Top Chef Suomi is a

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

cooking reality show on Sub based on the American television series ''

Top Chef ''Top Chef'' is an American reality competition television series which premiered on Bravo on March 8, 2006. The show features chefs competing against each other in culinary challenges. The contestants are judged by a panel of professional ch ...

''. Auditions for the series were held in autumn 2010 and 12 contestants were chosen. The programme is hosted by model and restaurant chef Pipsa Hurmerinta The head judge for the competition is

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

's most renowned chef Hans Välimäki. The other judge is business group manager of Royal Ravintolat Pia Kämppi. ''Top Chef''

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runner up Stefan Richter has made an appearance as a special guest judge for the first four episodes. The show is produced by Solar Television Oy. The show is renewed for a second season, which is expected to premiere in either fall 2011 or in spring 2012. The winner of ''Top Chef Suomi'' Akseli Herlevi received a culinary travel grant to top restaurants worldwide worth €10,000, a contract for a cookbook with the publishing company Tammi, a

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TV and home entertainment system worth €8,000.

Contestants

12 chefs competed in the first season. Names, ages, and hometowns below are from the Sub website. In elimination order, the contestants were: *Mic Vettenranta 33 — Resides in:

Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital, primate, and most populous city of Finland. Located on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, it is the seat of the region of Uusimaa in southern Finland, and has a population of . The city ...

*Bianca McKell 32 — Resides in:

*Jussi Raunio 22 — Resides in:

Espoo Espoo (, ; sv, Esbo) is a city and municipality in the region of Uusimaa in the Republic of Finland. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, bordering the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, Vihti and Nurmijärvi ...

*Ulla Liukkonen 54 — Resides in:

Lappeenranta Lappeenranta (; sv, Villmanstrand) is a city and municipality in the region of South Karelia, about from the Russian border and from the town of Vyborg (''Viipuri''). It is situated on the shore of the Lake Saimaa in southeastern Finland, and ...

*Jani Pajala 34 — Resides in:

*Arto Lappalainen 23 — Resides in:

Tampere Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the urban area has a population o ...

*Markus Kauppinen 28 — Resides in:

*Maija Silvennoinen 49 — Resides in:

Kangasala Kangasala is a city in Finland which is situated about 16 kilometres East of Tampere. The city was founded in 1865 and had a population of people as of . Kangasala covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Finnish auth ...

*Annina Roiha 22 — Resides in: Simpele/

*Mika Jokela 40 — Resides in:

Turenki Turenki is a population center in the Municipality of Janakkala, Finland, with a population of some 7500 people. It has been said that Turenki is translated from ''Turinge'', ''Thuring'' or ''Turängi''. It is among the largest population centers o ...

*Samu Koskinen 39 — Resides in:

*Akseli Herlevi 24 — Resides in:

Hyvinkää Hyvinkää (; sv, Hyvinge, ) is a city and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region, approximately north of the capital Helsinki. The city was chartered in 1960. The population of Hyvinkää is (). Its neighboring municipal ...

Contestant progress

: (WINNER) The chef won the season and was crowned Top Chef. : (RUNNER-UP) The chef was a runner-up for the season. : (WIN) The chef won that episode's Elimination Challenge. : (HIGH) The chef was selected as one of the top entries in the Elimination Challenge, but did not win. : (LOW) The chef was selected as one of the bottom entries in the Elimination Challenge, but was not eliminated. : (OUT) The chef lost that week's Elimination Challenge and was out of the competition. : (IN) The chef neither won nor lost that week's Elimination Challenge. They also were not up to be eliminated. : IN (+) The chef won a pair or team challenge but was not chosen as one of the judges' favorites. : IN (-) The chef lost a pair or team challenge but was not selected as one of the judges' least favorites.

: Each entire team was called in for judging, thus there were no top or bottom individual team members.
: There was no Quickfire Challenge in this episode.
: Team Ravintola M.M.M. won the challenge, thus there was no one individual winner.

Episodes

Each episode includes two challenges. The ''Tulikoe'' or Quickfire Challenge is a short, simple challenge with a varying reward each week; in the initial episodes of the season, it usually guarantees the winner

immunity Immunity may refer to: Medicine * Immunity (medical), resistance of an organism to infection or disease * ''Immunity'' (journal), a scientific journal published by Cell Press Biology * Immune system Engineering * Radiofrequence immunity desc ...

from being sent home that week. The ''Pudotushaaste'' or Elimination Challenge is a more complex challenge that determines who goes home. One or more guest judges join the show each week to evaluate both the Quickfire and Elimination challenges. Each week's elimination is announced in a segment called "Judges' Table."

Episode 1: Who's Who? (''Kuka on kuka?'')

*Quickfire Challenge: The contestants are asked to make an

amuse bouche An ''amuse-bouche'' (; ) or ''amuse-gueule'' (, ; ) is a single, bite-sized'' hors d'œuvre''. Amuse-bouches are different from appetizers in that they are not ordered from a menu by patrons but are served free and according to the chef's select ...

using only the food items and utensils at the buffet table for their welcome party **Top: ''Arto'', ''Samu'', ''Maija'' **Bottom: ''Aninna'', ''Mic'', ''Ulla'' ***WINNER: Arto (Hot

smoked salmon Smoked salmon is a preparation of salmon, typically a fillet that has been cured and hot or cold smoked. Due to its moderately high price, smoked salmon is considered a delicacy. Although the term lox is sometimes applied to smoked salmon, t ...

Parma Ham ''Prosciutto crudo'', in English often shortened to prosciutto ( , ), is Italian uncooked, unsmoked, and dry-cured ham. ''Prosciutto crudo'' is usually served thinly sliced. Several regions in Italy have their own variations of ''prosciutto crudo ...

and Fish

Roe Roe ( ) or hard roe is the fully ripe internal egg masses in the ovaries, or the released external egg masses, of fish and certain marine animals such as shrimp, scallop, sea urchins and squid. As a seafood, roe is used both as a cooked in ...

on toasted

rye bread Rye bread is a type of bread made with various proportions of flour from rye grain. It can be light or dark in color, depending on the type of flour used and the addition of coloring agents, and is typically denser than bread made from whea ...

) *Elimination Challenge: The contestants were asked in advance to say what their favourite ingredient to work with is and they must now show why. **At Judges' Table, Annina, Samu and Maija were selected as the judges' favorites **At Judges' Table, Mic, Jussi and Jani were selected as the judges' least favorites *** WINNER: Annina (Pan Roasted

Pike-Perch ''Sander'' (formerly known as ''Stizostedion'') is a genus of predatory ray-finned fish in the Family (biology), family Percidae, which also includes the perches, Gymnocephalus, ruffes, and Darter (fish), darters. They are also known as "pike-pe ...

Lentils The lentil (''Lens culinaris'' or ''Lens esculenta'') is an edible legume. It is an annual plant known for its lens-shaped seeds. It is about tall, and the seeds grow in pods, usually with two seeds in each. As a food crop, the largest produ ...

Jerusalem Artichoke The Jerusalem artichoke (''Helianthus tuberosus''), also called sunroot, sunchoke, wild sunflower, topinambur, or earth apple, is a species of sunflower native to central North America. It is cultivated widely across the temperate zone for its ...

Purée with a

Beurre Blanc ''Beurre blanc'' ("white butter" in French) is a warm emulsified butter sauce made with a reduction of vinegar and/or white wine (normally Muscadet) and shallots into which softened whole butter is whisked in off the heat to prevent separation. ...

) *** ELIMINATED: Mic (Duck Breast Two Ways, Traditional and in a

Pyttipannu Pyttipanna (Swedish language, Swedish), pyttipanne (Norwegian language, Norwegian), pyttipannu (Finnish language, Finnish) or biksemad (Danish language, Danish), is a culinary dish consisting of chopped meat, potatoes and onions fried in a pan, si ...

) *Guest Judges: Stefan Richter *First aired 26 January 2011

Episode 2: Storm in the Aquarium (''Myrsky akvaariossa'')

*Quickfire Challenge: Each chef receives a whole

pike Pike, Pikes or The Pike may refer to: Fish * Blue pike or blue walleye, an extinct color morph of the yellow walleye ''Sander vitreus'' * Ctenoluciidae, the "pike characins", some species of which are commonly known as pikes * ''Esox'', genus of ...

and must fillet it and prepare a dish in 45min. **Top: ''Akseli'', ''Mika'', ''Jussi'' **Bottom: ''Bianca'', ''Samu'', ''Maija'' ***WINNER: Akseli (Butter Poached Pike, Potato Purée with Fish Roe Smetana) *Elimination Challenge: In the Top Chef kitchen, the chefs must prepare a seafood dish in 1 hour. **At Judges' Table, Samu, Jani, Mika were selected as the judges' favorites **At Judges' Table, Maija, Bianca, Markus were selected as the judges' least favorites *** WINNER: Samu (

Soy The soybean, soy bean, or soya bean (''Glycine max'') is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean, which has numerous uses. Traditional unfermented food uses of soybeans include soy milk, from which tofu and ...

Glazed

Norway Lobster ''Nephrops norvegicus'', known variously as the Norway lobster, Dublin Bay prawn, ' (compare langostino) or ''scampi'', is a slim, orange-pink lobster which grows up to long, and is "the most important commercial crustacean in Europe". It is n ...

, Sea Urchin Roe with a

Sake Sake, also spelled saké ( ; also referred to as Japanese rice wine), is an alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran. Despite the name ''Japanese rice wine'', sake, and indee ...

Sauce) *** ELIMINATED: Bianca (Roasted Red Pepper and

King Crab King crabs are a taxon of decapod crustaceans chiefly found in cold seas. Because of their large size and the taste of their meat, many species are widely caught and sold as food, the most common being the red king crab (''Paralithodes camtsch ...

Risotto Risotto (, , from meaning "rice") is a northern Italian rice dish cooked with broth until it reaches a creamy consistency. The broth can be derived from meat, fish, or vegetables. Many types of risotto contain butter, onion, white wine, and Pa ...

with Shrimp

Ceviche Ceviche () is a Peruvian dish typically made from fresh raw fish cured in fresh citrus juices, most commonly lime or lemon. It is also spiced with '' ají'', chili peppers or other seasonings, and julienned red onions, salt, and cilantro are ...

Crostini) *Guest Judges: Stefan Richter *First aired 2 February 2011

Episode 3: Making Headlines (''Etusivu uusiksi'')

*Quickfire Challenge: The chefs are given 45 minutes to prepare a dessert using

chocolate Chocolate is a food made from roasted and ground cacao seed kernels that is available as a liquid, solid, or paste, either on its own or as a flavoring agent in other foods. Cacao has been consumed in some form since at least the Olmec civ ...

as the main ingredient. **Top: ''Akseli'', ''Samu'', ''Maija'' **Bottom: ''Annina'', ''Markus'', ''Jani '' ***WINNER: Maija (Chocolate Marquise and Pistachio Creme) *Elimination Challenge: The chefs in a team challenge must prepare a buffet table for a Sub press conference with 200 guests taking ecology and ethics into account. Each team receives €900 and 2 hours prep time. As quickfire winner, Maija gets to choose her team members. **Blue Team ***Maija:

Baltic Herring Atlantic herring (''Clupea harengus'') is a herring in the family Clupeidae. It is one of the most abundant fish species in the world. Atlantic herrings can be found on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean, congregating in large schools. They can ...

Poached in Allspice Flavoured Broth; Vispipuuro with a Vanilla Sauce and Oatmeal Cookie ***Jussi: Honey and

Rosemary ''Salvia rosmarinus'' (), commonly known as rosemary, is a shrub with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and white, pink, purple, or blue flowers, native to the Mediterranean region. Until 2017, it was known by the scientific name ''Rosmar ...

Glazed Root Vegetables with

Horseradish Horseradish (''Armoracia rusticana'', syn. ''Cochlearia armoracia'') is a perennial plant of the family Brassicaceae (which also includes mustard, wasabi, broccoli, cabbage, and radish). It is a root vegetable, cultivated and used worldwi ...

Crème ***Mika: Mushroom Mousse on

Crispbread Crispbread ( sv, knäckebröd (lit. crack bread), ''hårt bröd'' (hard bread), ''hårdbröd'', ''spisbröd'' (stove bread), ''knäcke'', da, knækbrød, no, knekkebrød, fi, näkkileipä or näkkäri, et, näkileib, is, hrökkbrauð, fo, k ...

***Samu: Jellied Whitefish

Tartare Steak tartare or tartar steak is a dish of raw ground (minced) beef. It is usually served with onions, capers, mushrooms, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and other seasonings, often presented separately, to be added to taste. It is often serv ...

***Arto: Rillette of Pork Neck with Red Onion Jam **Red Team: ***Annina:

Pea Soup Pea soup or split pea soup is soup made typically from dried peas, such as the split pea. It is, with variations, a part of the cuisine of many cultures. It is most often greyish-green or yellow in color depending on the regional variety of pe ...

Shot; Cold Smoked

Reindeer Reindeer (in North American English, known as caribou if wild and ''reindeer'' if domesticated) are deer in the genus ''Rangifer''. For the last few decades, reindeer were assigned to one species, ''Rangifer tarandus'', with about 10 sub ...

Tartare ***Akseli: Cold

Smoked Salmon Smoked salmon is a preparation of salmon, typically a fillet that has been cured and hot or cold smoked. Due to its moderately high price, smoked salmon is considered a delicacy. Although the term lox is sometimes applied to smoked salmon, t ...

Mousse, on Caramalised Rustic Bread and "Granny's Cucumber";

Blueberry Pie Blueberry pie is a pie with a blueberry filling. Blueberry pie is readily made because it does not require pitting or peeling of fruit. It usually has a top and bottom crust. The top crust can be circular, but the pie can also have a crumble cru ...

***Markus:

Perch Perch is a common name for fish of the genus ''Perca'', freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Percidae. The perch, of which three species occur in different geographical areas, lend their name to a large order of vertebrates: the Per ...

Croquette,

Fennel Fennel (''Foeniculum vulgare'') is a flowering plant species in the carrot family. It is a hardy, perennial herb with yellow flowers and feathery leaves. It is indigenous to the shores of the Mediterranean but has become widely naturalized ...

Salad with Herb Mayonnaise ***Jani: Filet of Beef,

Mushroom A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source. ''Toadstool'' generally denotes one poisonous to humans. The standard for the name "mushroom" is ...

Salad and Smoked Celery Purée ***Ulla: Potato Bread "Lepuska" filled with Spinach *At Judges' Table, the Red Team was selected as the judges' favorite team *At Judges' Table, the Blue Team was selected as the judges' least favorite team *** WINNER: Markus *** ELIMINATED: Jussi *Guest Judges: Stefan Richter *First aired 9 February 2011

Episode 4: Shake, Cattle and Roll (''Rockia ja rotukarjaa'')

*Quickfire Challenge: Each chef must prepare a fast food dish in 45min. **Top: ''Mika'', ''Akseli'', ''Samu'' **Bottom: ''Ulla'', ''Arto'', ''Annina'' ***WINNER: Samu (Bunless Duck Liver Burger with

Truffle A truffle is the fruiting body of a subterranean ascomycete fungus, predominantly one of the many species of the genus ''Tuber''. In addition to ''Tuber'', many other genera of fungi are classified as truffles including '' Geopora'', '' Pe ...

Cole Slaw) *Elimination Challenge: The chefs must prepare a dish from Finnish domestic

livestock Livestock are the domesticated animals raised in an agricultural setting to provide labor and produce diversified products for consumption such as meat, eggs, milk, fur, leather, and wool. The term is sometimes used to refer solely to animal ...

. As Quickfire winner, Samu chooses lamb neck. The rest of the chefs draw knives to assign meats. **Annina: Rack of Pork **Maija: Beef Flank **Jani: Pork Flank **Ulla: Sirloin of Beef **Akseli: Rack of Lamb **Markus: Lamb Shank **Arto: Pork Shank **Mika: Lamb Shoulder *At Judges' Table, Jani, Akseli, Arto were selected as the judges' favorites *At Judges' Table, Ulla, Maija, Mika were selected as the judges' least favorites ** WINNER: Akseli (Rack of Lamb with Paprika Bulgur, Garlic Purée and Coffee Sauce) ** ELIMINATED: Ulla (Roasted Sirloin, Mushroom and Potato Croquette with Red Wine Sauce) *Guest Judges: Maija Vilkkumaa, Mikko Koskonen, Stefan Richter *Original Airdate: 16 February 2011

Episode 5: Hungry Athletes (''Nälkäiset urheilijat'')

*Quickfire Challenge: The chefs must pair a dish with a

beer Beer is one of the oldest and the most widely consumed type of alcoholic drink in the world, and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and fermentation of starches, mainly derived from ce ...

appropriate for a

gastropub A gastropub or gastro pub is a pub that serves gourmet comfort food. The term was coined in the 1990s, though similar brewpubs existed during the 1980s. Etymology The term ''gastropub'' (derived from gastronomy) was coined in 1991, when David ...

in 45 minutes, The chefs draw knives to decide which beer goes to whom: **Akseli: Krušovické černé **Annina:

Newcastle Brown Ale Newcastle Brown Ale is a brown ale, originally brewed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. Launched in 1927 by Colonel Jim Porter after three years of development, the 1960 merger of Newcastle Breweries with Scottish Brewers afforded the beer natio ...

**Markus: Murphy's Strout **Maija: Gourmet Vaalea **Jani: Gourmet Tumma **Mika: Sol **Arto: Affligem **Samu: Eidelweiss ***Top: ''Mika'', ''Jani'', ''Maija'' ***Bottom: ''Akseli'', ''Markus'', ''Samu'' **WINNER: Mika (Garlic Soup, Shrimp Ceviche and "Chili Tacos") *Elimination Challenge: Prepare lunch for the

hockey Hockey is a term used to denote a family of various types of both summer and winter team sports which originated on either an outdoor field, sheet of ice, or dry floor such as in a gymnasium. While these sports vary in specific rules, numbers o ...

team

Jokerit Helsingin Jokerit (English: Jokers or Jesters) are a professional ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland. The team won six league championships as a member of the Finnish SM-liiga (1973, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, and 2002). Jokerit plays its h ...

Hartwall Arena Helsinki Halli (formerly Hartwall Arena) is a large multi-functional indoor arena located in Helsinki, Finland. It was opened in April 1997. The arena is convertible for various events. The total seated capacity during ice hockey games is 13,34 ...

before a match. The meal must be rich in carbohydrates and

protein Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues. Proteins perform a vast array of functions within organisms, including catalysing metabolic reactions, DNA replication, res ...

, low in fat and not heavily spiced. *At Judges' Table, Samu, Akseli, Markus were selected as the judges' favorites *At Judges' Table, Arto, Annina, Jani were selected as the judges' least favorites ** WINNER: Markus ( Sesame Roasted Sea Trout, Herb Yogurt

Raita Raita is a side dish in Indian cuisine made of dahi (yogurt, often referred to as curd) together with raw or cooked vegetables, more seldom fruit, or in the case of boondi raita, with fried droplets of batter made from besan ( chickpea flour, ...

and Humus) ** ELIMINATED: Jani (

Fresh Pasta Pasta (, ; ) is a type of food typically made from an unleavened dough of wheat flour mixed with water or eggs, and formed into sheets or other shapes, then cooked by boiling or baking. Rice flour, or legumes such as beans or lentils, ar ...

Tomato

Lasagne Lasagna (, also , also known as lasagne, ) is a type of pasta, possibly one of the oldest types, made of very wide, flat sheets. Either term can also refer to an Italian dish made of stacked layers of lasagna alternating with fillings such as ...

) *Elimination Challenge Prize: The top three get a private viewing of the match in the skybox. *Guest Judges: Eeva-Liisa "Eve" Vaittinen,

Marko Kauppinen Marko Kauppinen (born 23 March 1979) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the Liiga and Swedish Hockey League (SHL). Kauppinen was selected by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 8th round (214th overall) of the 1997 ...

*Original Airdate: 23 February 2011

Episode 6: Classic Drama (''Klassista draamaa'')

*Quickfire Challenge: The chefs draw knives and are split into teams for a " broken telephone" challenge. Arto draws a blank knife which entitles him to be a judge. Each team member only gets 10 minutes of cooking time. The challenge starts with one chef starting a dish and after 10 minutes a whistle is blown and the next chef must continue cooking the dish. The chefs that is waiting to cook is blindfolded. The teams and in the order in which the chefs cook are: **Blue Team ***Markus ***Samu ***Mika **Red Team ***Maija ***Annina ***Akseli **WINNING TEAM: Blue Team (Beef Hereford and Warm Salad) *Elimination Challenge: The chefs draw knives for a classic dish to present to food writer Juha Virkki, restaurant critic and author Tuomas Vimma and ''Anna'' magazine editor-in-chief Hanna Jensen. The chefs must recreate the classic while preserving its food culture history. The chefs are given 2 hours cooking time to complete the challenge. **Akseli: Sole Meuniére **Annina:

Bouillabaisse Bouillabaisse (; oc, bolhabaissa, bullabessa ) is a traditional Provençal fish stew originating in the port city of Marseille. The French and English form ''bouillabaisse'' comes from the Provençal Occitan word ''bolhabaissa'', a compound ...

**Arto:

Lobster Thermidor Lobster Thermidor is a French dish of lobster meat cooked in a rich wine sauce, stuffed back into a lobster shell, and browned. The sauce is often a mixture of egg yolks and brandy (such as Cognac), served with an oven-browned cheese crust, typica ...

**Maija:

Beef Wellington Beef Wellington is a steak dish of English origin, made out of fillet steak coated with pâté (often pâté de foie gras) and duxelles, wrapped in puff pastry, then baked. Some recipes include wrapping the coated meat in a crêpe or parm ...

**Markus: Liver A L’Anglaise **Mika: Pike-Perch Walewska **Samu:

Tournedos Rossini Tournedos Rossini is a French steak dish, named after 19th-century composer Gioachino Rossini. Its invention is attributed to either French master chef Marie-Antoine Carême, Adolphe Dugléré, or Savoy Hotel chef Auguste Escoffier. The dish ...

*At Judges' Table, Maija, Samu and Akseli were selected as the judges' favorites *At Judges' Table, Arto, Annina and Markus were selected as the judges' least favorites ** WINNER: Samu ** ELIMINATED: Arto *Guest Judges: Juha Virkki *Original Airdate: 2 March 2011

Episode 7: Restaurant Wars (''Ravintolasota'')

*Quickfire Challenge: None *Elimination Challenge: For Restaurant Wars, the chefs draw knives and Maija and Samu get to be team leaders and select their team members. Each team gets €2,000 to shop at

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. **Lemström: (''Samu'', Akseli, Markus) ***First Course: Smoked and Braised Salmon ''or'' Roasted Beetroot, Poached Egg and Heidi Cheese ***Second Course: Elk Topside, Beef Shoulder and Bean Ragout ''or'' Vaasa Wild Whitefish, Miso Vegetables in Ginger Butter Sauce ***Third Course: Chocolate Ganache,

Lemongrass ''Cymbopogon'', also known as lemongrass, barbed wire grass, silky heads, Cochin grass, Malabar grass, oily heads, citronella grass or fever grass, is a genus of Asian, African, Australian, and tropical island plants in the grass family. Some ...

and Salted Peanut Ice Cream ''or'' Lime Posset **Ravintola M.M.M.: (''Maija'', Mika, Annina) ***Amuse Bouche: Freshwater Whitefish Roe, Smetana and Potato Crêpe ***First Course: Poached Pike-Perch, Pea Purée and Malt Bread ***Second Course: Reindeer Fillet, Brown Mushroom Sauce, Potato Fondant, Parsnip Purée and Roasted Root Vegetables ***Third Course:

Cloudberry ''Rubus chamaemorus'' is a species of flowering plant in the rose family Rosaceae, native to cool temperate regions, alpine and arctic tundra and boreal forest. This herbaceous perennial produces amber-colored edible fruit similar to the blackbe ...

Parfait, Sabayon Sauce and Blueberry Sorbet *At Judges' Table, Team Ravintola M.M.M. was selected as the judges' favorites *At Judges' Table, Team Lemström was selected as the judges' least favourites **WINNER: Team Ravintola M.M.M. **ELIMINATED: Markus *Guest Judges: Olli Vuori *Original Airdate: 9 March 2011

Episode 8: Champagne and Small Surprises (''Sampanjaa ja pikku yllätyksiä'')

*Quickfire Challenge: The chefs are given 20 minutes to create a cocktail. **WINNER: Annina ("Blueberry Dream": Vanila Blueberry Cocktail with Champagne Foam) *Elimination Challenge: The chefs must prepare two savoury dishes and one sweet dish for a

fashion show A fashion show (French ''défilé de mode'') is an event put on by a fashion designer to showcase their upcoming line of clothing and/or accessories during a fashion week. Fashion shows debut every season, particularly the Spring/Summer and Fal ...

cocktail party for about 50 guests. The dishes must also match Lanson Champagne Brut Black Label. *At Judges' Table, Annina and Akseli were selected as the judges' favorites *At Judges' Table, Mika and Maija were selected as the judges' least favorites ** WINNER: Akseli (Hereford

Carpaccio Carpaccio (, , ) is a dish of meat or fish (such as beef, veal, venison, salmon or tuna), thinly sliced or pounded thin, and served raw, typically as an appetizer. It was invented in 1963 by Giuseppe Cipriani from Harry's Bar in Venice, Ital ...

; Salmon Sashimi; Strawberry

Mascarpone Mascarpone (, , ) is a soft Italian acid-set cream cheese. It is recognized in Italy as a ("traditional agri-food product"). Outside Italy, mascarpone is sometimes mispronounced as "marscapone", even by food professionals. Production process ...

Macaroon A macaroon ( ) is a small cake or biscuit, typically made from ground almonds (the original main ingredient), coconut or other nuts (or even potato), with sugar and sometimes flavourings (e.g. honey, vanilla, spices), food colouring, glacé ...

) ** ELIMINATED: Maija (Salmon in

Filo Filo or phyllo is a very thin unleavened dough used for making pastries such as baklava and börek in Middle Eastern and Balkan cuisines. Filo-based pastries are made by layering many sheets of filo brushed with oil or butter; the pastry is the ...

; Marinated Ox Tartare; Sesame "Lehikäinen") *Guest Judges: Niko Autti,

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*Original Airdate: 16 March 2011

Episode 9: The Steel Hardens in the Fire (''Tulessa teräskin karaistuu'')

*Quickfire Challenge: The chefs go to

Porvoo Porvoo (; sv, Borgå ; la, Borgoa) is a city and a municipality in the Uusimaa region of Finland, situated on the southern coast about east of the city border of Helsinki and about from the city centre. Porvoo was one of the six medieval to ...

to Kannonnokka and must prepare lunch for the

hunters Hunting is the human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/hide (skin), hide, ...

in hours. The chef draw knives to see which

game meat Game or quarry is any wild animal hunted for animal products (primarily meat), for recreation (" sporting"), or for trophies. The species of animals hunted as game varies in different parts of the world and by different local jurisdictions, th ...

goes to whom: **Annina:

Duck Duck is the common name for numerous species of waterfowl in the family Anatidae. Ducks are generally smaller and shorter-necked than swans and geese, which are members of the same family. Divided among several subfamilies, they are a form ...

**Mika: Willow Grouse **Samu:

Pheasant Pheasants ( ) are birds of several genera within the family Phasianidae in the order Galliformes. Although they can be found all over the world in introduced (and captive) populations, the pheasant genera native range is restricted to Eurasia ...

**Akseli:

Grey Partridge The grey partridge (''Perdix perdix''), also known as the gray-legged partridge, English partridge, Hungarian partridge, or hun, is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. The scientific name ...

***WINNER: Mika (Roasted Willow Grouse Breast and

Ragout) *Elimination Challenge: Back in the Top Chef Kitchen, The chefs must prepare a meal in two hours from the hunters' catch. Mika, as Elimination Challenge winner, gets to choose first. The others choose in the order from best to worst in the Elimination Challenge. **Mika: Elk Fillet **Samu:

Wild Boar The wild boar (''Sus scrofa''), also known as the wild swine, common wild pig, Eurasian wild pig, or simply wild pig, is a suid native to much of Eurasia and North Africa, and has been introduced to the Americas and Oceania. The species is ...

Fillet **Akseli: Wild Boar

Kassler Kassler or Kasseler in German cuisine is the name given to a cured and slightly smoked cut of pork similar to gammon. It can be either hot or cold smoked. Pork necks and loins are the most often used cuts although ribs, shoulders and bellies ca ...

**Annina: Elk Topside ***At Judges' Table, Akseli and Samu were selected as the judges' favorites ***At Judges' Table, Annina and Mika were selected as the judges' least favorites **WINNER: Samu (Wild Boar Fillet, Pea Purée in Cherry Plum Sauce) **ELIMINATED: Annina (Elk Topside, Puikula Potato Purée, Shallots and Star Anise Jus) and Mika (Elk Fillet, Apple and Wine Sauce, Potato and Celery Dauphines, Garlic Rosemary Purée) *Guest Judge: Pekka Terävä *Original Airdate: 23 March 2011

Episode 10: Finale (''Suomen Top Chef -finaali'')

*Final Challenge: The finalists must prepare a three course meal for six. Akseli is assisted by former competitor Jussi and Samu is assisted by former competitor Markus. After serving the third course, the finalists are given an extra 15 minutes to prepare a petifour. The final menus for each chef are: ::Akseli: ::*1st Course: Seared Scallops with Fennel Risotto and Fennel Sauce ::*2nd Course: Lamb Two Ways, Lentil Ragout, Dark Garlic Sauce and Potato Gnocche ::*3rd Course: Apple Lehikäinen and Oven Baked Apple Ice Cream ::*Petifour: Tramisu ::Samu: ::*1st Course: Juniper Berry Roasted Arctic Char, Smoked Beetroot Purée and FIsh Roe ::*2nd Course: Reindeer Fillet, Buckwheat and Root Vegetable Ragout, Cep Brick and Dark Fig Sauce ::*3rd Course: Caramalised Peanut Cake, Poppy Seen Ice Cream, Mangos and Raspberries ::*Petifour: Dark Chocolate Covered White Chocolate and Almond Crocant and Mango :*TOP CHEF: Akseli :*RUNNER-UP: Samu *Original Airdate: 30 March 2011

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* {{Top Chef Finnish reality television series Top Chef 2011 Finnish television series debuts 2010s Finnish television series Sub (TV channel) original programming Finnish television series based on American television series