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About Top Chef: Just Desserts

Top Chef: Just Desserts is a reality TV series that premiered on Bravo on September 15, 2010. It has 2 seasons and 20 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 2 Episode 10 "Finale", aired on October 26, 2011.

Top Chef: Just Desserts is an American reality competition show, spun off from Top Chef. It premiered on the cable television network Bravo on September 15, 2010. Top Chef: Just Desserts features pastry chefs competing in a series of culinary challenges, focusing on pastries and desserts. The show is produced by Magical Elves Productions, the same company that created Top Chef and Project Runway, and distributed by Bravo and Tiger Aspect USA. It is hosted by Gail Simmons, with head judge Johnny Iuzzini, head pastry chef at Jean-Georges. Other judges include Hubert Keller, owner of restaurant Fleur de Lys and a Top Chef Masters finalist, and Dannielle Kyrillos, "an entertaining expert and Editor-at-Large of DailyCandy".

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Episodes

20 episodes · 2 seasons

Season 1

2010 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 15 years ago

The first season of Top Chef: Just Desserts was broadcast on Bravo. It featured 12 pastry chefs fighting to win the title of Top Chef.

Top Chef: Just Desserts Season 1 release dates →
  1. E10

    10. Finale

    Finale

    The final three chefs face off in a four-star four-course sweet and savory dessert challenge for the title of "Top Chef: Just Desserts."

  2. E9

    9. Ben and Sylvia's 61st

    The final four cheftestants are challenged with making an anniversary cake for Sylvia Weinstock.

  3. E8

    8. Celebritea Party

    The final five pastry cheftestants must create fun and unique desserts.

  4. E7

    7. Dessert Wars

    The cheftestants go head to head in the first-ever "Dessert Shop Wars."

  5. E6

    6. Black & White

    The remaining pastry cheftestants make black and white desserts.

  6. E5

    5. Edible Fashion

    The pastry cheftestants are challenged to create outrageous edible fashion.

  7. E4

    4. Lucent Dossier

    The pastry cheftestants are challenged to recreate the exotic flaming desserts associated with the Lucent Dossier Experience.

  8. E3

    3. Glee Club

    Teams compete in a bake sale, raising money for the pep squad and glee club; guest judge Sylvia Weinstock.

  9. E2

    2. Cocktail With a Twist

    The eleven remaining pastry chefs must create a dessert out of a cocktail.

  10. E1

    1. Mr. Chocolate

    Twelve of America's best pastry chefs converge in Los Angeles for this first-of-its-kind dessert competition. The chefs must create a dessert using America's favorite ingredient: chocolate. They must cook for 50 chocolate lovers, including guest judge Jacques Torres.

Season 2

2011 · 10 episodes · Last episode: 15 years ago

The second season of Top Chef: Just Desserts was broadcast on Bravo. It featured 14 pastry chefs fighting to win the title of Top Chef.

Top Chef: Just Desserts Season 2 release dates →
  1. E10

    10. Finale

    Finale

    It all comes down to this -- the final three chefs will compete in a Top Chef version of the Prestigious Meilleurs Ouvriers de France Competition -- which is the World Series of Competitions in the pastry world. Only one can take the title of Top Chef: Just Desserts.

  2. E9

    9. Dessert in Disguise

    Don’t judge a book by its cover in this week’s penultimate episode as the chefs must create a dessert that tastes like one, but doesn’t look the way it tastes.

  3. E8

    8. Step Right Up

    This week’s Elimination Challenge has the remaining chefs clowning around at the Top Chef Carnival where they have to upgrade classic carnival cuisine into something suitable for a fine dining audience.

  4. E7

    7. Death by Chocolate

    This week’s Quickfire Challenge has the chefs selecting perfect pairings of coffee and donuts, while the Elimination Challenge will result in death… by chocolate. The cheftestants must create a chocolate showpiece under a veil of secrecy.

  5. E6

    6. Sabotage

    The remaining pastry chefs will be given a “License to Ill” as they raid the first ever “Top Chef Beastie Boys Pantry,” where they must use the ingredients, named after the band’s popular songs, to create a Beastie Boys-inspired dessert appropriate for a street art event.

  6. E5

    5. Make a Splash

    The chefs must beat the heat as they make frozen treats suitable for cooling off on a hot summer day.

  7. E4

    4. Pure Imagination

    It’s the 40th anniversary of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and to celebrate, the chefs will work as one team to create a Pure Imagination Room.

  8. E3

    3. Villa Rosa

    For the Elimination Challenge, the remaining 12 cheftestants create the ultimate “dessert-scape” spread for 'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' star Lisa Vanderpump.

  9. E2

    2. Sweet Symphony

    To celebrate the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the chefs must create a cake experience in three movements to be served to the symphony members and patrons after their performance.

  10. E1

    1. Showpiece

    For their first elimination challenge, the chefs are tasked with creating a showpiece based on a popular fairy tale.

Cast & crew

  • Jacques Torres

    Himself- Guest Judge

  • Sylvia Weinstock

    Sylvia Weinstock

    Herself - Guest Judge

  • Elizabeth Falkner

    Elizabeth Falkner

    Herself - Guest Judge

  • Margaret Braun

    Herself - Guest Judge

  • Shinmin Li

    Shinmin Li

    Self - Guest Judge

Top Chef: Just Desserts FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Top Chef: Just Desserts?

Top Chef: Just Desserts has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on October 26, 2011.

When did the latest episode of Top Chef: Just Desserts come out?

The most recent episode of Top Chef: Just Desserts, Season 2 Episode 10 "Finale", aired on October 26, 2011.

How many seasons of Top Chef: Just Desserts are there?

Top Chef: Just Desserts has 2 seasons with 20 episodes in total.

When did Top Chef: Just Desserts first air?

Top Chef: Just Desserts first aired on Bravo on September 15, 2010.

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