Top Chef Episode Guides
Episode 3
Aired: 6/27/2007
This week on Top Chef, the guest judge is Alfred Portale, a chef known for his exquisite plating. His stature is already intimidating to the cheftestants, and when their Quickfire Challenge is revealed, many are quickly even more overwhelmed. With a flourish, Padma unveils the key element in this challenge: an aquarium full of shellfish.
Each chef has thirty seconds to fish out their ingredients from the tank with a flimsy net. Hung is first to go and his aggressive style irritates his colleagues, as does the fact that he drops (and leaves) a crawfish on the floor.
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