• Air date: 01 Dec '10 17 episodes
      Top Chef: All-Stars is the eighth season of American reality television series Top Chef and was filmed first in New York City, New York and concluded in The Bahamas. This season consists of chefs from the previous 7 seasons who did not win the Title of Top Chef. The season premiered on December 1, 2010. On September 22, 2010, the cast was announced during Season 7's reunion special. The prize money awarded to the Top Chef was $200,000.
  • List of Episodes (17)
    • 1. History Never Repeats

      01 Dec '10
      Bravo's Top Chef congregates a dream team of 18 past cheftestants who nearly won the title to return to see if they have what it takes. The 2010 Primetime Emmy Award-winning Top Chef returns to New York City for Season 8 with host Padma Lakshmi and head judge chef Tom Colicchio, alongside judges Gail Simmons and new this season, best-selling author and chef, Anthony Bourdain.
    • 2. Night at the Museum

      08 Dec '10
      Joe Jonas challenges chefs to create a snack for children; breakfasts inspired by a dinosaur's diet.
    • 3. New York's Finest

      15 Dec '10
      A mise-en-place relay race; chefs cook in four of New York's finest restaurants.
    • 4. Advantage Chef

      22 Dec '10
      The chefs unexpectedly find themselves without even their knives when they are asked to make stuffing. Next up is catering an event at the U.S. Open.
    • 5. Dim Sum Lose Sum

      05 Jan '11
    • 6. We're Gonna Need a Bigger Boat

      12 Jan '11
      Contestants are taken on a fishing expedition.
    • 7. Restaurant Wars: One Night Only

      19 Jan '11
      Fish fillet contest; chefs must open ``one night only'' restaurants in New York City.
    • 8. An Offer They Can't Refuse

      02 Feb '11
      Designer Isaac Mizrahi judges. Contestants are judged on presentation and plating; traditional three-course Italian meal.
    • 9. Feeding Fallon

      09 Feb '11
    • 10. Lock Down

      16 Feb '11
      It’s a Sesame Street kind of day when the chefs find themselves cooking to please Muppet palates. Next they are tasked with making a dish at a Target store.
    • 11. For the Gulf

      23 Feb '11
    • 12. Give Me Your Huddled Masses

      02 Mar '11
      The chefs need to make something out of nothing; the contestants head to Ellis Island, where they must make a dish based on their heritage.
    • 13. Fit for a King

      09 Mar '11
      The chefs set sail for the Bahamas, and each participates in a culinary duel against the person who was crowned the winner during their first stint on the show. Later, they create meals for Bahamian royalty, but it's a royal pain with limited cooking equipment.
    • 14. Island Fever

      16 Mar '11
      The contestants cater a yacht club's anniversary party, but only after they have gone conch fishing.
    • 15. Last Supper

      23 Mar '11
    • 16. Finale

      30 Mar '11
      The remaining two chefs have no time to digest what just happened as their final challenge is immediately announced. The 2 finalists choose their sous-chefs... blindfolded!
    • 17. Reunion Special

      06 Apr '11