Top Chef Choke Holds and Clammy Hands (Season 14, Episode 3)
TV-14
TV Episode | 43 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

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Top Chef

Choke Holds and Clammy Hands (Season 14, Episode 3)

TV-14

TV Episode | 43 min | Game-Show, Reality-TV

Padma and guest judge Chris Cosentino divide the chefs into teams to compete in a mise en place race; the teams must go head to head and create a seven-course progressive meal in which each dish features the same ingredient: the radish.

Director

Ariel Boles (as Ari Boles)

Producer

Spencer Schwab

Composer

Ali Memarian

Editors

Katie M. Best | Benjamin Ireland | Steve Lichtenstein | Matt Reynolds

Casting Directors

Erin Adams | Samantha Hanks (head of casting)

Production Designer

James Connelly

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Edit Released

Updated Dec 15, 2016

Release date

Dec 15, 2016 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 6 wins & 109 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
18 cast members

Name	Known for
Silvia Barban Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Bobby's Triple Threat (2022)
Amanda Baumgarten Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Hell's Kitchen (2005)
Richard Blais Self - Guest Judge Self - Guest Judge See fewer	Why Him? (2016)
Shirley Chung Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Bobby's Triple Threat (2022)
Tom Colicchio Self - Head Judge Self - Head Judge See fewer	Top Chef (2006)
Chris Cosentino Self - Judge Self - Judge See fewer	Food Interrupted (2018)
Emily Hahn Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Moonshiners: Smoke Ring (2021)
Padma Lakshmi Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
Jamie Lynch Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Top Chef (2006)
Sylva Senat Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Top Chef (2006)
Sheldon Simeon Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted (2019)
B.J. Smith Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Top Chef (2006)
Jim Smith Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Diners, Drive-ins and Dives (2006)
Sam Talbot Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Food Interrupted (2018)
Katsuji Tanabe Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Bobby's Triple Threat (2022)
John Tesar Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	3 from Hell (2019)
Casey Thompson Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	This Is SF (2018)
Brooke Williamson Self - Contestant Self - Contestant See fewer	Comedy Bang! Bang! (2012)