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Chefs Cook at the CIA on Top Chef D.C., previews

By April MacIntyre Aug 17, 2010, 20:52 GMT

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Top Chef goes Top Secret this week.

Chefs Cook at the CIA on Top Chef D.C., and in keeping with the theme and location for this season, the cheftestants are headed to the CIA for a super-secret challenge that will never be aired for security purposes (kidding).

But if you don’t catch it at its new time (at 10/9c) perhaps it will be the lost episode for you.

After last week's shocking elimination, the chefs must regroup to guess the ingredients inside a mystery box for their Quickfire challenge where Top Chef Masters past contestant Wylie Dufrense serves as guest judge.

The element of the covert carries over to the elimination round when the chef'testants have the privilege of cooking for CIA Director Leon Panetta and his closest allies INSIDE the agency's closely guarded headquarters!

Will the chefs "wow" these stern critics? Find out this Wed 8/18 @ its *NEW* time 10/9c on TOP CHEF D.C. And don't forget that you can chat LIVE with Top Chef fans during each week's all-new episode!

Go to http://www.bravotv.com/top-chef/season-7/live-chat to all the info about the Top Chef Live Chat!

Mystery Box: The chefs are thrown for a loop when they don't know what they're going to cook.

At The CIA Headquarters: The chefs are invited to a place where few have been granted access.