Top Chef · SEASON 23

Cut and Dry

Episode 5 · 2026-04-06

★ 7.5
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Season 23Episode 5★ 7.5/10
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Episode overview

This week the chefs are visited by North Carolina’s own Fortune Feimster as she challenges them to improv their Quickfire dishes and serve them to kids in honor of Comic Relief. Then the chefs are tasked with creating dishes featuring dehydration. They’ll serve their dishes to Kristen, Tom and Gail along with guest judges Joe & Katy Kindred as well as “Top Chef” alum Savannah Miller at the U.S. National Whitewater Center.

54 minutes

Season 23 episodes

1. Carolina Roots2026-03-09 2. Puckerbutt2026-03-16 3. True Colors2026-03-23 4. Pick a Side2026-03-30 5. Cut and Dry2026-04-06 6. Going Whole Hog2026-04-13 7. Desserts Fit for a Queen2026-04-20 8. Restaurant Wars2026-04-27 9. The Ultimate Dinner Party2026-05-04 10. Hook, Line & Dinner2026-05-11 11. Down the Rabbit Hole2026-05-18 12. Appalachian Celebration2026-05-25 13. Plate Expectations2026-06-01 14. The Final Toast2026-06-08