Seasons & Episodes
Getting To Know You
In the series debut, viewers meet the 16 chefs who will compete for the title of Canada’s Top Chef. The first Quickfir
Cheese, Glorious Cheese
In the high stakes Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must create an inspired breakfast dish using 100% cow’s milk cheese
From Russia with Vodka
The remaining chefs compete in the classic Top Chef Blindfold Taste Test for the Quickfire Challenge. Later, the chefs d
Food From Around the World
With a focus on food from around the world, the chefs must create their own unique salad for the Quickfire Challenge.
Pork to the People
In this episode, the chefs go whole hog as they work with a favourite ingredient – PORK. For the Quickfire Challenge,
The French Feast
In this episode, the chefs recreate their version of the classic Canadian snack food poutine for the Quickfire Challenge
Life's Little Milestones
In the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must create a dish using the secret ingredient, All Bran Cereal. During the Elimin
Restaurant Wars
In the signature Top Chef challenge, Restaurant Wars, the chefs are tasked with creating a restaurant concept, menu and
The Numbers Game
In the Quickfire Challenge the chefs must create a dish using only a certain number of ingredients as determined by a kn
A Day in the Life of Canadian Food
In this episode, the chefs draw inspiration from the Canadian landscape. For the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs create t
Surf and Turf
In this episode, the chefs are challenged to take haute cuisine to the street. For the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs cr
Chef McEwan's Favourite Things
In this episode, the chefs start off with a Quickfire that challenges them to create a dish inspired by popular Canadian
Finale
In the final episode, the remaining chefs are first challenged to create a BBQ beach picnic for a group of hungry volley
Getting To Know You
In the series debut, viewers meet the 16 chefs who will compete for the title of Canada’s Top Chef.
Cheese, Glorious Cheese
In the high stakes Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must create an inspired breakfast dish using 100% cow’s milk cheese
From Russia with Vodka
The remaining chefs compete in the classic Top Chef Blindfold Taste Test for the Quickfire Challenge. Later, the chefs d
Food From Around the World
With a focus on food from around the world, the chefs must create their own unique salad for the Quickfire Challenge thi
Pork to the People
For the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must properly butcher a whole pig. In the Elimination Challenge, the chefs use th
The French Feast
The contestants put their own spin on poutine. Later, they take on classic French cuisine.
Life's Little Milestones
The chefs must use All-Bran cereal in dishes for the Quickfire Challenge. Then they prepare a romantic meal for couples
Restaurant Wars
In this episode, the competitors compete in the signature Top Chef challenge, Restaurant Wars. Special guest, David Adje
The Numbers Game
The chefs must create an amazing dish using a specific number of President's Choice™ signature products.
A Day in the Life of Canadian Food
The chefs must choose a distinct region of Canada and create a day's worth of meals from their chosen region.
Surf and Turf
In this episode, the chefs are challenged to take haute cuisine to the street. For the Quickfire Challenge, they create
Chef McEwan's Favourite Things
The chefs must create a special family style meal for Mark and some very close friends.
Finale
The chefs are first challenged to create a BBQ-themed meal, followed by a 3-course menu of their own design.
My First Dish
In the season debut, the 16 chefs arrive in Toronto where they meet for the first time and size up the competition. For
Down on the Farm
In the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must create a dish using the contents of an MRE (Meal Ready to Eat) for the star o
The Category is Food
In the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must create the ultimate Vegan dish for the host of George Stroumboulopoulos Tonig
Roller Derby Smackdown
In the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must create their own take on a coffee shop staple – the donut. For the Eliminat
A Day at the Ballet
For the Quickfire Challenge, Chef McEwan puts on his chef whites and cooks up an amazing dish in record time. Then the c
Here Comes the Bride
In this Quickfire Challenge, resident judge Shereen Arazam tests the chefs on their ability to properly create and price
Our New National Dish
In the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs put their taste buds to the test in a head-to-head taste-off and in the Eliminatio
Restaurant Wars
In the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs need to create their take on a frozen pizza for noted Italian Chef Massimo Capra o
Chefs on Safari
In the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must create a dish inspired by a classic cocktail. For their Elimination Challenge
The Indian Feast
In the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must create a dish based on a destination that Toronto Pearson Airport serves. The
Here Come the Wives
In the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must make a decadent dessert for one of the stars of The Real Housewives of Vancou
Up In The Air
For the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs battle it out in a burger war to create the ultimate Top Chef burger and in the E
Wild Rose Finale
In the final episode, the chefs head to Calgary, Alberta and face-off for the title of Canada’s Top Chef. Connie DeSou
The Battle of the Sexes
In the season debut, 14 of the country’s best chefs arrive in Toronto to compete in Canada’s biggest and best culina
The World According to Chang
The QuickFire Challenge gets slippery as the chefs dig deep into a giant bowl of noodles to find a specific ingredient t
Five-Alarm Fire
This episode’s hot and spicy QuickFire Challenge requires the chefs to showcase peppers that vary in intensity based o
Chef's Start Your Engines
In the QuickFire Challenge, the chefs face off in a culinary skills tournament featuring the ever-versatile egg. Things
Game, Set, Match
The chefs are in knots for the QuickFire Challenge with Top Chef Canada season three winner Matthew Stowe who returns to
Restaurant Wars
In this QuickFire Challenge, Iron Chef superstar judge Chef Morimoto puts the remaining chefs to the test to see what th
Lords and Ladies at the Castle
In the QuickFire Challenge, the chefs are tasked to create a delectable dish using extreme and weird ingredients such as
School's Out for the Chefs
In the QuickFire Challenge the chefs are “as cool as a cucumber” after they’re tasked with creating a dish based o
The Science of Food
In the QuickFire Challenge, the chefs must create the best cookies ever for Chef Duff Goldman from Food Network’s Ace
The Finale's Taboo
The Top Chef Canada finale is here and the chefs make a Bond-style entrance as they drop into the final location to crea
All-Stars Assemble
Top Chef Canada is back! In the season debut, Host Eden Grinshpan and Head Judge Mark McEwan welcome back 12 All-Star Ch
Street Markets of the World ... Unite!
It’s a shuck off! In the QuickFire Challenge, the chefs face-off in a culinary skills tournament featuring fish fillet
Feast from the Middle East
In the QuickFire challenge the chefs go back to their culinary roots to be tested by guest judge Chef John Higgins on th
Meals Made in Canada
In the QuickFire Challenge, the chefs must create their All-Star interpretation of what is becoming the most important m
Retail Wars!
In the QuickFire Challenge, culinary superstar Daniel Boulud asks the chefs to re-create some of his favourite dishes…
Happy Birthday Canada!
In this QuickFire Challenge, YouTube sensation Josh Elkin stops by to challenge the remaining chefs to create All-Star d
Ice Cream, You Scream, All-Aboard!
In the QuickFire Challenge, the chefs fly blind and pick ingredients without knowing that they will be using them to mak
Pleased to Deceive You
After receiving heartfelt video messages from their mentors, the final five chefs are challenged to create a dish using
Final Four Showdown
The QuickFire challenge is a high-speed cook-off where the final four chefs have 35 minutes to create as many dishes as
Lock it Up! It's the Finale
The Top Chef Canada: All-Stars Finale is here and the final three chefs go head-to-head in a high-stakes QuickFire Chall
The Next Wave
In the season debut, Host Eden Grinshpan and Head Judge Mark McEwan welcome 11 chefs, representing the next generation o
What Came First…The Chicken or the Immunity?
Waste not, want not! In this high-stakes QuickFire challenge, a hot-button culinary issue is put to the test when the ch
Qué Rico
It’s a mash-up of trends in this Quickfire Challenge where the nine remaining chefs must create dishes that combine up
Resturant Wars!
In a QuickFire Challenge that tests vision and leadership, the chefs are paired with culinary students to teach them a d
Double Overtime
Herbs and spice and everything nice. In this QuickFire Challenge, chefs randomly pick two herbs and spices to incorporat
That's a Whole Lotta Dough!
Top Chef Canada All-Stars winner Nicole Gomes is back in the kitchen to judge the Quickfire Challenge where the chefs pu
Wine of the Tiger
At the heart of French cuisine are the decadent flavours of butter, cream and cheese, but in this final-five QuickFire C
Finale Four Ways
It’s the Finale! First, the final four chefs go head-to-head-to-head in a high-stakes Quickfire Challenge which will d
The Contenders
In the season debut, Host Eden Grinshpan and Head Judge Mark McEwan welcome 11 chefs, representing the coming of age of
Bring on the Mimosas, Baby!
Bring on the mimosas baby, it’s the most important meal of the day! In the QuickFire Challenge, chefs make their ultim
Restaurant Wars
It’s Restaurant Wars! For the first time in Top Chef Canada history, the entire episode is dedicated to this marquee c
The Nordic Feast
Diving into their next QuickFire Challenge, the chefs challenge conventions by combining two unlikely ingredients: seafo
The Battle of Bao
In a very special QuickFire Challenge, Top Chef Canada pairs with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada’s Kid Food Nation
What Goes Up, Must Come Down
The power of an ingredient should never be underestimated and in this QuickFire Challenge, chefs work in teams of two to
It's a Family Affair
Winner Takes All
A Dish for a New Decade
In the season debut, Host Eden Grinshpan and Head Judge Mark McEwan welcome 12 chefs from every corner of the country to
It's a BBQ Party
The best part about classic food dishes is that they can be made to fit your own personality depending on your tastes, p
Grab and Go!
The chefs must perfectly peel as many apples as possible, expertly shuck 20 oysters, and race against the clock to extra
Drag Brunch
It’s Drag Brunch! The Top Chef Canada kitchen glitters like never before when two fabulous Drag Queens, Miss Moco and
Castle Cook-Off
Jaws drop when culinary trailblazer, Daniel Boulud, walks into the Top Chef Canada kitchen to judge a Quickfire Challeng
Bring the Funk
In the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs come face-to-face with Noma's Director of Fermentation David Zilber and in the Eli
Eat Your Veggies
In a special Quickfire Challenge the chefs get a helping hand from mini-sous chefs from The Boys and Girls Club of Canad
Final Showdown
The battle is on for the last spot in the finale in an unprecedented sudden-death showdown.
Phoenix Rising
In the season premiere, host Eden Grinshpan and head judge Mark McEwan welcome 11 chefs from across Canada to compete in
Harvest Picnic
The chefs are thrown for a loop in the Quickfire Challenge when they find out they must transform diner classics into pl
Holiday Potluck
The chefs get creative as they bake, flip or fry a dish using oat flour in the Quickfire Challenge. In the Elimination C
Takeout Wars
It’s time for Takeout Wars! In a twist on the classic Top Chef Canada challenge, the chefs battle it out in two teams
Eat Local
It’s time for the chefs to show off their skills in the Top Chef Canada Culinary Skills Race, and the stakes are highe
Indigenous ingredients
In a very special Quickfire Challenge, the chefs get some virtual help from a group of mini-sous chefs from The Boys and
Game, Set, Match
Head Judge Mark McEwan puts on an apron and shows the competitors how it’s done in a Quickfire Challenge that tasks th
A Winner Rises
The season culminates with the final four chefs facing off by creating the most important meal of the competition: a pro
Welcome to Season X
In the milestone tenth season premiere, host Eden Grinshpan and judge Janet Zuccarini welcome 11 Chefs from across Canad
Backstage Bites
The Chefs are thrown for a loop in the Quickfire Challenge when they find out they must work in teams to create a dish t
Restaurant Wars
The Chefs' palates are put to the test at the Top Chef Canada Taste Test Tournament. Then, it's time for Restaurant Wars
Soccer Fever
The Chefs get creative in the Top Chef Canada Kitchen during a very colourful Quickfire Challenge. Later, Soccer Fever i
Vegan Feast
In the Quickfire Challenge, the Chefs are tasked with making as many dishes as possible in 30 minutes. In the Eliminatio
Date Night
In the Quickfire Challenge, Chefs must balance contrasting flavour profiles. In the Elimination Challenge, competitors c
Welcome to the Cayman Islands
The final 4 Chefs travel to The Cayman Islands to create the perfect happy hour dish in their first Quickfire Challenge.
Canada's Top Chef is…
The season ends with a Quickfire Challenge determining the final 2 Chefs. They will cook a five-course tasting menu that
Chaos Menu
In the historic Season 11 premiere, Top Chef Canada celebrates the Canadian culinary scene taking its place on the world
Firsts
For the season’s first Quickfire Challenge, the Chefs go back to basics in this very special Skills Race, featuring Gu
The Feast of Toronto
Here comes the bride! In the Quickfire Challenge, the pressure is on to impress judge and soon-to-be bride Mijune Pak as
The Gala Fundraiser
The Chefs explore their sweet and savory sides in the Quickfire Challenge, where they must create a dish that can pair w
Taste of the Terroir
The Chefs get a nice surprise from home during the love themed Quickfire Challenge. Then, the competitors take a road tr
Flavours of the Future
For the Quickfire Challenge, the Chefs are celebrating Tim Horton’s 60th anniversary by creating a dish inspired by th
Lights, Camera, Cooking!
In the Quickfire Challenge, the competitors must think outside the box while cooking with turkey. Then, in the penultima
The Curtain Call
Bonjour Quebec! In the season eleven finale, the three remaining Chefs head to renowned Canadian culinary destination, M
Origin Stories
In the Season 12 premiere, 10 new Chefs are introduced at Toronto’s historic St. Lawrence Market.
Film Fest
Chefs race through a high-speed pasta Quickfire before catering a special event celebrating the 25th anniversary of the
Bocuse D'or Showdown
In the Quickfire, Chefs are challenged to spotlight iconic Canadian ingredients while creating elevated dishes using McC
Pride Party
Immersive Dining
In a playful Quickfire Challenge, Chefs flip expectations by transforming sweet ingredients into savoury dishes. For the
Pull Up A Chair
In a snack-sized Quickfire, the Chefs must create the ultimate energy-boosting bite and pair it with a protein shake. Th
Time vs. Money
The Judges step out from behind the table to become sous-chefs for a very special Quickfire Challenge. Then, the final f
One Night Only
In the Season 12 finale, the final two Chefs face off in the final challenge, and for the first time in a finale… Rest