Who Couldn't Stand the Heat? 'Top Chef' Season 21 Eliminations Revealed

Spoiler alert: This article contains major spoilers for Season 21 of Top Chef.

After nearly 20 years of Top Chef's continuous success, Season 21 brings forth many notable changes. As you might have heard, Padma Lakshmi has bid farewell to the series, making room for Season 10 winner Kristen Kish to step up as the new host and judge of this popular culinary showdown.

However, amidst the changes, one thing remains constant season after season: Only one contestant will claim victory and the coveted $250,000 grand prize. Now, the burning question lingers: Who was eliminated on the latest episode of Top Chef: Wisconsin? Delve into the delectable details below!

*SPOILERS FOR WEEK 13 BELOW*

Who was eliminated on Season 21 of 'Top Chef'?

In part one of the two-part Top Chef finale, the contestants are narrowed down to the final three. It comes down to Savannah and Laura, the last remaining women in the competition. While they both have things to work on as chefs, the judges decide that Laura's fried plantain wrapped in a not so thoroughly cleaned banana leaf is too hard to ignore, and she is eliminated.

This week, we're down to the final five on Top Chef, which means that every has to step up their A-game. It's also the last episode of the season that was filmed in Wisconsin, which leaves some chefs a bit emotional. Although there is some deliberation between eliminating Manny or Dan, it's Manny's raw fish that he served to the judges that does him in, and he's sent home.

Episode 11 sees the final six chefs compete as things get down to the wire. They are tasked with each coming up with a "great table of food," as every dish is plated on the table rather than a plate. Michelle's original idea of creating edible art on the table of salmon, caviar, and other delectable foods doesn't quite pan out how she envisions it, and because of the small amount of food in one section of the table, she is sent home.

In Episode 10 of Top Chef, things heat up — literally. The elimination challenge sees the contestants making fish boils using roaring fires that keep being victims to the elements, from wind to blowing sand. Danny, Soo, Dan, and Michelle go into the competition with hopes that they can each rise above each other. But in the end, Soo's pineapple curry fish boil isn't enough to curry favor with the judges, and he's sent home.

In the ninth episode, both Laura Ozyilmaz and Amanda Turner are eliminated from Top Chef. Laura's quickfire dish, while ambitious, comes across as gritty, and she floods her elimination plate with an unnecessary medley of ingredients. Amanda also struggles; her quickfire entry lacks creativity, and she fails to showcase her skills in the elimination challenge. The elk she prepares is overpowered by a heavy sauce, leaving the judges unimpressed.

Despite getting eliminated in Episode 4, chef Kaleena Bliss battles her way back into the competition. However, her return is short-lived. Episode 8 sees her dish fall flat, resulting in an official elimination. Although she has the opportunity to fight for her place again in the "Last Chance Kitchen," Kaleena decides to step away from the competition to focus on her mental health.

In the seventh episode, Kévin D'Andrea crafts a fairly decent Italian sausage risotto dish. However, the judges feel it's overshadowed by cheese and fails to highlight the sausage adequately. And sadly, he bids farewell to the Top Chef competition.

In the sixth episode, Rasika Venkatesa delivers a slimy crab and eggplant with mushroom conserva, dukkah, and garlic tahini dish that lacks flavor. As a result, she is eliminated from Top Chef.

In Episode 5, the final challenge of the night sees Charly, Soo, and Kaleena tasked with each creating one single bite to show who they are as chefs. Kaleena makes a bite of grilled venison, miso sweet potato puree, mushrooms, daikon, and pears.

Charly creates espagueti and smoked herring, along with andouille sausage with some egg yolk sauce. And Soo's Caesar salad includes a fish sauce dressing with fried anchovies. But in the end, Charly's less than stellar pasta does him in and he is eliminated.

In the fourth episode, Kaleena Bliss and Alisha Elenz are eliminated as a team. They then head to Last Chance Kitchen, where they compete against surprise contestant Soo Ahn. Ultimately, Soo and Kaleena advance to the next round of the competition, while Alisha is sent home from Top Chef.

Would you like some cheese with your winner? Week three found our Top Chef hopefuls at the Cheese Fest Wisconsin, and you cheddar believe they brought the gouda, the bad, and the ugly.

Sadly the ugly came in the form of Kenny Nguyen's crab Rangoon salad which did not go over well with guest judge Dane Baldwin, chef and owner of The Diplomat in Milwaukee. "I did forget we were at a cheese festival when I tried your dish," he said. Kenny and his knives were out, but he was en route to a food fight with Soo Ahn in Last Chance Kitchen.

In the second episode, Valentine Howell Jr. says goodbye to the Top Chef competition. His hop-smoked duck breast, created for the quickfire challenge, fails to impress the judges, ranking among their least preferred dishes.

Similarly, his offering for the elimination challenge, a beer and corn soup, meets a similar fate, earning disfavor from the judges. Ultimately, this leads to his elimination from the show.

During the season premiere, David Murphy bids farewell to the competition. His performance in the pasta challenge falls short of expectations, with the judges critiquing his mushroom-stuffed gnocchi as below their standards.

As for David's 20-minute cook-off dish, it lacks direction. He struggles to decide on a coherent concept and eventually resorts to haphazardly blending random ingredients together.

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