In each episode, the chefs compete to win money for their charity.

Had chefs competed for the chance to create the perfect one from which all further replicas were made?

The two chefs compete against the clock to prepare four courses from one chicken.

It is expected that teenage chefs will compete against each other in weekly challenges.

In 2010, however, the 2 teams format was changed to each chef competing against each other.

Watching great chefs compete and having the show be about cooking and most importantly: 2.

In the first season, 16 chefs competed against each other in weekly challenges.

It featured 18 professional chefs competing against each other as opposed to amateur cooks.

Twenty-four chefs competed in the first season of Top Chef.

Similar to the format of the show Chopped, four chefs compete in separate rounds with mandatory ingredients.