Top Chef - Season 3

Top Chef - Season 3

Season 3

Miami

Top Chef: Miami is the third season of American reality television series Top Chef and was filmed first in Miami, Florida, and concluded in Aspen, Colorado. The season premiered on Bravo on June 13, 2007 and ended on October 10, 2007. Padma Lakshmi returned with Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons and new judge Ted Allen, who will switch off with Simmons throughout the season. First season contestant Lee Anne Wong was brought in as a food consultant and assisted in planning the challenges. Production took place in April and May 2007 in Miami Beach, Florida, with 15 contestants living, and the production activity centered, at the historic Fontainebleau Hotel. The prize money awarded to the Top Chef was $100,000. As with Season 2, the winning recipe from each week's episode of Season 3 is featured on Bravo's Top Chef website and prepared by Season 1 contestant Lee Anne Wong in a web video called The Wong Way to Cook. Another former contestant, Season 2's Carlos Fernandez, is featured on a Yahoo!/Telemundo blog called Sabrosazon in which he presents recipes and writes about Season 3 in Spanish, as well as a Bravo blog called Miami Spice in which he presents recipes in English.
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Episodes16
DatesJun 13, 2007 - Oct 2, 2007
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Episodes

First Impressions
Season 3Episode 160 min

First Impressions

The top 15 competing chefs are officially introduced, after having served as judges for the previous episode, 4-Star All Stars.

Jun 13, 2007
Sunny Delights
Season 3Episode 260 min

Sunny Delights

The 14 remaining chefs compete in a Quickfire Challenge where citrus is the key ingredient to victory. In the Elimination Challenge, the object is to make the best "upscale" dish for a champagne BBQ attended by Miami socialites.

Jun 20, 2007
Family Favorites
Season 3Episode 360 min

Family Favorites

13 potential Top Chefs remain. For this episode's Quickfire Challenge, each contestant has 30 seconds to net as much shellfish as they can, then they have 30 minutes to prepare a dish.

Jun 27, 2007
Cooking by Numbers
Season 3Episode 460 min

Cooking by Numbers

The 12 remaining contestants cook alongside mixologist Jamie Walker, and then showcase their abilities for members of a Miami gastronomic society, as well as guest judge Barton G. Weiss of the restaurant Barton G.

Jul 11, 2007
Latin Lunch
Season 3Episode 560 min

Latin Lunch

11 chefs remain, and this week, the Quickfire Challenge puts their dessert-making skills to the test; in the Elimination Challenge, Telemundo's top stars help determine who will advance to the next round. DUO restaurant co-owner Maria Frumkin is the guest judge.

Jul 18, 2007
Freezer Burn
Season 3Episode 660 min

Freezer Burn

The sixth installment of Bravo's "Top Chef 3 Miami" touches on the senses as the chefs compete for immunity and must identify ingredients by sight or taste.

Aug 1, 2007
Guilty Pleasures
Season 3Episode 760 min

Guilty Pleasures

The drama is served hot on Bravo's "Top Chef: New York: Watch What Happens Reunion." Bravo executive Andy Cohen hosts a candid gathering of season one - three's chef'testants and judges - host Padma Lakshmi, head judge Tom Colicchio and judges Gail Simmons and Toby Young. Cohen will answer viewers' burning questions and dish on season one - three's good, bad and overcooked.

Aug 8, 2007
Restaurant Wars
Season 3Episode 860 min

Restaurant Wars

The chefs are told that they must create the perfect burger. Then, they must create a new restaurant concept, including a great menu. Chef Daniel Boulud is the guest judge.

Aug 15, 2007
Second Helping
Season 3Episode 960 min

Second Helping

A sweet tooth is mandatory in the latest "Top Chef 3 Miami" quickfire challenge, which involves toppings and ice cream.

Aug 22, 2007
Chef Overboard
Season 3Episode 1060 min

Chef Overboard

In the Quickfire Challenge, the 8 remaining contestants face-off to make the best burger for special guest Daniel Boulud. Then, the chefs pair off into 2 teams of 4 for the Elimination Challenge, "Restaurant Wars," where they have to design the physical space and the 4-course menus for their respective establishments.

Sep 5, 2007
Snacks on a Plane
Season 3Episode 1160 min

Snacks on a Plane

This episode could also be called "Restaurant Wars: Part 2." After unsatisfactory results in the previous episode, the two teams are given a second chance to impress a dining room full of guests at their respective restaurants.

Sep 12, 2007
Manhattan Project
Season 3Episode 1260 min

Manhattan Project

The remaining chefs must prove they have aisle style and get creative at the supermarket in the 10th episode of "Top Chef 3 Miami."

Sep 19, 2007
Finale: Part 1
Season 3Episode 1560 min

Finale: Part 1

The four remaining chefs head to Aspen, Colorado for the semifinal and the decision of who the final two will be.

Sep 26, 2007
Finale: Part 2
Season 3Episode 1660 min

Finale: Part 2

And then there were two. Find out who can take the heat and who must relinquish the coveted title of Bravo's Top Chef in the final episode of Top Chef 3 Miami.

Oct 2, 2007

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