A Behind the Scenes Look at Episode 1 13 photos Next GalleryGet To Know Top Chef's Newest Judge Graham Elliot 10860684 The vets compete in in their first quickfire challenge of the season. 10860685 Sam works on his shrimp and grits dish. 10860686 Shirley is cooking up her "Bowl of hug" dish. 10860687 Sheldon is making a delicious dashi-poached shrimp & miso grits dish. 10860688 The rookies get ready to get started. 10860689 Silvia makes fresh pasta. 10860690 Tom checks in on the chefs. 10860691 Tom and Padma see what's cooking. 10860692 The chefs have arrived. 10860693 Graham Elliot joins Tom and Padma. Previous Pause Next 1 of 10