Top Chef: The Quickfire Cookbook »

Antonis Achilleos is a New York-based photographer.

Padma Lakshmi is host of Top Chef. A former model and actress, she is the author of two cookbooks.

Welcome, TOP CHEF fans. Get ready to take on the Quickfire Challenge—the hottest part of the show—where speed is of the essence, the kitchen is scorching, and judgment is tough.

The official TOP CHEF THE QUICKFIRE brings the best techniques and recipes of the show's favorite Quickfires into your home kitchen, from shucking and saucing like a pro to whipping up Spike's Sensual Beef Salad and Hung's Chocolate Pie with Bananas. Exclusive interviews with the chef'testants, judges, and producers give you the behind—the—Scenes dish, while tons of trivia quizzes and home Quickfire Challenges put your culinary chops to the test. Better get cooking before it's utensils down, hands up.

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Top Chef fans will demand this cookbook, which includes chef bios, plenty of pictures, and recipes (with cooking, time, show season, and episode) from the show's Quickfire Challenges: Jeff's Oat-Fried Chicken and Grits (Quickfire Challenge: create a unique dish that pairs with Quaker Oats in 45 minutes); Fabio's Brûléed Banana with Espresso Zabaione (Quickfire Challenge: create a breakfast amuse-bouche for guest Rocco DiSpirito); and Tre's Surf-and-Turf Burger (Quickfire Challenge: create an adventurous burger).