Episode
Top Chef: Latin Lunch
Overview
Timing is the theme for this round as the 11 remaining chefs are asked to be creative with a time-saving pastry and then serve lunch to clients on a tight schedule. Guest Judge: Maria Frumkin QuickFire Challenge: Create a Dish Using a Frozen Pie Crust. Elimination Challenge: Cater a Latin Lunch for the Cast & Crew of Telemundo's Dame Chocolate.
Details
- Series
- Top Chef
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2007-07-18
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Latin Lunch is Episode 5 in Miami of Top Chef. It aired on 2007-07-18. The runtime is 42 min.
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