Today, Brooke Williamson (@ChefBrookeW) joins Haley, Curt, & LaTonya to recap episode 13 of Top Chef Portland, Shellfishly Delicious, where the chefs went clam digging at the Yager Creek Flat in Netarts Bay. They then cooked dishes using their harvested clams. The winner received an advantage in the Elimination Challenge. Then, in honor of Portland native James Beard, the chefs had to prepare both a hot dish and cold dish featuring one of his favorite ingredients: Dungeness crab. The contestants were able to catch their own crabs at Kelly's Brighton Marina in Nehalem Bay. Top Chef Masters alumna Naomi Pomeroy joined the judges and all-stars as a guest diner. As the winner of the Quickfire Challenge, Gabe received an extra US$100 towards his shopping budget.

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Today, Haley, Curt, & LaTonya recap episode 12 of Top Chef Portland, The Cheesier the Better, where the chefs competed in a challenge paying homage to the Oregon Trail. The contestants had to produce modern dishes using only ingredients the settlers would have had on their journey through the Oregon Trail, including flour, lard, coffee, molasses, dried fruits, meats, and herbs. Then the chefs visited the Tillamook Creamery, where they learned about the cheese-making process and sampled several varieties of Tillamook cheddar. Then, after taking inspiration from Massimo Bottura's famous Parmigiano-Reggiano dish, each chef was responsible for creating a dish utilizing cheddar in five different ways.

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Today, Haley, Curt, & LaTonya recap episode 11 of Top Chef Portland, Blind Ambitions, where the chefs competed in the "black box challenge", imported from the French version of Top Chef. Then the chefs received care packages from their families, each containing ten ingredients.

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Today, Haley, Curt, & LaTonya recap episode 10 of Top Chef Portland, Tournament of Tofu, where the chefs make custom dishes based on the judges' preferred flavor combinations using ingredients from Chipotle Mexican Grill

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Today, Haley, Curt, & LaTonya are joined by Survivor's Roark Luskin to recap episode 9 of Top Chef Portland, Portland-ia, where special guests Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein task the chefs with creating a dish using hipster ingredients. For their Elimination Challenge, the chefs create a recipe fit for the home cook. All-Star alumni Dale Talde and Richard Blais join the judges’ table.

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Today, Haley, Curt, & LaTonya recap episode 8 of Top Chef Portland, Restaurant Wars, where the remaining eight chefs are split into teams and tasked with creating a Chef’s Table restaurant concept where they will serve a seven-course high-end tasting menu to the judges and All-Star panel.

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Today, Haley, Curt, & LaTonya recap episode 7 of Top Chef Portland, Feeding the frontlines, where the chefs competed in an emotional elimination challenge to provide meals for natural disaster victims.

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Your Top Chef RHAPup hosts are sharpening their knives and brushing up on their cooking skills as they head back to the kitchen to recap Top Chef Portland. All season long, Haley Strong, Curt Clark, and LaTonya Starks will be putting on their aprons and bringing you the finest coverage.

Today, Haley, Curt, & LaTonya recap episode 6 of Top Chef Portland, Stumptown U.S.A., where the chefs cooked dishes featuring local Oregon mushrooms and, in reference to another Portland nickname, "Stumptown", the contestants were forced to use tree stumps as prep tables!

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Your Top Chef RHAPup hosts are sharpening their knives and brushing up on their cooking skills as they head back to the kitchen to recap Top Chef Portland. All season long, Haley Strong, Curt Clark, and LaTonya Starks will be putting on their aprons and bringing you the finest coverage.

Today, Haley, Curt, & LaTonya recap episode 5 of Top Chef Portland, Meet You at the Drive-in, with the help of Chef Jim Smith (@chefjimsmith)!

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Your Top Chef RHAPup hosts are sharpening their knives and brushing up on their cooking skills as they head back to the kitchen to recap Top Chef Portland. All season long, Haley Strong, Curt Clark, and LaTonya Starks will be putting on their aprons and bringing you the finest coverage.

Today, Haley, Curt, & LaTonya recap episode 4 of Top Chef Portland, Thrown for a Loop!

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