Episode
Top Chef: Big Sausage
Overview
The chefs are challenged to concoct a tasty sausage dish for NFL player Rob Gronkowski; the chefs create dishes inspired by famous New England authors, such as Stephen King, Edgar Allen Poe and Emily Dickinson.
Details
- Series
- Top Chef
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2014-12-17
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Big Sausage is Episode 9 in Boston of Top Chef. It aired on 2014-12-17. The runtime is 42 min.
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