Top Chef
Top Chef Is No Picnic
TV Flash files “Top Chef Is No Picnic” as hour 288 of 338 in the TV Flash guide — Top Chef (2006–present) on Bravo, season 20, episode 6, aired 2023-04-13, 75 min.
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This leaf is S20E06: listed hour 288 of 338 in the Top Chef guide, hour 6 of 14 in season 20. It aired 2023-04-13 (75 min). The listed hour before it is “Holiday Vacation” (S20E05). Next is “Hands Off” (S20E07).
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The chefs are shocked when they discover this week's Quickfire Challenge is the midseason finale of Last Chance Kitchen. They enjoy afternoon tea as they help Padma and Tom decide on who should return to the competition. The chefs take a trip to Highclere Castle for the Elimination Challenge, where they must work together to create and serve an elevated picnic basket. Will the teams be able to produce high-end picnics that can impress Padma, Tom, Gail and guest judge and notable pastry consultant Graham Hornigold? Who will be asked to pack their picnic basket and go?
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Where does Top Chef Is No Picnic sit in the Top Chef guide?
S20E06 is listed hour 288 of 338 — hour 6 of 14 in season 20, season 20 episode 6.
When did Top Chef S20E06 air?
Top Chef Is No Picnic aired 2023-04-13 and is listed at 75 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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- Tom Colicchio as Judge
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- Gail Simmons as Judge
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