• Air date: 02 Oct '13 17 episodes
      Top Chef: New Orleans is the upcoming eleventh season of the American reality television series Top Chef. The season was announced on May 10, 2013. Filming took place from early May through late July. The season will premiere on October 2, 2013. On May 13, 2013, it was announced that state and local tourism offices would pay a total of $375,000 to sponsor the upcoming season. The state's contribution came from a recovery fund established by BP after the Deepwater Horizon disaster. In addition
  • List of Episodes (17)
    • 1. Soiree In The Swamp

      02 Oct '13
    • 2. Rebuilding New Orleans

      09 Oct '13
    • 3. Commander's Palace

      16 Oct '13
      An elimination quickfire challenge; replicating legacy dishes in the elimination challenge.
    • 4. Captain Vietnam

      23 Oct '13
      The chefs get a crash course in Vietnamese culture.
    • 5. Lea Michele's Halloween Bash

      30 Oct '13
      Tools and ingredients are wrapped in aluminum foil; the chefs cater a Halloween party for singer/actress Lea Michele, and the food must be spooky and vegetarian.
    • 6. Campfires, Cream Cheese and Countryside

      06 Nov '13
      The creole tomato; the contestants try to impress up-scale chefs.
    • 7. Jazz Hands

      13 Nov '13
      A food version of musical chairs; the chefs cater a jazzy event.
    • 8. Piggin' Out

      20 Nov '13
      The contestants make their own hot sauce; the chefs butcher and cook a 300-pound pig.
    • 9. Restaurant Wars

      04 Dec '13
      The contestants create pop-up restaurants to impress the judges.
    • 10. Like Mama Made

      11 Dec '13
      The chefs must make dishes that remind them of home; Actor Anthony Mackie joins the judges.
    • 11. Giving It the College Try

      18 Dec '13
      Questlove judges various types of poultry drumsticks; the chefs head to LSU's campus to serve incoming students.
    • 12. Mississippi Mud Bugs

      01 Jan '14
      The contestants create their own versions of etouffe; seafood dishes.
    • 13. Oui Si a Challenge

      08 Jan '14
      Chef Jacques Pepin tests the contestants; the contestants create French and Spanish dishes.
    • 14. Po' Boy Smackdown

      15 Jan '14
      Po' boys in the Quickfire; the contestants put their own culinary visions on a plate.
    • 15. Leaving New Orleans

      22 Jan '14
      The chefs battle for a new car in the Quickfire; the chefs must show how New Orleans has impacted their food.
    • 16. Maui Wowie

      29 Jan '14
      Top Chef returns to Hawaii for the final rounds. Tonight, the remaining chefs must deal with Spam in the Quickfire.
    • 17. Finale

      05 Feb '14
      The two remaining chefs open pop-up restaurants for the final challenge.