Top Chef
Bring Your Loved One to Work
TV Flash files “Bring Your Loved One to Work” as hour 245 of 338 in the TV Flash guide — Top Chef (2006–present) on Bravo, season 17, episode 5, aired 2020-04-16, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S17E05: listed hour 245 of 338 in the Top Chef guide, hour 5 of 14 in season 17. It aired 2020-04-16 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “You're So Fresh!” (S17E04). Next is “Get Your Phil” (S17E06).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
In the Quickfire, it's a true test of communication as the chefs play a game of telephone with their loved ones as they try to reproduce the dish their family member is currently eating at a nearby restaurant. Then, the chefs are tasked with creating a signature product that they will bottle, use on a dish and sell at a food festival. They may get help from their visiting loved ones, but for one chef, the help won't save them from being sent home. Celebrity Chef Nancy Silverton is the guest judge joining Tom, Padma and Gail.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Bring Your Loved One to Work sit in the Top Chef guide?
S17E05 is listed hour 245 of 338 — hour 5 of 14 in season 17, season 17 episode 5.
When did Top Chef S17E05 air?
Bring Your Loved One to Work aired 2020-04-16 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is Top Chef just yelling in a kitchen?
Technique, nerves, and last-chance kitchen as spectacle. Padma's calm and Colicchio's verdicts are the temperature, not chaos for clip shows.
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Why this series still plays
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- Padma Lakshmi as Host
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- Tom Colicchio as Judge
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- Gail Simmons as Judge
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