Episode
Top Chef: Big Gay Wedding
Overview
Top dishes for dates are served up by the chefs in Palm Springs, Cal. Later, they cater a wedding for 25 gay couples. Appearing: model Chrissy Teigen and foodie Art Smith.
Details
- Series
- Top Chef
- Season
- Season 13
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2016-01-07
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Big Gay Wedding is Episode 5 in California of Top Chef. It aired on 2016-01-07. The runtime is 42 min.
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