréa, Alisha Elenz

Carla Hall and Clea Duvall join Kristen for a cherry-themed Quickfire with a surprise twist. In the Elimination Challenge, chefs must impress diners and Carla with dishes featuring one of 13 cheeses at a Cheese Festival.

Stars: Dane Baldwin, Kaleena Bliss, Tom Colicchio

Chefs tour Frank Lloyd Wright's notable Wisconsin sites before teaming up for a duality-themed elimination challenge celebrating the architect's legacy. Double elimination looms.

Stars: Kaleena Bliss, Tom Colicchio, Dominique Crenn

Chefs are tasked with shopping at the Dane County Farmers Market before learning their Quickfire Challenge. For Elimination, they prepare a supper club menu in teams, serving it at the Harvey House for guest judges Joe and Shaina Papach.

Stars: W. Kamau Bell, Tom Colicchio, Kévin D'Andréa

Chefs face a shocking "Last Chance Kitchen" twist. Christina Tosi hosts a Quickfire challenging dairy-forward desserts. For the Elimination, chaos cuisine dishes are served, judged by Matty Matheson and Sofia Roe.

Stars: Soo Ahn, Kaleena Bliss, Tom Colicchio

Bryan Voltaggio joins Kristen for a two-part Quickfire Challenge testing the chefs' flambé and charring skills. Amar Santana heads to the kitchen with the famous Milwaukee Brewers Racing Sausages. For the Elimination Challenge, the chefs divide into two teams and compete in a head-to-head race at American Family Field (home of the Brewers) where they'll serve sausage-forward dishes to a panel of experts, including former Brewer Ryan Braun and actress Brittany Snow.

Stars: Soo Ahn, Kaleena Bliss, Ryan Braun

There is no Quickfire as the chefs prepare for the highly anticipated Restaurant Wars elimination challenge. Split into two teams, the chefs are tasked to conceptualize and create two restaurants that feature a three-course progressive menu with at least two options for each course. Kristen, Tom and Gail are joined by "Top Chef" winner Stephanie Izard and "Top Chef" alum Kwame Onwuachi at the judges' table.

Stars: Soo Ahn, Kaleena Bliss, Tom Colicchio

Kristen is joined by judges Tom and Gail for Quickfire Challenge, to create dishes with cranberries. Chefs enjoy meal by Indigenous chefs Sherman and Terry. For elimination challenge prepare modern dishes using only indigenous ingredients.

Stars: Soo Ahn, Tom Colicchio, Danny Garcia

The chefs compete in a meat raffle Quickfire Challenge. For the Elimination Challenge, they host a Door County fish boil for 100 guests, including Top Chef All-Stars, at Grant Park Beach. A guest judge joins to evaluate their dishes.

Stars: Soo Ahn, Sara Bradley, Tom Colicchio

A familiar face returns to the competition from "Last Chance Kitchen." In this week's Quickfire challenge, the chefs must put their detective skills to work when Tom cooks up a dish that Kristen and Gail couldn't resist and left little on the plate after tasting it. The chefs ask Tom a series of yes and no questions to determine what ingredients they need to recreate the dish. For the Elimination Challenge, the chefs leave it all on the table when they're tasked with serving their creations directly on a tabletop to Kristen, Tom, Gail, and guest judge and two Michelin star chef Curtis Duffy.

Stars: Tom Colicchio, Danny Garcia, Dan Jacobs

Stars: Dane Baldwin, Paul Bartolotta, Tom Colicchio

The final four chefs compete in Curaçao, tasked with creating a dish featuring fish and cheese for their last Quickfire Challenge.

Stars: Gustavo Antorcha, Tom Colicchio, Danny Garcia

For the season's final challenge, the three remaining chefs must create the best four-course progressive meal of their careers. For their last "Top Chef" service, the chefs will present their dishes to a lineup of culinary greats, including chefs David Zilber, Bricia Lopez, Carries Nahabedian, Justin Pichetrungsi and guest judge Emeril Lagasse, who will join Kristen, Tom and Gail to determine which cheftestant will walk away with the $250,000 grand prize and the title of Top Chef.

Stars: Soo Ahn, Kaleena Bliss, Tom Colicchio