Elimination Challenge: The chefs, separated into two teams, prepared gourmet baskets for a picnic at Highclere Castle. Each picnic basket had to contain five dishes, including one dessert. The chefs shopped for specialty items at Fortnum & Mason before their usual trip to Whole Foods Market. After the teams' cooking time expired, the dishes were packed and sat overnight in the Top Chef kitchen. The meals were then transported to the castle grounds the next day. The food needed to be ready-to-serve, as the chefs would not have access to another kitchen. The winner received US$10,000.
The two contestants with the judges' least favorite dishes then competed against each other in a sudden death cook-off. The guest judge was chef/owner Graham Hornigold. Other diners in attendance included chef/owner Harriet Mansell, head chef Stu Deeley, executive pastry chef Roger Pizey, and author Max Halley.
