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Best Episodes of Last Chance Kitchen
Speed Round
S7 Ep8
8.1
18th Jan 2018
Two eliminated chefs are challenged with making any dish their heart desires, but there's one catch...they have to make it in 10 minutes!
All in Your Head
S7 Ep5
7.8
28th Dec 2017
Can these chefs makes a dish with animals heads that is delicious enough to keep them in the competition or will they get in their own head?
Cook with Your Guts
S7 Ep6
7.8
28th Dec 2017
Do these chefs have the guts to cook up a delicious dish that will send them immediately back into the competition or will the cave under the pressure?
Last Last Chance
S7 Ep9
7.8
25th Jan 2018
These chefs are on their last legs and so is the food they're cooking with...who will rescue this produce that's going bad?
Make Like a Tree and Leaf
S7 Ep7
7.7
11th Jan 2018
Two newly eliminated chefs are challenged with cooking up an innovative dish that highlights the flavors of unconventional parts of the tree.
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
S7 Ep11
7.7
8th Feb 2018
Three eliminated cheftestants are challenged with making a delicious porridge. Can these three bears rise to the challenge?
Shot Clock Shock
S8 Ep11
7.6
7th Feb 2019
Inspired by Top Chef 1610, chefs try to beat the shot clock.
The Road to Redemption
S9 Ep1
7.6
26th Mar 2020
It's "an Italian throwdown bro-down" as the first two eliminated chefs face off in a seafood showdown.
All of a Spudden
S7 Ep2
7.5
7th Dec 2017
Can a newly eliminated cheftestant knock out a vet in this episode of Last Chance Kitchen? It all comes down to potatoes...watch now!
Finale
S7 Ep12
7.5
8th Feb 2018
Which eliminated chef will take the Last Chance Kitchen title and enter back into the Top Chef competition?
Miss Muffet's Favorite
S7 Ep3
7.5
14th Dec 2017
Can these chefs rise to the challenge and cook up a winning dish or will the ingredients scare them away?
Catch me up... Quick!
S7 Ep1
7.5
7th Dec 2017
Season 7 of Last Chance Kitchen kicks off with a twist! Four Top Chef vets compete in Last Chance Kitchen for a chance to enter Top Chef season 15.
Let's Play Ball
S13 Ep6
7.5
1st May 2024
Two chefs compete in a baseball-inspired challenge for a chance to re-enter the Top Chef competition.
A Game of Chicken
S9 Ep2
7.4
2nd Apr 2020
Can this eliminated all-star fix his reputation for running afoul with poultry, or will he chicken out?
Wait...Tom's Cooking?
S9 Ep4
7.4
16th Apr 2020
To keep their Top Chef dreams alive, this week's competitors need to keep up with the head judge himself!
Two Wrongs
S7 Ep4
7.4
21st Dec 2017
After an unexpected Quickfire elimination round, two eliminated chefs enter Last Chance Kitchen. Do they have what it takes to knock out the other competitors?
The Big Stink
S13 Ep2
7.3
3rd Apr 2024
On Last Chance Kitchen... the eliminated chefs have 30 minutes to turn stinky Limburger cheese into a meal tasty enough to earn them a spot on Top Chef.
Kick Down the Doors and Say, "I'm Back"
S9 Ep6
7.3
23rd Apr 2020
Which eliminated chef will create the best "family style" meal, giving them the chance to re-enter Top Chef!
Get Cracklin'
S8 Ep9
7.3
24th Jan 2019
Inspired by a challenge from Top Chef 1608, two chefs take on the biggest pork challenge yet.
One More Win and You're In
S8 Ep6
7.3
3rd Jan 2019
Coming out of Top Chef 1605, two remaining chefs continue to fight it out and receive the biggest LCK surprise yet!
Slime Time
S8 Ep8
7.3
17th Jan 2019
Coming out of Top Chef 1607, two chefs try to make a slimy dish delicious enough for Tom to enjoy.
Last Chance Kitchen Finale (2)
S11 Ep11
7.3
5th May 2022
The winner is revealed in a finale unlike any other in Last Chance Kitchen history.
Seafood Mis-En-Place Race
S8 Ep4
7.3
27th Dec 2018
Even though a chef didn't get eliminated from Top Chef 1604, it's still time to trim the fat! Which two chefs will move on?
When Life Gives You Lemon
S8 Ep2
7.3
13th Dec 2018
Based on a dish that sent a Cheftestant home from Top Chef episode 1602, four chefs battle it out with the use of one lemon.
Finale (2)
S14 Ep11
7.3
8th May 2025
One of two cheftestants will return to Top Chef Season 22. The challenge? Make a dish in one bite, which Tom Colicchio will judge while blindfolded.
Chop to It
S14 Ep6
7.3
10th Apr 2025
Last Chance Kitchen is playing mind games! Two eliminated cheftestants - once partnered, now competitors - must work as prep cooks without knowing their dish's main protein.
Worst Episodes of Last Chance Kitchen
When Titans Fall
S12 Ep1
5.8
16th Mar 2023
Two eliminated chefs revisit their most memorable dishes as they attempt to earn their way back into the Top Chef World All-Stars competition.
Welsh Toast Twist
S12 Ep2
6.1
23rd Mar 2023
Three eliminated chefs try their hand at Welsh Rarebit, a traditional pub toast with a flavorful cheesy beer sauce. Who will avoid elimination?
Last Chance Chicken
S10 Ep4
6.4
29th Apr 2021
A newly eliminated chef finds themselves in Last Chance Kitchen after serving a rubber chicken, can this chef redeem themselves or will they have to get "the cluck out of the kitchen"?!
Earl of Sandwich
S12 Ep5
6.4
13th Apr 2023
Two Top Chef World All Star contestants put their twist on the modern sandwich as they battle it out on Last Chance Kitchen. Who will avoid elimination?
The Right Stuffed
S11 Ep7
6.4
14th Apr 2022
This challenge may sound simple, but it's actually full of complexity. Who will have just the stuff to get one step closer to re-entering the competition?
Double Jeopardy
S11 Ep3
6.4
24th Mar 2022
It's double trouble in Last Chance Kitchen when the eliminated chefs are tasked with creating not one but TWO dishes with only 30 minutes on the clock.
Get Jumping!
S12 Ep3
6.4
30th Mar 2023
Three eliminated chefs are given just 30 minutes to make their best dish using a very unique protein - rabbit! Who will earn a chance to hop back into the competition?
Finale (1)
S13 Ep10
6.5
22nd May 2024
On part one of the Last Chance Kitchen Season 21 finale, the Top Chef contestants revisit every Quickfire challenge as they try to make one cohesive dish using all of the ingredients.
Two Cloche for Comfort
S11 Ep1
6.5
10th Mar 2022
Last Chance Kitchen officially kicks off as Tom Colicchio challenges the first two eliminated chefs with cooking a dish highlighting some of the toughest ingredients found locally in Houston.
Who Ya Rooting For?
S12 Ep8
6.5
4th May 2023
Two eliminated Top Chef World All-Stars cook a dish using root vegetables as part of their Last Chance Kitchen challenge. Will one chef's salty decision come back to haunt them?
Salty, Sweet & Bitter Oh My!
S12 Ep9
6.6
11th May 2023
In this Last Chance Kitchen challenge, two eliminated Chefs are asked to prepare a meal using three of the six Ayurveda "tastes."
PotatOH No You Don't!
S11 Ep2
6.6
17th Mar 2022
After getting grilled for their potato preparation on Top Chef, a newly eliminated cheftestant gets another shot at making a spud-tacular dish in Last Chance Kitchen. However, they can only use ingredients and equipment their competitor isn't using.
Raw Redemption
S10 Ep3
6.6
22nd Apr 2021
After a chef makes the grave error of serving raw chicken in Top Chef, they're getting a chance at redemption by being asked to serve another raw protein, but this time it's on purpose! Tom Colicchio decides which raw dish packs the perfect punch.
Bloody Good Dish
S10 Ep7
6.6
13th May 2021
Two eliminated chefs get their blood pumping after Tom Colicchio asks them to cook up deliciously bloody dishes.
Panic in the Pantry
S11 Ep4
6.6
31st Mar 2022
One of these three chefs will return to the competition. To earn that shot, they can cook anything they want — but there's a catch.
Blind Taste Test
S11 Ep9
6.6
28th Apr 2022
Top Chef's famous blind taste test comes to Last Chance Kitchen, where one contestant baffles Tom Colicchio with their approach to the challenge.
Cohesive Chaos
S12 Ep4
6.6
6th Apr 2023
Three eliminated Top Chef World All Star contestants vie for a chance to cook in the Last Chance Kitchen finale. Will a fateful decision to cook squab send one of these chefs home?
Omelet You Win
S12 Ep6
6.6
20th Apr 2023
Two eliminated Top Chef: World All-Stars go toe-to-toe to see who can make the perfect French omelet. The winner will earn another chance to stay in the competition.
The 16th Chef
S13 Ep1
6.6
27th Mar 2024
In this Last Chance Kitchen challenge, an eliminated chef and a surprise new cheftestant are asked to prepare a meal that turns high-end ingredients into simple comfort food.
Oh Broth-er!
S11 Ep6
6.7
7th Apr 2022
Tom Colicchio tasks the eliminated cheftestants with a challenge that really takes stock of their skills.
Grandma Chic Reheated
S14 Ep9
6.7
1st May 2025
Two eliminated cheftestants must go off to Grandma's house to make a nostalgia-filled dish that tells a story ... and includes a sauce.
It Takes a Thick Skin
S10 Ep1
6.8
8th Apr 2021
Two newly eliminated chefs face off to find out who has what it takes to tough it out in Last Chance Kitchen and impress Tom Colicchio for another shot at redemption.
Redemption On Ice
S14 Ep3
6.8
27th Mar 2025
An eliminated cheftestant goes up against two competitors in a hockey-inspired "hat trick" of a challenge ... but one of them changes the playing field!
Mid-Season Finale (1)
S13 Ep4
6.8
17th Apr 2024
On part one of the Last Chance Kitchen Season 21 midseason finale... Three chefs are tasked with creating the ultimate "breakfast club" sandwich, with the winner earning a spot back into the Top Chef competition.
The Final Knockout
S8 Ep12
6.8
14th Feb 2019
It's the Last Chance Kitchen finale! The winner will head into Top Chef 1612.
Tea up for the Finals
S9 Ep10
6.8
21st May 2020
Two chefs, no strangers to Last Chance Kitchen, face off in part one of the two part LCK finale!
Last Chance Kitchen Episode Guide
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The best rated episodes of Last Chance Kitchen are:
Speed Round S7E8 rated 8.1
All in Your Head S7E5 rated 7.8
Cook with Your Guts S7E6 rated 7.8
Last Last Chance S7E9 rated 7.8
Make Like a Tree and Leaf S7E7 rated 7.7
Goldilocks and the Three Bears S7E11 rated 7.7
Shot Clock Shock S8E11 rated 7.6
The Road to Redemption S9E1 rated 7.6
All of a Spudden S7E2 rated 7.5
Finale S7E12 rated 7.5
The lowest rated episodes of Last Chance Kitchen are:
When Titans Fall S12E1 rated 5.8
Welsh Toast Twist S12E2 rated 6.1
Last Chance Chicken S10E4 rated 6.4
Earl of Sandwich S12E5 rated 6.4
The Right Stuffed S11E7 rated 6.4
Double Jeopardy S11E3 rated 6.4
Get Jumping! S12E3 rated 6.4
Finale (1) S13E10 rated 6.5
Two Cloche for Comfort S11E1 rated 6.5
Who Ya Rooting For? S12E8 rated 6.5
The first episode of Last Chance Kitchen aired on November 09, 2011.
The last episode of Last Chance Kitchen aired on May 08, 2025.
There are 156 episodes of Last Chance Kitchen.
There are 14 seasons of Last Chance Kitchen.
Yes.
Last Chance Kitchen is set to return for future episodes.
