Episode
Top Chef: Guilty Pleasures
Overview
This round's theme is guilty pleasures. First the chefs must work with Summer's guilty institution, ice cream, and then they move on to Miami's night life, but there's a surprise in store for them. Guest Judge: Govind Armstrong QuickFire Challenge: Coldstone Creamery Mix-in Challenge (Create Original Mix-ins for Their Sweet Cream Flavor). Elimination Challenge: Create Late Night Bar food in a Mobile Kitchen.
Details
- Series
- Top Chef
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2007-08-08
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Guilty Pleasures is Episode 8 in Miami of Top Chef. It aired on 2007-08-08. The runtime is 42 min.
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