Top Chef Canada

Top Chef Canada Season 2

TV Show

Season 2 Plot

The second season of the Canadian reality competition show Top Chef Canada was broadcast on Food Network in Canada. It is a Canadian spin-off of Bravo's hit show Top Chef. In the first season, 16 chefs competed against each other in weekly challenges. The program took place in Toronto.

Top Chef Canada Season 2 aired on March 12th, 2012.

Season 2 Episodes

1. Getting To Know You

March 12th, 20121 hr

In the series debut, viewers meet the 16 chefs who will compete for the title of Canada’s Top Chef.

2. Cheese, Glorious Cheese

March 19th, 20121 hr

In the high stakes Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must create an inspired breakfast dish using 100% cow’s milk cheese from the Dairy Farmers of Canada. For the Elimination Challenge, the chefs host an art gallery cocktail party where they serve hors d’oeuvres that use cheese to paint a picture of their teammate.

3. From Russia with Vodka

March 26th, 20121 hr

The remaining chefs compete in the classic Top Chef Blindfold Taste Test for the Quickfire Challenge. Later, the chefs divide into teams to create a traditional Russian Zakusky – tapas style meal – using pure filtered vodka.

4. Food From Around the World

April 6th, 20121 hr

With a focus on food from around the world, the chefs must create their own unique salad for the Quickfire Challenge this week. For their Elimination Challenge, the chefs are dispatched to different ethnic neighbourhoods to purchase their ingredients. Using those ingredients, they must create a hot and a cold dish that is inspired by different world cuisines.

5. Pork to the People

April 9th, 20121 hr

For the Quickfire Challenge, the chefs must properly butcher a whole pig. In the Elimination Challenge, the chefs use the same pork they butchered to create dishes at George Brown Chef’s School for a cocktail party in support of Food Banks of Canada. Senior students from the Chef’s School at George Brown lend a helping hand.

6. The French Feast

April 16th, 20121 hr

The contestants put their own spin on poutine. Later, they take on classic French cuisine.

7. Life's Little Milestones

April 23rd, 20121 hr

The chefs must use All-Bran cereal in dishes for the Quickfire Challenge. Then they prepare a romantic meal for couples celebrating a special anniversary.

8. Restaurant Wars

April 30th, 20121 hr

In this episode, the competitors compete in the signature Top Chef challenge, Restaurant Wars. Special guest, David Adjey, sits at the judges' table.

9. The Numbers Game

May 7th, 20121 hr

The chefs must create an amazing dish using a specific number of President's Choice™ signature products.

10. A Day in the Life of Canadian Food

May 14th, 20121 hr

The chefs must choose a distinct region of Canada and create a day's worth of meals from their chosen region.

11. Surf and Turf

May 21st, 20121 hr

In this episode, the chefs are challenged to take haute cuisine to the street. For the Quickfire Challenge, they create two distinctive dishes with international flair that can be served from a street cart in Toronto's Nathan Phillips Square. In their Elimination Challenge, they choose from a selection of seafood to create three distinct dishes in a very short period of time.

12. Chef McEwan's Favourite Things

May 28th, 20121 hr

The chefs must create a special family style meal for Mark and some very close friends.

13. Finale

June 4th, 20121 hr

The chefs are first challenged to create a BBQ-themed meal, followed by a 3-course menu of their own design.

All Seasons

Season 10

Season 10

Sep 26, 2022
Season 9

Season 9

Apr 19, 2021
Season 8

Season 8

Apr 12, 2020
Season 7

Season 7

Mar 31, 2019
Season 6

Season 6

Apr 8, 2018
Season 5

Season 5

Apr 1, 2017
Season 4

Season 4

Mar 9, 2014
Season 3

Season 3

Mar 18, 2013
Season 2

Season 2

Mar 12, 2012
Season 1

Season 1

Apr 11, 2011