Episode
Top Chef: History Never Repeats
Overview
Bravo's Top Chef congregates a dream team of 18 past cheftestants who nearly won the title to return to see if they have what it takes. The 2010 Primetime Emmy Award-winning Top Chef returns to New York City for Season 8 with host Padma Lakshmi and head judge chef Tom Colicchio, alongside judges Gail Simmons and new this season, best-selling author and chef, Anthony Bourdain.
Details
- Series
- Top Chef
- Season
- Season 8
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2010-12-01
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
History Never Repeats is Episode 1 in All-Stars of Top Chef. It aired on 2010-12-01. The runtime is 42 min.
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