Watch Top Chef Masters Season 3 Episode 5

"Episode 5"

Quickfire Challenge: The chefs must create an appetizer that costs less than a dollar.

Top: Alex, Celina, Naomi

Bottom: George, Mary Sue

WINNER: Naomi

Elimination Challenge:

WINNER: Mary Sue

ELIMINATED: George

Watch Top Chef Masters Season 3 Episode 4

"Biggest Loser"

Quickfire Challenge: The chefs are must create a great cheese dish in only 12 minutes. The overall winner receives immunity from elimination.

Top: Naomi, Traci

Bottom: Floyd, George

WINNER: Traci

Elimination Challenge: The chefs must create a breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert that does not exceed 1500 calories for the trainers and contestants of The Biggest Loser.

WINNER: Floyd

ELIMINATED: Suvir

Guest Judges:

Watch Top Chef Masters Season 3 Episode 3

"Diners to Donors"

Quickfire Challenge: The chefs must create an appetizing dish using various bugs and critters. The overall winner receives immunity from elimination.

Top: Hugh, Mary Sue

Bottom: George, Suvir

WINNER: Hugh (Tempura Fried Crickets, Sunchoke and Carrot Purée, Blood Orange Vinaigrette)

Elimination Challenge: Working as one group, the chefs must cook a 10-course dinner to raise money for their charities.

WINNER: Naomi (Celery Velouté with Salsa Verde and Lemon Oil)

ELIMINATED: John C. (Roasted Shiitake and Prosciutto Risotto with Pine Nuts and Paprika)

Guest Judges: Ruth England, Mykel Hawke (Quickfire Challenge), Alan Sytsma (Elimination Challenge)

Watch Top Chef Masters Season 3 Episode 2

"Episode 2"

Quickfire Challenge Winner: John C.

Elimination Challenge: Put a modern spin on a classic '60s dish.

WINNER: Mary Sue Milliken

WITHDREW: John Rivera Sedlar

ELIMINATED: Sue Zemanick

Watch Top Chef Masters Season 3 Episode 1

"Restaurant Wars"

The third season of the American reality competition show Top Chef Masters was announced on March 2, 2011. In addition to the announcement, it was announced that celebrity chef Curtis Stone would serve as the new host. Food critic and author Ruth Reichl also joins as a new series judge. The season will premiere on April 6, 2011 with 12 award-winning chefs competing against each other in weekly challenges. Unlike previous seasons, the chefs are no longer judged on a five-star rating system, but in elimination-style challenges similar to the format of the original Top Chef series.

Master Contestants:

12 chefs will compete in this season of Top Chef Masters. In alphabetical order by last name, the contestants are:

Hugh Acheson — Five & Ten, The National, and Gosford Wine (Athens, GA)
Floyd Cardoz — Union Square Hospitality Group (New York, NY)
John Currence — City Grocery Restaurant Group (Oxford, MS)
Traci Des Jardins — Jardiniére, Public House and Manzanita, and Mijita Cocina Mexicana (San Francisco, CA)
George Mendes — Aldea (New York, NY)
Mary Sue Milliken — Border Grill Restaurants and Truck (Los Angeles, CA)
Naomi Pomeroy — Beast (Portland, OR)
Suvir Saran — Dévi (New York, NY)
John Rivera Sedlar — Playa (Los Angeles, CA)
Alessandro "Alex" Stratta — Alex and Stratta (Las Vegas, NV)
Celina Tio — Julian Restaurant (Kansas City, MO)
Sue Zemanick — Gautreau's (New Orleans, LA)