Top Chef Amateurs

A young grad student goes up against a veteran writer with the help of "Top Chef" All-Stars Richard Blais and Melissa King.

A pharmacist and a pharmaceutical sales rep must identify the flavors in a variety of radishes and work with "Top Chef" alums Kwame Onuwachi and Shirley Chung.

Two "Top Chef" superfans dig deep to make unique shellfish dishes with help from alums Melissa King and Gregory Gourdet.

A residential architect and an actor must cook, along with Richard Blais and Joe Flamm, and create delicious dishes using a unique variety of eggs.

Alums Gregory Gourdet and Isaac Toups help a vegan chef and a former CIA agent get creative.

Opposites attract when two amateur chefs work with "Top Chef" alums Joe Flamm and Tiffany Derry.