Top Chef
Now That's a Lot of Schnitzel
TV Flash files “Now That's a Lot of Schnitzel” as hour 217 of 338 in the TV Flash guide — Top Chef (2006–present) on Bravo, season 15, episode 6, aired 2018-01-11, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S15E06: listed hour 217 of 338 in the Top Chef guide, hour 6 of 14 in season 15. It aired 2018-01-11 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “This is Not Glamping” (S15E05). Next is “Olympic Dreams” (S15E07).
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For the Quickfire, Padma and Richard Blais inspire the chefs using Tasty online videos and challenge them to transform the most laborious dishes from their own menus into accessible thirty minute dishes for home cooks. Then, celebrated German chef, Keegan Gerhard, exposes the chefs to authentic Germanic food and tasks them with creating a delicious and uniqueTop ChefBeer Garden by putting their own spin on the cuisine and pairing a German-inspired dish with a radler. Who will be saying auf wiedersehen?
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Where does Now That's a Lot of Schnitzel sit in the Top Chef guide?
S15E06 is listed hour 217 of 338 — hour 6 of 14 in season 15, season 15 episode 6.
When did Top Chef S15E06 air?
Now That's a Lot of Schnitzel aired 2018-01-11 and is listed at 60 minutes.
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