Episode
Top Chef: Cactus Makes Perfect
Overview
For their last Quickfire Challenge, the chefs make the trip to El Charro in Tuscon, Arizona, the oldest family-run Mexican restaurant in the country, where chef Carlotta Flores challenges them to create a dish featuring her carne seca.
Details
- Series
- Top Chef
- Season
- Season 19
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2022-05-26
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Cactus Makes Perfect is Episode 13 in Houston of Top Chef. It aired on 2022-05-26. The runtime is 42 min.
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