Top Chef VIP season 4

Quickfire Challenge: The celebrities had 60 minutes to prepare a dish that showcases who they are. The winner received immunity and a secret advantage.

• Winner: Juan

Express Challenge: The celebrities competed in an express challenge of three stages: separate ten eggs, bread and fry three egg yolks, and whip egg whites by hand to stiff peaks. The winner didn't have to compete in the team challenge.

• Winner: Elvis

Team Challenge: The teams had 75 minutes to prepare a cake with at least 4 layers of different colors, however, only one teammate could prepare the cake at a time. The losing team was nominated for elimination. Juan used his secret advantage to save Salvador and Sergio Goyri from nomination.

• Aquamarine Team: Karina, Norkys
• Blue Team: Salvador, Sergio G.
• Brown Team: Celinee, Sergio S.
• Maroon Team: Jerry, Paco
• Green Team: Angélica, Lorena
• Pink Team: Curvy, Nicole
• Purple Team: Christopher, Héctor
• Red Team: Valeria, Yany
• Yellow Team: Cristina, Matías
  • Nominated: Jerry and Paco

Team Challenge: The celebrities competed in a The Bad Guys 2-sponsored challenge, where each team had to prepare a three-course meal inspired by characters from the film. Héctor solved a puzzle to take off 20 minutes from the female team's cooking time. The winning team moved on to the Immunity Challenge.

• Female Team: Lorena (C), Celinee, Cristina, Curvy, Nicole, Norkys, Valeria, Yany
• Male Team: Sergio G. (C), Christopher, Elvis, Héctor, Matías, Salvador, Sergio S.
  • Winners: Lorena, Celinee, Cristina, Curvy, Nicole, Norkys, Valeria, Yany

Immunity Challenge: The celebrities were given 60 minutes to cook any dish. The pantry was open for three minutes. Afterwards, the celebrities had to swap cooking stations and cook with the other's ingredients. The winner received immunity from elimination.

• Winner: Yany

The celebrities had 45 minutes to prepare two empanadas. Juan and Yany blind tasted them and unknowingly chose their opponent for the Immunity Heist. The winner also received a secret advantage.

• Winner: Sergio S.

Immunity Heist: Juan, Yany and Sergio Sendel were give 45 minutes to cook any dish. Sergio decided to challenge Yany's dish and stole her immunity.

• Winner: Sergio S.

Quickfire Challenge: In the first stage, Juan and Sergio Sendel were asked to prepare two different tapas, with the winner assigning two celebrities to each team. In the second stage, the two members of each team prepared three different types of tapas, with the winners picking three more celebrities for each team. In the final round, three teammates prepared four tapas and the winning team assigned the final four members for each team.

Team Challenge: The teams were asked to prepare a three-course meal for 100 guests. The meal consisted of a tapas-style appetizer, paella for the main course and the dessert of their choice. The winning team received immunity from elimination, while the losing team was sent to the elimination challenge.

• Maroon Team: Juan (C), Angélica, Cristina, Curvy, Héctor, Lorena, Nicole, Norkys, Paco, Salvador
• Yellow Team: Sergio S. (C), Celinee, Christopher, Elvis, Jerry, Karina, Matías, Sergio G., Valeria, Yany
  • Winners: Juan, Angélica, Cristina, Curvy, Héctor, Lorena, Nicole, Norkys, Paco, Salvador

Top Chef: Portland contestant Maria Mazon served as guest judge for this episode.

Safety Challenge: The celebrities, working in pairs assigned via knife draw, were given 75 minutes to prepare a dish using an ingredient for which they had to bid on by giving up minutes of their cooking time. The pair that failed to buy an ingredient in the end kept the one that was left, but was subtracted the time of the pair that bid the most minutes. The top two pairs were safe from elimination.

• Celinee, Sergio G.: Yuca for 10 minutes
• Christopher, Matías: Pistachio for 45 minutes
• Karina, Valeria: Octopus for 45 minutes
• Paco, Yany: Chocolate for 15 minutes
• Elvis, Jerry: Tomahawk steak for 40 minutes
  • Winners: Paco and Yany, Christopher and Matías

Elimination Challenge: The celebrities were given 60 minutes to prepare any dish.

• Eliminated: Sergio Goyri

Top Chef VIP 2 winner Alana Lliteras served as guest judge for this episode.

Quickfire Challenge: The celebrities, working in teams assigned via knife draw, had 60 minutes to prepare three servings of an appetizer and a main dish. Throughout the challenge, team captains could sabotage a team with challenges such as: peeling grapes, peeling bananas, slice 250 grams of onion, among others. The winners moved on to the Immunity Challenge.

• Winners: Jerry, Cristina, Curvy, Matías, Sergio S.

Before the Immunity Challenge began, Sergio Sendel's secret advantage was revealed: to swap one of the celebrities who won the Quickfire Challenge for one who lost it. He decided to swap Cristina out for Nicole.

Immunity Challenge: The celebrities had 60 minutes to cook any dish, with the pantry being open for three minutes. Afterwards, they had to roll a die and a spinning top. The die determined the number of ingredients and the spinning top determined what would happen to those ingredients. The results of their rolls were:

• Curvy: Remove 4 ingredients from Matías
• Jerry: Remove 12 ingredients from Matías
• Matías: Remove 2 ingredients from Curvy
• Nicole: Exchange 4 ingredients with Matías
• Sergio S.: Remove 2 ingredients from Jerry
  • Winner: Sergio S.

Chef Grace Ramirez served as guest judge for this episode.

Quickfire Challenge: The celebrities, working in pairs, had 60 minutes to cook any dish. However, the pairs had to share a coat, one teammate being the eyes and the other the hands while cooking. The winners were safe from elimination.

• Winners: Karina and Lorena

Safety Challenge: The celebrities, working in teams, had 45 minutes to prepare a main dish and a dessert, but could only use the ingredients chosen by the judges. The winning team was safe from elimination.

• Blue Team: Norkys (C), Christopher, Valeria, Yany
• Green Team: Cristina (C), Curvy, Nicole, Paco
• Maroon Team: Juan (C), Celinee, Elvis, Jerry
• Yellow Team: Angélica (C), Héctor, Matías, Salvador
  • Winners: Cristina, Curvy, Nicole, Paco

Safety Challenge: The celebrities, working in pairs, had 60 minutes to prepare two stuffed chicken necks, each with a different filling, as well as a side dish and sauce. The winners were safe from elimination.

• Winners: Juan and Matías; Norkys, Valeria and Yany

Elimination Challenge: The celebrities were given 45 minutes to prepare a picada.

• Winner: Angélica
• Eliminated: Christopher

Quickfire Challenge: The celebrities, working in teams, had 60 minutes to prepare a main dish and a dessert. Two members of each team had three minutes to shop in the pantry, which was pitch black, while being guided by their teammates' voices. The top two teams advanced to the Immunity Challenge.

• Winners: Curvy, Nicole, Paco and Yany; Jerry, Karina and Matías

Immunity Challenge: The celebrities were given 60 minutes to recreate a dish prepared by former Top Chef VIP judge Juan Manuel Barrientos. The winner received a secret advantage and immunity from elimination.

• Winner: Nicole

Express Challenge: The celebrities were asked to prepare salsa. Once a celebrity completed the challenge they were allowed to pick their team.

Safety Challenge: The celebrities, working in teams, were given 60 minutes to grill meat, seafood, and vegetables. They also had to prepare three servings of a dessert. Chef Adrián Reyes served as guest judge. The winning team was safe from elimination.

• Maroon Team: Nicole (C), Cristina, Curvy, Héctor, Jerry, Lorena, Paco, Sergio S.
• Yellow Team: Angélica (C), Juan, Karina, Matías, Norkys, Salvador, Valeria, Yany
  • Winners: Nicole, Cristina, Curvy, Héctor, Jerry, Lorena, Paco, Sergio S.

Before the Safety Challenge began, Nicole's secret advantage was revealed: to swap one celebrity in danger of elimination for one who is safe, swap two celebrities in danger and put herself at risk of elimination, or keep everything the same. She chose the third option.

Safety Challenge: The celebrities at risk of elimination had 60 minutes to cook any dish, but an immune celebrity had to shop in the pantry for them. The top three celebrities were safe from elimination.

• Winners: Juan, Elvis, Yany

Elimination Challenge: The celebrities were given 45 minutes to prepare three servings of a soup.

• Winner: Valeria
• Eliminated: Karina

Quickfire Challenge: The celebrities worked in pairs to prepare a dish inspired by a proverb. The pairs and proverbs were assigned via envelopes. The top three teams advanced to the Immunity Challenge.

• Winners: Juan and Lorena, Cristina and Curvy, Héctor and Paco

Immunity Challenge: The celebrities were randomly assigned the heart of a different ingredient and had 45 minutes to prepare their dish. The winner received a secret advantage and immunity from elimination.

• Cristina: lamb
• Curvy: chicken
• Héctor: artichoke
• Juan: beef
• Lorena: pork
• Paco: heart of palm
  • Winner: Lorena

After the Immunity Challenge ended, Lorena's secret advantage was revealed: share her immunity with another celebrity. She gave immunity to Nicole.

Quickfire Challenge: The celebrities, working in trios and a duo assigned by Lorena, had 90 minutes to recreate chef Javier Azocar's Celia Cruz tribute cake on a smaller scale. The winners were safe from elimination.

• Winners: Curvy and Juan

Safety Challenge: The celebrities, working in teams, were asked to prepare two traditional Mexican dishes with a modern twist. The winners were safe from elimination.

• Maroon Team: Yany (C), Angélica, Cristina, Elvis, Sergio S., Valeria
• Yellow Team: Matías (C), Héctor, Jerry, Norkys, Paco, Salvador
  • Winners: Yany, Angélica, Cristina, Elvis, Sergio S., Valeria

Safety Challenge: The six celebrities at risk of elimination had 15 minutes to memorize a recipe from Chef Toño. They took turns reading the recipe, splitting the time to memorize it, and were given 45 minutes to prepare it. The top three celebrities were safe from elimination.

• Winners: Jerry, Paco, Salvador

Elimination Challenge: Héctor, Matías and Norkys were asked to prepare a dessert using fruits. Before the judges announced the eliminated celebrity, Elvis decided to withdraw from the competition in lieu of an elimination.

• Withdrew: Elvis

Celinee returned to the competition after missing several episodes. Carmen informs Celinee that due to her extended medical leave, she will have to directly face the next two elimination challenges, without being able to win immunity or safety. However, she could still participate in team challenges to help out her fellow competitors.

Quickfire Challenge: The celebrities, working in pairs, were given 60 minutes to prepare fried chicken accompanied by a side dish and a sauce. The top three pairs advanced to the Immunity Challenge.

• Winners: Lorena and Curvy, Paco and Salvador, Celinee and Sergio S.

Immunity Challenge: The celebrities, working in pairs assigned via knife draw, were asked to prepare an appetizer and a main dish, combining sweet and savory flavors. The winners received a shared secret advantage, immunity from elimination, and were named captains for the next team challenge.

• Winners: Paco and Salvador

Duel of Captains: Team captains Paco and Salvador were asked to prepare two appetizers and a beverage. The winner would choose two members for his team.

• Winner: Salvador

Team Challenge: The teams catered a wedding with more than fifty guests. They were given 60 minutes to prepare the appetizer, 30 for the main course and 30 for the dessert table. The winning team received immunity from elimination.

• Maroon Team: Salvador (C), Angélica, Curvy, Héctor, Juan, Jerry, Valeria, Yany
• Yellow Team: Paco (C), Celinee, Cristina, Lorena, Matías, Nicole, Norkys, Sergio S.
  • Winners: Salvador, Angélica, Curvy, Héctor, Jerry, Juan, Valeria, Yany

Safety Challenge: The celebrities had to keep up with guest judge Chef Claudia Sandoval in recreating her grilled swordfish dish. The two celebrities to best replicate the dish were safe from elimination.

• Winners: Cristina, Matías

Elimination Challenge: The celebrities were given 45 minutes to prepare a dish using mushrooms as their main ingredient.

• Winners: Lorena, Nicole
• Eliminated: Sergio Sendel

Quickfire Challenge: The celebrities, working in trios, were given 60 minutes to individually prepare two servings of a dish. The team captain had to taste the three dishes prepared and choose which one to present to the judges. The winning team advanced to the Immunity Challenge.

• Winners: Angélica, Juan, Matías

Before the Immunity Challenge began, Paco and Salvador's shared secret advantage was revealed: automatic qualification into the Immunity Challenge.

Immunity Challenge: The celebrities had 60 minutes to prepare a dish with a protein. Salvador, having won a knife draw, had the advantage of assigning proteins to his competitors and how many minutes to take off their cooking time. The winner received immunity from elimination. The proteins assigned and minutes reduced by Salvador were:

• Angélica: Pork belly, -20
• Juan: Pig's trotter, -45
• Matías: Beef tongue, -30
• Paco: Rabbit, -40
• Salvador: Beef tenderloin, -5
  • Winner: Angélica

Quickfire Challenge: The celebrities, working in pairs, were randomly assigned a cocktail that they had to transform into a dessert. The winners were safe from elimination.

• Celinee, Juan: Espresso martini
• Cristina, Paco: Piña colada
• Curvy, Jerry: Mojito
• Lorena, Nicole: Strawberry daiquiri
• Matías, Norkys: Margarita
• Salvador, Valeria: Negroni
  • Winners: Curvy and Jerry, Celinee and Juan

Safety Challenge: The celebrities were given 60 minutes to prepare pasta. The pasta types were assigned via knife draw, with Norkys and Paco being able to select the pasta of their choice. The top four celebrities were safe from elimination.

• Dried pasta: Matías, Nicole
• Fresh pasta: Lorena, Norkys, Salvador
• Stuffed pasta: Cristina, Paco, Valeria
  • Winners: Salvador, Paco, Lorena, Cristina

Safety Challenge: The celebrities were given 45 minutes to cook any dish but the total weight of their ingredients had to be less than seven pounds. The pantry was open for three minutes. The winner was safe from elimination.

• Winner: Norkys

Elimination Challenge: The celebrities had 60 minutes to prepare any dish.

• Winner: Héctor
• Eliminated: Valeria

Immunity Challenge: The celebrities, working in pairs and a trio, were asked to prepare a surf and turf dish using only ingredients provided by the judges. The top three teams received immunity from elimination.

• Winners: Cristina and Paco, Celinee and Curvy, Angélica and Norkys

Elimination Challenge: In a surprise Elimination Challenge, the celebrities had 60 minutes to prepare a tamale.

• Eliminated: Jerry

Quickfire Challenge: The celebrities were asked to prepare a spring roll with a sauce. Once a celebrity completed the challenge they were allowed to pick their team for the team challenge.

Restaurant Wars Challenge: The celebrities were split into two teams and each team was responsible for running a food truck. The teams had 75 minutes to prepare three dishes for fifty guests. Cristina had the advantage of choosing a food truck and her team's dishes first. The winning team was safe from elimination.

• Maroon Team: Paco (C), Celinee, Curvy, Héctor, Lorena, Nicole (Tempura, Ramen, Bibimbap)
• Yellow Team: Cristina (C), Angélica, Juan, Matías, Norkys, Salvador (Sushi, Pad Thai, Dim Sum)
  • Winners: Cristina, Angélica, Juan, Matías, Norkys, Salvador

Safety Challenge: The celebrities were asked to prepare a monochromatic dish. Top Chef VIP 3 runner-up El Niño Prodigio served as guest judge for this challenge. The top two celebrities were safe from elimination.

• Winners: Lorena, Nicole

Elimination Challenge: Celinee, Curvy and Héctor had 45 minutes to prepare a vegetarian dish.

• Winner: Celinee
• Eliminated: Héctor

Carmen informs the celebrities that Yany withdrew from the competition for personal reasons.

Quickfire Challenge: The celebrities, working in teams, were asked to prepare a dish with an ingredient that children hate. The top two teams qualified for the Immunity Challenge.

• Beige Team: Juan, Lorena, Salvador (Beet)
• Blue Team: Norkys and Paco (Blood sausage)
• Green Team: Celinee, Cristina, Matías (Liver)
• Red Team: Angélica, Curvy, Nicole (Spinach)
  • Winners: Celinee, Cristina and Matías; Norkys and Paco

Immunity Challenge: The celebrities were given 60 minutes to prepare a dish using an exotic protein. The winner received immunity from elimination.

• Celinee: escamol
• Cristina: quail
• Matías: pirarucu
• Norkys: beef brain
• Paco: guinea pig
  • Winner: Cristina

Quickfire Challenge: The celebrities were given 45 minutes to prepare four tacos with a sauce. Top Chef VIP 3 contestant Pancho Uresti was the guest judge. The top two celebrities were safe from elimination.

• Winners: Curvy, Lorena

Safety Challenge: The celebrities, working in pairs, were randomly assigned a variety of rice and had 60 minutes to prepare three servings of their dish. The winning pair was safe from elimination.

• Blue Team: Juan and Paco (Wild rice)
• Green Team: Angélica and Salvador (Basmati)
• Pink Team: Celinee and Norkys (White rice)
• Purple Team: Matías and Nicole (Arborio)
  • Winners: Juan and Paco

Safety Challenge: Each celebrity at risk of elimination was given a basket with 15 ingredients. One at a time, the celebrities had to take 10 ingredients from one or more baskets. Afterwards, they had to cook with the ingredients that they stole and the top three celebrities were safe from elimination.

• Winners: Angélica, Salvador, Matías

Elimination Challenge: Celinee, Nicole and Norkys had 60 minutes to prepare a dish using fish as their protein.

• Eliminated: Norkys

Quickfire Challenge: The celebrities had to cook a dish while simultaneously giving instructions to their partner, hidden behind a wall, on how to prepare the same dish. The dishes had to resemble each others other in taste and presentation. The top three pairs qualified for the Immunity Challenge.

• Winners: Lorena and Matías, Juan and Salvador, Angélica and Celinee

Immunity Challenge: The celebrities were given 45 minutes to prepare two arepas. Top Chef VIP 3 contestant Gabriel Coronel was the guest judge. The winner received a secret advantage and immunity from elimination.

• Winner: Angélica

Express Challenge: The celebrities had to choose a contestant they wanted to face in a duel in which they had to prepare a classic French dish. Celinee did not have an opponent and was named captain of the yellow team. The winner of each duel could choose their team first.

• Lorena vs. Salvador: croque madame
• Curvy vs. Juan: omelette
• Cristina vs. Nicole: poached egg
• Matías vs. Paco: pain perdeu

Before the Team Challenge began, Angélica's secret advantage was revealed: she could save all the celebrities from the next elimination, but her team had to lose the team challenge. Only Carmen and Angélica knew about the secret advantage.

Team Challenge: The teams had 90 minutes to prepare six different types of crepes for fifty guests. Angélica successfully sabotaged her team and lost the challenge, ensuring that everyone was safe from the next elimination.

• Maroon Team: Angélica (C), Cristina, Juan, Paco, Salvador
• Yellow Team: Celinee (C), Curvy, Lorena, Matías, Nicole
• Winners: Celinee, Curvy, Lorena, Matías, Nicole

Quickfire Challenge: The celebrities, working in pairs assigned by Angélica, used a slot machine to determine the guidelines for their dish. The machine assigned a protein, sauce, side dish, and number of servings to prepare. The top three pairs advanced to the Immunity Challenge.

• Winners: Lorena and Matías, Juan and Salvador, Nicole and Paco

Immunity Challenge: The celebrities were given 60 minutes to cook duck breast. When indicated by Carmen, the celebrities had to incorporate a new ingredient to their dish. The winner received immunity from elimination. The ingredients incorporated were:

• Juan: habanero peppers, rice paper, agave syrup
• Lorena: katsuobushi, ullucus, anise
• Matías: oyster mushrooms, sun-dried tomatoes, polenta
• Nicole: sumac, lard, strawberries
• Paco: mango, powdered sugar, garlic powder
• Salvador: gochujang, allspice, lulo
  • Winnner: Paco

Quickfire Challenge: The celebrities were given 60 minutes to make ice cream from scratch with unconventional flavors. Top Chef VIP 3 contestant Alicia Machado was the guest judge. Juan, Lorena, Cristina, Matías and Curvy are chosen as the top five, and Curvy wins immunity from elimination, while the rest of them compete in the Safety Challenge.

• Celinee: roasted jalapeño
• Cristina: caviar
• Curvy: olive oil
• Juan: beer
• Lorena: hibiscus with mezcal
• Matías: avocado
• Nicole: morita pepper
• Salvador: grilled corn
  • Winnner: Curvy

Safety Challenge: Cristina, Juan, Lorena and Matías had 75 minutes to prepare a pizza. The top two celebrities were safe from elimination.

• Winnners: Juan, Lorena

Safety Challenge: Celinee, Cristina, Matías, Nicole and Salvador were given 60 minutes to prepare a Caribbean dish using only ingredients provided by the judges. Top Chef VIP 1 contestant Chiky Bom Bom was the guest judge. The top two celebrities were safe from elimination.

• Winnners: Cristina, Salvador

Elimination Challenge: Celinee, Matías and Nicole were asked to prepare a dish using eggplant as their main ingredient.

• Winner: Celinee
• Eliminated: Nicole