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Episode 1

Chaos Menu

Synopsis

In the historic Season 11 premiere, Top Chef Canada celebrates the Canadian culinary scene taking its place on the world stage. Ten Chefs from across Canada are welcomed into the biggest culinary competition in the country. There’s no time for introductions as Host Eden Grinshpan reveals that the first challenge of the season will be Restaurant Wars! Immediately thrown into chaos, the Chefs are split into two teams, and must create a unique restaurant concept and cohesive menu that opens to the public in less than 24 hours. And judging this meal is a table of Canada’s first Michelin-starred chefs, bringing the competition to a whole new level.

Episode 2

44 Mins

Firsts

Synopsis

For the season’s first Quickfire Challenge, the Chefs go back to basics in this very special Skills Race, featuring Guinness World Record Holder and former Top Chef Canada finalist Wallace Wong. Later, while cooking at Judge Janet Zuccarini’s first restaurant Trattoria Nervosa, the Chefs showcase their unique culinary styles by creating a dish inspired by a major 'first' in their life.

Episode 3

44 Mins

The Feast of Toronto

Synopsis

Here comes the bride! In the Quickfire Challenge, the pressure is on to impress judge and soon-to-be bride Mijune Pak as the Chefs create a dish to be considered for her wedding menu. Later, the Chefs explore Market 707, an urban street-food destination, to experience and taste the thriving multicultural food scene in Toronto. For the Elimination Challenge, the Chefs must create a premium dish that takes inspiration from those street-food favorites, and deliver it to the Judges at The Bentway, a unique public space located under a highway.

Episode 4

44 Mins

The Gala Fundraiser

Synopsis

The Chefs explore their sweet and savory sides in the Quickfire Challenge, where they must create a dish that can pair with an espresso beverage served with either breakfast or dessert. Then, it’s time for the first ever Top Chef Canada Gala Fundraiser. The Chefs are challenged with preparing 225 servings of the perfect hors d’oeuvre for over 150 guests at this exciting event to support a not-for-profit that gives back to the hospitality and restaurant industry.

Episode 5

44 Mins

Taste of the Terroir

Synopsis

The Chefs get a nice surprise from home during the love themed Quickfire Challenge. Then, the competitors take a road trip to Restaurant Pearl Morissette where each Chef must cook a dish for a progressive tasting menu using only locally sourced ingredients.

Episode 6

44 Mins

Flavours of the Future

Synopsis

For the Quickfire Challenge, the Chefs are celebrating Tim Horton’s 60th anniversary by creating a dish inspired by their Canadian hometowns, with a chance to be featured on Tim Horton’s menu. Later in the Elimination Challenge, the Chefs are challenged to make a Top Chef quality dish while working with unique and sustainable ingredients that Judge David Zilber predicts will be in the pantries and fridges of chefs in the future.

Episode 7

44 Mins

Lights, Camera, Cooking!

Synopsis

In the Quickfire Challenge, the competitors must think outside the box while cooking with turkey. Then, in the penultimate Elimination Challenge, each remaining Chef is assigned a movie category: Drama, Horror, Western, or Romantic Comedy. Lights, camera, cooking – the pressure is on to create a show-stopping dish inspired by their selected genres. But after they each audition, only 3 Chefs will be chosen to star in the season finale.

Episode 8

44 Mins

The Curtain Call

Synopsis

Bonjour Quebec! In the season eleven finale, the three remaining Chefs head to renowned Canadian culinary destination, Montreal. The high-stakes Quickfire challenges the Chefs to re-invent an iconic Montreal staple: Poutine, a smoked meat sandwich, or a Montreal-style bagel! Esteemed Guest Judges Frederic Morin and Antonio Park help decide which competitor gets sent home. Then, after a shop at Jean-Talon Market with Season 8 Winner and Montreal native Francis Blais, the final two Chefs cook the most important meal of their lives, serving a five-course progressive tasting menu and battling it out for the title of Canada’s Top Chef.