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Season 18 mixes the standard location-inspired challenges — like a nod to the Oregon Trail — with acknowledgments of the current state of the world, with cheftestants making meals for hundreds of frontline workers.
Release Date
Apr 1, 2021
Episodes
14 episodes
CAST
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Tom Colicchio
Himself - Head Judge
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Padma Lakshmi
Herself - Host
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Gail Simmons
Herself - Judge
Shota Nakajima
Himself - Contestant
EPISODES
1
First Impressions
Apr 1, 2021
2
Trouble Brewing
Apr 8, 2021
3
Pan African Portland
Apr 15, 2021
4
Thrown for a Loop
Apr 22, 2021
5
Meet You at the Drive-In
Apr 29, 2021
6
Stumptown U.S.A.
May 6, 2021
7
Feeding the Frontlines
May 13, 2021
8
Restaurant Wars
May 20, 2021
9
Portland-ia
May 27, 2021
10
Tournament of Tofu
Jun 3, 2021
11
Blind Ambitions
Jun 10, 2021
12
The Cheesier the Better
Jun 17, 2021
13
Shellfishly Delicious
Jun 24, 2021
14
The Next Top Chef Is...
Jul 1, 2021
Details
Language
English
Country
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Metadata
TMDB ID
180492