Top Chef: Just Desserts

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".

Reality

Top Chef: Just Desserts

Reality

Created By
First Aired on: Sep 15, 2010
Popularity: 6.0419: 3 votes
Networks: (US)
Production: Magical Elves (US)
Status: Ended: Show Ended

Seasons & episodes

Total 2 seasons, 20 episodes

Season 1

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.

Aired 15 years ago

10 Episodes

Episode 1Mr. Chocolate min
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.
Episode 2Cocktail With a Twist min
The eleven remaining pastry chefs must create a dessert out of a cocktail.
Episode 3Glee Club min
Teams compete in a bake sale, raising money for the pep squad and glee club; guest judge Sylvia Weinstock.
Episode 4Lucent Dossier min
The pastry cheftestants are challenged to recreate the exotic flaming desserts associated with the Lucent Dossier Experience.
Episode 5Edible Fashion min
The pastry cheftestants are challenged to create outrageous edible fashion.