All episodes Season 20 S20E09 2023-05-04 75 min 2000s

Top Chef

Restaurant Wars

Season 20, Episode 9 · Aired 2023-05-04

Top Chef — Restaurant Wars (S20E09)

Synopsis

It's Restaurant Wars, and this season, the perennial favorite is back with a twist! The chefs split into two teams of four and are tasked with creating a restaurant concept and tasting menu. To add to the pressure, they must debut their restaurants at three Michelin-starred Core by Clare Smyth, and the judges will have a full view of the kitchen. Unbeknown to the chefs, Jimi Famurewa, the Chief Restaurant Critic for the Evening Standard, is seated in the dining room and later joins Padma, Tom and Gail at the judges' table.

In the series

This episode is part of Top Chef (2006–present) on Bravo.

Pack your knives — culinary competition as prestige unscripted.

Key cast

Also in season 20

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