Episode

Top Chef: Wok This Way

Name: Top Chef: Wok This Way
Released: 2016-02-25
Duration: 42 min
Cast: Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Padma Lakshmi, Emeril Lagasse, Hugh Acheson

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Overview

A showdown includes woks when the chefs visit San Francisco's Chinatown. Later, they must

Details

Series: Top Chef
Season: Season 13
Episode: Episode 12
Air date: 2016-02-25
Runtime: 42 min

Episode context

Wok This Way is Episode 12 in California of Top Chef. It aired on 2016-02-25. The runtime is 42 min.

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