Top Chef: Amateurs, No Need to Egg-splain

A young grad student goes against a seasoned writer with the help of Top Chef All-Stars, Richard Blais and Melissa King.

A pharmacist and a pharmaceutical sales rep must “root out” the flavors in a variety of radishes and work with Top Chef alums, Kwame Onuwachi and Shirley Chung.

Two of the biggest Top Chef superfans must dig deep to make unique shellfish dishes with help from Top Chef alums, Melissa King and Gregory Gourdet.

There's no nesting for a residential architect and an actor who must cook alongside Richard Blais and Joe Flamm to create flavorful dishes using a unique variety of eggs.

Top Chef alums, Gregory Gourdet and Isaac Toups, help a vegan chef and a former CIA agent get sinfully creative when cooking.

Joe Flamm and Tiffany Derry help the amateur chefs pair flavour profiles to make a cohesive dish.

Cheftestants create two dishes using chocolate with the help of Top Chef alums, Kwame Onwuachi and Dale Talde.

Nothing makes “sense” for two amateur chefs who must identify ingredients in a blind taste test and then use them to create a delicious dish.

Heads are swimming when a lunch lady and a home sales consultant learn they must fillet fish against the clock.

Everything old is new again when two amateur chefs reimagine the flavors of a classic comfort food.

It's every man for himself when two amateur chefs must butcher and cook from an entire side of beef.

A psychologist and a visual merchandiser wow the judges with their unique dishes.