Top Chef ™

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Flambée

The chefs first had 20 minutes to create flambéed dishes. The top three contestants then competed in the second round, where they were required to cook charred dishes in 20 minutes. The guest judge was Top Chef: Las Vegas/Top Chef: All-Stars L.A. runner-up Bryan Voltaggio.

What the Top Chef ™ Chefs prepared

Flambéed Mushroom & Bacon Toast, Sweet Potato Purée & Herbed Goat Cheese

Grilled Radicchio & Cucumber Salad with Garlic Ground Cherry Pernod Emulsion

Grilled Prawns with Satsuma & Habanero Sauce, Flambé Mezcal.

Kimchi & Scallion Doughnut, Bourbon-flambéed Peaches and Jalapeno

Saganaki with Cheese, Toast, Molasses and Flambéed Peaches

Sautéed Mushrooms with Mezcal, Marsala, Ricotta and Pecorino with Toast

Pan Roasted Sea Bass, Flambê Vermicelli, Radicchio and Apples

Flambeed Bourbon, Fish Sauce Caramel, Brioche and Brûléed Bananas

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Rated Best dishes

Grilled Shrimp Flambe au Pastis

Guest judge Brian Voltaggio: "Kevin. I think, texturally speaking, it was my favorite."

Baked Hawaii

French Toast Brioche, Flambéed Mango, with Lime, Coconut and Vanilla Meringue

Brian Voltaggio, judging: "Amanda, the Baked Hawaii. Always looking for that perfect bite. A little bit of the fruit, a little bit of the toast, a little bit of the meringue. Job well done."

Grilled Prawns with Satsuma & Habanero Sauce, Flambé Mezcal.