Six-Courses Kaiseki in Celebration of the 2020 Olympics | Top Chef: Los Angeles

In celebration of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan (prior to its postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic), the chefs prepared a six-course kaiseki at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for guest judges Niki Nakayama and Carole Iida-Nakayama, sportscaster Mike Tirico, and Olympic athletes Diana Taurasi, Rai Benjamin, Nastia Liukin, Ibtihaj Muhammad, Christian Coleman, and Kerri Walsh Jennings. Each chef was responsible for one course of the kaiseki, which consisted of sakizuke (appetizer), owan (soup), yakimono (flame-grilled), mushimono (steamed), shokuji (rice), and mizumono (dessert). As the winner of the Quickfire Challenge, Melissa was able to choose her own course and assign her competitors' courses. The winner received two tickets to the Olympics.
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Clip taken from season 17, episode 10, Top Chef: Los Angeles
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[@l-wolverine2211]

I felt bad for Tokyo hosing the Olympics during the Pandemic. Hopefully, Japan gets another chance to host a Summer or Winter Games in the near future

[@CyclizarTrainer]

True

[@dangutube5420]

It will be hard to host another summer games because the residences used for athlete housing is/will be sold as residential areas. But Sapporo is considering applying for winter. Please come if you can.... And if Sapporo applies and is chosen

[@CyclizarTrainer]

Ok I get it Top Chef Season 17 filming early 2020 before pandemic.

[@nikhilcruz]

I wonder if they ever gave out a makeup prize for this.

[@WorldExplorerIndia]

👌👌

[@yolandaagnir2528]

What is this , a 2yrs.old clip?..the 2020 Olympics!! During the height of pandemic??

[@FloraWest]

This would have been shot well before the Olympics were supposed to be, and before the pandemic as well.