Season 18 mixes the standard location-inspired challenges — like a nod to the Oregon Trail — with acknowledgments of the current state of the world, with cheftestants making meals for hundreds of frontline workers.
18 - 1First Impressions Apr. 01, 2021
18 - 2Trouble Brewing Apr. 08, 2021- 18 - 3Pan African Portland Apr. 15, 2021
- 18 - 4Thrown for a Loop Apr. 22, 2021
- 18 - 5Meet You at the Drive-In Apr. 29, 2021
- 18 - 6Stumptown U.S.A. May. 06, 2021
- 18 - 7Feeding the Frontlines May. 13, 2021
- 18 - 8Restaurant Wars May. 20, 2021
- 18 - 9Portland-ia May. 27, 2021
- 18 - 10Tournament of Tofu Jun. 03, 2021
- 18 - 11Blind Ambitions Jun. 10, 2021
- 18 - 12The Cheesier the Better Jun. 17, 2021
- 18 - 13Shellfishly Delicious Jun. 24, 2021
- 18 - 14The Next Top Chef Is... Jul. 01, 2021
