Top Chef Masters season 5

Top Chef Masters
Season 5
No. of contestants13
WinnerDouglas Keane
Release
Original networkBravo
Original releaseJuly 24 (2013-07-24) –
September 25, 2013 (2013-09-25)
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The fifth season of Top Chef Masters was announced on May 16, 2013.[1] Gail Simmons appeared as the new head critic for the competition.[1] In addition, Lesley Suter, the food and dining editor for Los Angeles Magazine, joined the judging panel alongside James Oseland, Ruth Reichl, and Francis Lam.[2] The season premiered on July 24, 2013, with 13 award-winning chefs competing in weekly challenges to win the grand prize of $100,000 (USD) for their charity and the title of "Top Chef Master".[3]

Each Top Chef Masters contestant had their sous-chef compete in a series of separate challenges called the "Battle of the Sous Chefs".[4] Hosted by regular Top Chef judge Hugh Acheson, the results of each webisode directly impacted the competitors of the main competition.[4] The winner of each round rewarded their respective head chef with immunity from elimination, while the sous-chefs with the lowest performances earned them a disadvantage, such as less time to prep or shop for ingredients.[4]

  1. ^ a b Reyhani, Monica A. (2013-05-16). "New Promo Reveals 'Top Chef Masters' Coming in July!". Bravo. Retrieved 2013-05-20.
  2. ^ Galarza, Daniela (2013-06-05). "The Pressure Cooker is On: Top Chef Masters Season Five Contestants, Judges Announced". Los Angeles Magazine. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  3. ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (2013-06-05). "Bravo's 'Top Chef Masters' Whips Up a New Season on Wednesday July 24 at 10PM". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on 2013-06-09. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  4. ^ a b c Abramovitch, Seth (2013-06-06). "'Top Chef Masters' to Return with Web-Only Companion Series 'Battle of the Sous-Chefs' (Video)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-06-16.