Episode
Top Chef: Whatever Floats Your Boat
Overview
For an elimination challenge, the chefs are split into teams and tasked with throwing houseboat parties on Lake Cumberland; chef Emeril Lagasse joins Padma, Tom and Nilou, along with Capts. Sandy and Lee from "Below Deck" for houseboat hysteria.
Details
- Series
- Top Chef
- Season
- Season 16
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2019-01-24
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Whatever Floats Your Boat is Episode 8 in Season 16 of Top Chef. It aired on 2019-01-24. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 7: Carne!
Actress Lena Waithe challenges the chefs to make a trademark Kentucky dish known as the Hot Brown; chef Nancy Silverton and butcher Dario Cecchini break down a whole cow for the chefs to utilize along with locally-sourced ingredients.
Episode 9: Music City Usa
The chefs take a road trip to Nashville and cook on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry for country music artist Hunter Hayes. Then, they have to dig deep to create a dish inspired by a vibrant music memory. Next, the chefs work on a plate for a full table of Nashville food and some music personalities, including Caleb Followill, model Lily Aldridge, and Chef Jonathan Waxman.
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